Archive for the ‘Allergy’ Category
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
As the leaves fall, the dust mite population in your bedroom could well be on the rise. Research from Sydney's Woolcock Institute of Medical Research shows that dust mite levels can increase 2-3 fold during late autumn, compared with summer levels.1 According to National Asthma Council Australia director, Dr Janet ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
Is champagne allergen free? Well, it certainly is if you have a yeast sensitivity. In the April issue of Foods Matter, the UK's only magazine for those with allergies or intolerances - Hayley Tink examines potential allergens in wine and how to avoid them. Plus - the practical management of ...
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Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Indoor and outdoor allergies affect about 50 million people in the United States.(1)(2) Yet, according to "Attitudes About Allergies," a national telephone survey, allergies are often disregarded as a nuisance: in today's society allergies get little respect. As a result, allergy sufferers continue to cope needlessly with not ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Data presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) suggests that the continuous use of intranasal corticosteroid Nasacort AQ (triamcinolone acetonide) Nasal Spray had no treatment effect on stature-for age distribution among children aged 2-5 years old with year-round allergic rhinitis. "Continuous use ...
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Monday, March 10th, 2008
A team of Penn State University researchers is the first to demonstrate that lipid molecules in cell membranes participate in mammals' reactions to allergens in a living cell. The finding will help scientists better understand how allergy symptoms are triggered, and could contribute to the creation of improved drugs to ...
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Sunday, March 9th, 2008
By setting an alimentary desensitization protocol against milk and egg proteins, the medical team of the Pediatric Clinic of the University of Trieste, located at the Institute of Child Health Burlo Garofolo, has demonstrated the possibility to reeducate the organism of "superallergic" children to accept incriminated foods without suffering from ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
UCB and sanofi-aventis announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a New Drug Application (NDA) for XYZAL® (levocetirizine dihydrochloride) 0.5 mg/mL oral solution, a prescription antihistamine indicated for the relief of symptoms associated with indoor and outdoor allergies, as well as the treatment of chronic idiopathic urticaria. ...
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Sunday, February 17th, 2008
A team of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) funded scientists has moved a step closer to developing a new class of effective asthma and allergy drugs. With new research published today (15 February) in The Journal of Immunology, the team from Barts and The London School of Medicine ...
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Sunday, February 17th, 2008
With the official start of spring about six weeks away, for many Americans the start of allergy season is close at hand.But that doesn't mean the sneezing and discomfort that comes with seasonal allergies has to be close at hand as well. With a bit of planning, effort and common ...
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Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Greer, a leading developer and provider of allergy immunotherapy products and services, provided a grant to BioMedEcon to conduct a retrospective study analyzing the use of allergy immunotherapy via subcutaneous injections in children with allergic rhinitis. The study analyzed Medicaid records of 520 low-income Florida children with documented allergies. According ...
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