Food Allergy Facts Need More Focus
Many U.S. adults unaware there is no cure, survey finds THURSDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- More than two-thirds of U.S. adults mistakenly believe that daily medicine can be taken to prevent a food allergy reaction, according to a survey that found a widespread lack of knowledge and ...New Online Solution for Food Allergy Sufferers. Allergiesandme.com Provides Needed Resources
Allergiesandme.com is a website focused on providing products and resources for children and adults suffering from Food Allergies and Food Intolerance issues. Tampa, FL (PRWEB) August 4, 2009 -- Food Allergies affect up to 6 percent of young children and 3.5 percent of ...Eye Related Symptoms Bring More Than Tears to Allergy Sufferers, New Survey Reveals
Free "Eye Health & Allergies" brochure available from Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Many allergy sufferers say symptoms such as itchy, dry, red and watery eyes leave them frustrated and irritable, tired, and distracted, according to...Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Announces New Food Allergy Initiative Advocacy Steering Committee
Leading parent advocates from across the country join forces to advocate for more research funding to find a cure WASHINGTON, May 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, as we continue to mark Food Allergy Awareness Week, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., member of the Board of Directors of the Food Aller...America's Top Allergy Capitals
Louisville, Ky., is rated most challenging city to live in for springtime sufferers,, WEDNESDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Louisville, Ky., is the most challenging place to live for people with spring allergies, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America's 2009 list of t...Circassia Begins Phase II Clinical Trial With Ragweed Allergy Therapy
OXFORD, England, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Circassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on allergy, today announced that it has initiated a phase II clinical development programme for its ragweed allergy therapy. The treatment for allergic rhino-conjunctivitis caused by ragweed po...Circassia's Allergy Therapy Begins Phase II Clinical Trial in Asthma Patients
OXFORD, England, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Circassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on allergy, announced today that it has initiated a phase II clinical study of its ToleroMune(R) technology in allergy patients with asthma. The trial builds on positive phase II results that...Study Says Allergy Shots Help Children, Reduce Health Care Costs
BioMedEcon Study, First of its Kind in US, Finds Allergy Immunotherapy Beneficial Even When Treatment Not Completed MOSS BEACH, Calif., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- BioMedEcon, a leading provider of health economics and outcomes research, today announced findings of a landmark study w...Allergens, Pediatric Allergy "March" (Progression) Profile
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Description: The Johns Hopkins University Dermatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology (DACI) Reference Laboratory is a federally-(Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act - 1988) licensed clinical laboratory that began operation in 1982. Its mission is to provide comprehensive, high quality diagnostic allergy and i...Anti-Gliadin IgA (Ab) EIA Gastrointestinal Markers 027-GD17 Celiac Disease Food Allergy
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Description: Anti-Gliadin IgG & IgA (Ab) EIA Gastrointestinal Markers 027-GD77 Celiac Disease Food Allergy...Common allergy drug reduces obesity and diabetes in mice
BOSTON, Mass. (July 26, 2009) Crack open the latest medical textbook to the chapter on type 2, or adult-onset, diabetes, and you'll be hard pressed to find the term "immunology" anywhere. This is because metabolic conditions and immunologic conditions are, with a few exceptions, distant cousins. ...EPA grant to University of Chicago for research on food allergy triggers
WASHINGTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $433,100 grant to the University of Chicago to investigate how allergic reactions to food are initiated. The research is expected to lead to improved methods to assess whether pesticides produced in genetically engineered plants ca...New discovery may lead to new class of allergy drugs
If you've ever wondered why some allergic reactions progress quickly and may even become fatal, a new research report published in the February 2009 issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology ( http://www.jleukbio.org ) provides an important part of the answer. In the report, scientists from Quee...REGiMMUNE receives $12 million in grants to develop transplant and allergy drugs
Mountain View, CA and TOKYO December 8, 2008 REGiMMUNE Corporation, a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on developing technologies and products for immune disorders, today announced that it has received two separate grants totaling more than $12 million from the Japan Science and ...Scientists developing food allergy treatment
A team of scientists from across Europe are embarking on new research to develop a treatment for food allergy. "Food allergy affects around 10 million EU citizens and there is no cure," says Dr Clare Mills of the Institute of Food Research, a lead partner in the Food Allergy Specific Therapy (F...Lab test for allergy scoops national
Scientists who have developed a new technique that can test for up to 5,000 different allergens from just one drop of blood have scooped a prestigious national award which encourages innovation in healthcare technologies. The new basophil-microarray based allergy assay is the brainchild of rese...Video: Experts Unite to Help People Manage Spring Nasal Allergy Sneezin'
Simple Steps Can Make a Big Difference in Managing Indoor and Outdoor Allergies ATLANTA and BRIDGEWATER, N.J., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As this year's spring nasal allergy season quickly approaches, people living with nasal allergies should take steps to manage their symptoms and war...World Allergy Organization Highlights Global Allergy Impact
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- - First World Allergy Report Calls for Urgent Worldwide Collaboration to Tackle Global Increase in Allergies and Allergic Diseases The World Allergy Organization (WAO) will publish its first Report on the extent of allergy and chronic respirato...La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology Wows With New Website
LOS ANGELES, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Specto Design (http://www.spectodesign.com ), a leading Los Angeles branding and web design company has reinvented the website for a world renowned biomedical research institute. (http://www.liai.org ) "This is a great example of how to open up the c...LPGA Pro, Jill McGill, Encourages Indoor and Outdoor Allergy Sufferers to Challenge Their Course
ATLANTA and BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) player Jill McGill and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) have teamed up with UCB and sanofi-aventis to launch the Challenge Your Course campaign. The campaign is desig...