Prenatal Nutrition, Postnatal Allergy Protection (HealthCentral)

Certain foods consumed during pregnancy might protect against asthma and eczema.

Grants better than loan shark-style government (Guardian Unlimited)

This weekend the Department for Work and Pensions proposed applying store card interest rates to social fund loans . After cross party outrage, this mean-spirited suggestion was followed by a red-faced, whip-smart reversal, with spokespeople rigorously denying this was ever the plan. There's one good thing about this fiasco: it's bought the iniquitous social fund back into the spotlight. ...

Antacid medication in pregnancy may increase childhood asthma (PhysOrg)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Children of mothers who took acid-suppressive drugs during pregnancy had a 1.5 times higher incidence of asthma when compared with children who were not exposed to the drugs in utero, finds a large population-based study by researchers at Children`s Hospital Boston.

Fungal Pill Could Provide Asthma Relief For 150,000 UK Sufferers (Medical News Today)

Up to 150,000 people suffering from severe asthma in the UK could benefit from taking antifungal medication already available from pharmacists, new research has found. University of Manchester scientists found that pills used to treat everyday fungal infections greatly improved symptoms of asthma in those patients that had an allergic reaction to one or more fungi.

Antifungal medication could provide asthma relief for 150,000 UK sufferers (News-Medical-Net)

Up to 150,000 people suffering from severe asthma in the UK could benefit from taking antifungal medication already available from pharmacists, new research has found.