Allergy

Large Geographic Differences in EpiPen Prescriptions in the U.S., From the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

MILWAUKEE, July 11, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study suggestsstrong variation in the occurrence of anaphylaxis between thenorthern and southern U.S. Anaphylaxis is a severe allergicreaction that can be fatal without treatment with epinephrine. Thestriking north-south differences in EpiPen prescribing, a marker ofanaphylaxis risk, currently are without explanation. Theinvestigators hypoth...

First Demonstration of nanoImmunology: a Nanomaterials-based Therapeutic Approach to Treat Allergy

ROANOKE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 20, 2007 - Researchers from LunaInnovations Incorporated (NASDAQ: LUNA) and Virginia CommonwealthUniversity (VCU) are the first to show that carbon nanospheres,sometimes referred to as "buckyballs," are able to block allergicresponse in human cell culture experiments and mice. These findingsare described in a paper entitled "Fullerene Nanomaterials Inhibit...

CYT003-QbG10 to treat allergy to be presented at the Congress of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), June 9-13, 2007

Zurich, June 1, 2007-Cytos Biotechnology AG is delighted toinform you about the upcoming scientific presentations of its novelimmunotherapeutic CYT003-QbG10 to treat allergic diseases.Recently, positive clinical results for CYT003-QbG10 were obtainedand will be presented in different sessions at the XXVI Congress ofthe European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology(EAACI), takin...

Positive results from placebo-controlled phase IIa study in patients suffering from house dust mite allergy

Cytos Biotechnology reports positive results from placebocontrolled phase IIa study in patients suffering from house dustmite allergy SCHLIEREN (Zurich), Switzerland, May 15, 2007 - Cytos BiotechnologyAG (SWX:CYTN) reported today positive results from a multi-centreand placebo-controlled phase IIa study with different formulationsof CYT003-QbG10, an immunotherapeutic product can...

Placebo-controlled Phase IIa Study with the Immunotherapeutic CYT003-QbG10 Shows Significant Improvement of Allergy Symptoms in Hay Fever Patients

SCHLIEREN (Zurich), Switzerland, March 13, 2007 -Cytos Biotechnology AG (SWX:CYTN) reported today positive resultsfrom a phase IIa study with CYT003-QbG10, an immunotherapeuticproduct candidate for the treatment of allergic diseases. The studyincluded 40 patients suffering from mild to moderate allergicrhinitis due to grass pollen allergy (hay fever). The trialinvestigated i...

Accentia Biopharmaceuticals Scientific Presentations Demonstrate Increasing Acceptance of Fungal Etiology of Chronic Sinusitis at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 7, 2007 - AccentiaBiopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABPI), presented three posters atthe Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, andImmunology from February 23 - 27, 2007 in San Diego, CA. Theposters discussed findings from a survey of 202 otolaryngologists(ENTs) and allergists in the U.S., U.K., France, and Germany on theburden of chroni...