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diggFARM ENVIRONMENT AFFECTS ALLERGY REACTIONS
Exposure to a farming environment affects children’s immune responses to certain allergens, according to a study by the Arizona Respiratory Center (ARC) at Tucson’s University of Arizona College of Medicine.
The study examined the immune responses of 812 European school-age children – about half od whom lived on farms – to three allergens: timothy grass pollens, house-dust mites and cat dander.
The article is posted on the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology site: www.aaaai.org/media/jaci.
