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Some Allergic Inflammation May Be Due To Exposure To Common Environmental Bacteria published
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST
Could some cases of asthma actually be caused by an allergic reaction to a common environmental bacteria? New research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that this idea may not be as far-fetched as it seems. In a research report appearing in the February 2012 print issue, researchers show a link between common environmental bacteria and airway inflammation...
Researchers Discover Dual Role Of Key Player In Immune System published
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine researchers have identified a new and unusual role for a key player in the human immune system. A protein initially believed to regulate one routine function within the cell has proven vital for another critical step in the activation of the immune system...
Genetic Mutation Leads To Cold Allergy, Immune Deficiency And Autoimmunity published
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Investigators at the National Institutes of Health have identified a genetic mutation in three unrelated families that causes a rare immune disorder characterized by excessive and impaired immune function. Symptoms of this condition include immune deficiency, autoimmunity, inflammatory skin disorders and cold-induced hives, a condition known as cold urticaria...
Get Ready For Spring - Hay Fever Worse In Spring Than Summer published
Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST
Hay fever (runny nose, sneezing, itchy eyes) is caused by an allergy to pollen, and most commonly to grass pollen. These tiny grains bring misery to sufferers through spring and summer and pollen levels are often included as part of weather reports to help sufferers prepare...
Perrigo Announces FDA Final Approval For Desloratadine published
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:00:00 PST
Perrigo Company (Nasdaq: PRGO;TASE) announced that it has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Desloratadine tablets (5 mg). Perrigo had been sued for patent infringement based upon its filing of an ANDA containing a Paragraph IV certification and settled the case in 2008...
Allergy Tests Are No Magic Bullets For Diagnosis published
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST
An advisory from two leading allergists, Robert Wood of the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and Scott Sicherer of Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York, urges clinicians to use caution when ordering allergy tests and to avoid making a diagnosis based solely on test results...
Memo To Pediatricians, Allergy Tests Are No Magic Bullets For Diagnosis published
Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST
An advisory from two leading allergists, Robert Wood of the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and Scott Sicherer of Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York, urges clinicians to use caution when ordering allergy tests and to avoid making a diagnosis based solely on test results...
Some 'Low-Gluten' Beer Contains High Levels Of Gluten, Australia published
Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST
Beer tested in a new study, including some brands labeled "low-gluten," contains levels of hordein, the form of gluten present in barley, that could cause symptoms in patients with celiac disease (CD), the autoimmune condition treated with a life-long gluten-free diet, scientists are reporting...
Discovery May Lead To Safer Treatments For Asthma, Allergies And Arthritis published
Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:00:00 PST
Scientists have discovered a missing link between the body's biological clock and sugar metabolism system, a finding that may help avoid the serious side effects of drugs used for treating asthma, allergies and arthritis...
A New Method For Testing Allergenic Substances Without Experimental Animals published
Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST
Contact allergy affects around 20% of the population in the western world. Scientists are working intensively to develop alternative test methods that do not require animal testing. A research group at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has now developed a unique test method that enables graded results to be obtained using cultured skin cells...
Interactions Between Substances Determine Allergenic Potential published
Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST
Scientists at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have used advanced light microscopy to show that a substance can be differently absorbed by the skin, depending on what it is mixed with. This may determine whether it causes contact allergy or not. "We have also been able to identify specific cells and proteins in the skin with which a contact allergen interacts...
Salk Discovery May Lead To Safer Treatments For Asthma, Allergies And Arthritis published
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:00:00 PST
Scientists have discovered a missing link between the body's biological clock and sugar metabolism system, a finding that may help avoid the serious side effects of drugs used for treating asthma, allergies and arthritis...
Peanut Allergies, Breakthrough Could Improve Diagnoses published
Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:00:00 PST
This product may contain nuts." It's an increasingly common warning on food labels of all kinds, given the recent heightened awareness of the dangers of nut allergies. Roughly three million Americans suffer from peanut allergies; yet current diagnostic methods don't detect every case...
New Food Allergy Model For Fenugreek Developed published
Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:00:00 PST
A mouse model to investigate allergy to fenugreek has been developed by Norwegian researchers. The model can also be used to study cross-reactivity to peanut, soy and lupin, major food allergens with public health relevance. Fenugreek is a member of the legume family and is used as an ingredient in curries, chutneys and teas...
Holidays Offer Plenty To Sneeze At: Dust, Nuts, Mold Trigger Allergies published
Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:00:00 PST
Getting out the boxes of holiday decorations from years gone by is a time-honored tradition. But in addition to stirring up memories, it also stirs up allergies. "The dust from the boxes and on the decorations that have been packed away in dank basements or dusty attics is triggering reactions in my allergy and asthma patients," said Joseph Leija, MD, allergist at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital...
Few Allergies In Unstressed Babies published
Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST
A new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet shows that infants with low concentrations of the stress-related hormone cortisol in their saliva develop fewer allergies than other infants. Hopefully this new knowledge will be useful in future allergy prevention. The study is published in the December paper issue of Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology...
Chronic Diseases - How To Overcome Genetic And Lifestyle Factors published
Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:00:00 PST
Concerns are being raised as to how modern lifestyles may cause physiological defense mechanisms in light of the dramatic increase of people suffering from chronic inflammatory diseases, such as allergies, asthma and irritable bowel syndrome...
High Intestinal Microbial Diversity Safeguards Against Allergies published
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:00:00 PST
High diversity and a variety of bacteria in the gut protect children against allergies as opposed to some individual bacterial genera. These are the findings of a comprehensive study of intestinal microflora (gut flora) in allergic and healthy children, which was conducted at Linköping University in Sweden...
Scientists Identify Strategies To Conquer Lifestyle And Genetic Factors Related To Chronic Diseases published
Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:00:00 PST
A dramatic increase in the incidence of chronic inflammatory diseases such as asthma, allergy, and irritable bowel syndrome, has led to concern about how modern lifestyles may trigger physiological defense mechanisms...
Milk Powder Better Than Liquid Drops To Treat Milk Allergies published
Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:00:00 PST
A small study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and Duke University shows that eating higher doses of milk protein in the form of dry powder substantially outperforms lower-dose therapy a few drops of liquid milk extract under the tongue for treatment of food allergies...
La Jolla Institute Finds New Molecular Candidates For Treatment Of Asthma And Allergies published
Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST
La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology scientists have identified the histamine releasing factor (HRF) molecule as a promising target for developing new treatments for a number of allergic reactions including asthma. The research team, led by Toshiaki Kawakami, M.D., Ph.D...
Asthma And Allergies - HRF Molecule Is A Promising Target For Treatment published
Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST
The histamine releasing factor (HRF) molecule has been identified by researchers at La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, as a potential target for developing novel therapies for numerous allergic reactions, including asthma. The study is published online in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. In addition, the team, led by Toshiaki Kawakami, M.D., Ph.D...
Researchers Discover Protective Memory Cells In The Immune System published
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:00:00 PST
The immune system possesses a type of cell that can be activated by tissues within the body to remind the immune system not to attack our own molecules, cells and organs, UCSF researchers have discovered...
Norovirus May Be Linked To Food Allergies published
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:00:00 PST
Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin have found a possible link between norovirus, a virus that causes "stomach flu" in humans, and food allergies. The findings are published in The Open Immunology Journal, Volume 4, 2011. Mitchell H. Grayson, M.D...
Air Fresheners Can Trigger Allergy Symptoms published
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:00:00 PST
Home fragrances, usually in the form of air fresheners and scented candles can trigger allergy symptoms or exacerbate existing allergies and cause more severe asthma attacks, according to a study presented at the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), Boston, USA...
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