Ivanhoe Insider for December 25, 2013

Today's News Flashes Kids at Lower Risk for Peanut Allergy if Mom Ate Them (Ivanhoe Newswire) - In the U.S., the occurrence of childhood peanut allergy has more than tripled in the last 13 years. Now, new research is showing that children seem to be less at risk for developing peanut or tree nut allergies (P/TN) if their mother are not allergic and ate more nuts during pregnancy.(More) Acupuncture Eases Hot Flashes? (Ivanhoe Newswire) - In a small study of breast cancer patients, researchers have found that both real and fake weekly acupuncture treatments eased hot flashes and other side effects of anticancer drug treatment in breast cancer patients. (More) Biomarker Found in Systemic Sclerosis (Ivanhoe Newswire) - According to recent research, plasmacytoid dendritic cells have been implicated in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis through mechanisms beyond the previously suggested production of type 1 interferon.(More) Infections During Pregnancy Linked to Autism (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Children of mothers who had a bacterial infection while in the hospital have a 58 percent higher risk of developing Autism, according to a Kaiser Permanente study.(More) DME Patients Not Getting Prompt Care (Ivanhoe Newswire) - A study from The John Hopkins University finds that patients who have diabetic macular edema (DME) are not having eye exams done to check for vision loss.(More)