ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Study Claiming Pets May Prevent Kids from Allergies.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2002 TOPIC: A study conducted by researchers at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta found that children who grow up with pets in the house are less likely to develop common allergies, according to a CNN.com article. The study, which appears in the Journal of the American Association, followed the lives of 474 babies from birth to 7 years old. Researchers found that 184 of the infants who had pets in the home had fewer positive skin tests to indoor allergens than the 220 children who did not have pets. Researchers also found that children with cats and dogs were half as likely to have hyper-responsive airways, which is a risk factor for asthma. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Dr. Paul J. Hannaway, director of Allergy Affiliates, is an expert on the causes of the ongoing asthma-allergy epidemic, the history of asthma, triggers of asthma, modern asthma medications and their side effects Side effects Effects of a proposed project on other parts of the firm. , treatment guidelines, alternative, controversial and futuristic fu·tur·is·tic adj. 1. Of or relating to the future. 2. a. Of, characterized by, or expressing a vision of the future: futuristic decor. b. therapy, environmental controls, near-fatal and fatal asthma and asthma education programs. PR: Nancy Sarles (nsarles@mediaone.net, 781-631-6416). Dr. Michael Schatz is an allergist al·ler·gist n. A physician specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies. allergist Immunology A physician, who is often trained in both internal medicine and clinical immunology and who manages Pts with and clinical professor UC of San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. who has published more than 100 articles on a wide variety of asthma and allergy topics, with an emphasis on the course and management of these conditions during pregnancy. PR: Laura Marshall, Media Relations Consultant, 510-271-5826, laura.h.marshall@kp.org Dr. Murray Grossan is a board-certified otolaryngologist who specializes in a natural, holistic approach holistic approach A term used in alternative health for a philosophical approach to health care, in which the entire Pt is evaluated and treated. See Alternative medicine, Holistic medicine. to healing sinusitis sinusitis Inflammation of the sinuses. Acute sinusitis, usually due to infections such as the common cold, causes localized pain and tenderness, nasal obstruction and discharge, and malaise. and allergies. He treats the cause of sinusitis, rather than the symptoms. He has been practicing medicine for over 30 years and currently treats patients at the Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . 310-378-4633, entconsult@aol.com ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/ifmd/index.html. |
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