- Troublesome Allergens Thrive In Humid Weather By : Health News
About 40 million Americans suffer from "hay fever," a disease that allergists prefer to call "allergic rhinitis," because HAY is not to blame and FEVER is rarely a symptom. - Cedars-Sinai Pulmonologist Offers Commonsense Advice On Coping With A Prolific Allergy Season By : Health News
California's generous winter rains have set the stage for a spectacularly lush spring-and a potentially severe allergy season........... - Allergic Like Reactions Occur In Pre Medicated Patients By : Health News
Allergic-like reactions can occur in patients (both children and adults) when given gadolinium containing contrast agents......... - Allergic Like Reactions Occur In Pre Medicated Patients By : Health News
Allergic-like reactions can occur in patients (both children and adults) when given gadolinium containing contrast agents......... - Stop Spring Sneezing: 5 Steps To Reduce Suffering This Allergy Season By : Health News
With the official start of spring about six weeks away, for many Americans the start of allergy season is close at hand. - United Feather & Down "Wraps Up" With Multiple Consumers Digest Awards By : Health News
Several United Feather & Down products were awarded "Best Buy" status in February's Consumers Digest magazine, including its MicroMax™ pillow, Supreme Goose Down Comforter, and its Nature's Preference Pillow, designed for Select Comfort. - Development of Dyax’s Patient Reported Outcome for the Treatment of Hereditary Angioedema Presente By : Health News
Dyax Corp. (NASDAQ: DYAX) announced today that a poster relating to the Company’s development of its comprehensive patient reported outcome (PRO) measures used to assess symptom severity and symptom change in patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE) was presented this weekend at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy..... - Living With Metal Allergies By : Meg Milliken
If you keep getting a mysterious rash on some part of your body, it may be an allergy to metal or metal sensitivity. You would want to check to see if that area of your skin is coming in contact with a belt buckle, bra hooks, eyelets on your shoes, zippers or for any other metal that might be in your clothing. - Lab-On-A-Chip Technology Could Help Consumers Avoid Headaches And Life-Threatening Episodes By : Health News
Researchers in California are reporting development of a fast, inexpensive test suitable for home use that could help millions of people avoid those 'out of the blue' headaches that may follow consumption of certain red wines, cheese, chocolate, and other aged or fermented foods. - Breastfeeding Makes No Difference To Risk Of Asthma Or Allergy By : Health News
A baby who lives on breast milk solely or for a long time does not have a lower risk of developing allergies or asthma compared to a baby who is not breast fed............ - Hospital Put Allergy Patients At Risk, UK By : Health News
Patients are being put at risk because some hospital doctors are not always following warning procedures over known drug allergies.............. - Children With Allergies Potentially Over-Prescribed Steroids, UK By : Health News
Drug experts have warned parents and healthcare professionals to double-check if children with allergic conditions such as asthma and hayfever are being over-prescribed corticosteroids. - Early Allergy Diagnoses Are Associated With A Reduced Risk Of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia By : Health News
Children who receive a definite diagnosis of allergy in early life have a 20% reduced risk of developing acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)............. - Mast Cells Play Dual Role in Triggering Symptoms In Allergy Attacks But Also Limiting the Damage By : Health News
A blood cell known as a troublemaker for triggering the itch and inflammation in allergy attacks.............. - Back To School Basics For Food Allergic Children By : Health News
More than 2.2 million school-age children have life-threatening food allergies and that number.............. - Allergic Skin Disease Could Be Treated With Substance Found In Cannabis By : Health News
Administering a substance found in the cannabis plant can help the body's natural protective system............... - Living With Dangerous Food Allergies By : Health News
Mealtime should be an enjoyable experience. Yet, for 12 million children with food allergies, eating a meal can be a frightening activity. - New Strategy For Treating Various Kinds Of Auto-Immune And Allergic Disorders By : Health News
Oral intake of allergens or auto-antigens via the lactic acid bacterium Lactococcus lactis might be a new strategy for treating various kinds of auto-immune and allergic disorders. - Mobile Phone Masts Do Not Make You Ill By : Health News
A major UK three-year study has indicated that mobile phone masks do not make you sick - they are not the cause of the symptoms of ill health claimed by some people. - Good News For Peanut Allergy Sufferers, Allergen-Free Peanuts By : Health News
An agricultural researcher at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has developed a simple process to make allergen-free peanuts. - Data Show Accuracy Of ImmunoCAP(R) Is Superior To Other Specific IgE Blood Tests By : Health News
Data published in the July issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology revealed that ImmunoCAP is superior to two other allergy diagnostic blood tests in the detection of quantitative specific IgE levels. - Large Geographic Differences In EpiPen Prescriptions In The U. S. By : Health News
A new study suggests strong variation in the occurrence of anaphylaxis between the northern and southern U.S. Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that can be fatal without treatment with epinephrine. - New Approach To Eliminating Allergies, Asthma, Developed By Hebrew University Ph.D. Student By : Health News
Allergies, like the common cold and asthma, have basically defied the best efforts of modern medicine to cure them. - AMA Adopts New Policies On Childhood Anaphylaxis, Emergency Contraception, And Human-Veterinary By : Health News
The American Medical Association (AMA), the nation's largest physician group, voted today at its Annual Meeting to adopt the following new policies. - Asthma Sufferers At Greater Risk For Allergic Shock, Says New Report From Harvard Medical School By : Health News
Asthma, even a mild form, is the single most important factor that increases the risk of death from anaphylaxis (allergic shock) . . . . . . . . . - AAAAI Offers Advice On Stinging Insect Allergies By : Health News
As summer approaches, you may notice an increase in the number of insects buzzing around outside. - Itching To Teach Kids About Allergies? By : Health News
If spring is in the air, so are the season’s trademark allergies. Wreaking runny noses and itchy eyes on 40 percent of children, seasonal allergies account for two million missed school days a year. - New Research Has Shown Vacuum Cleaning To Be Largely Ineffective At Removing Dust Mite Allergen By : Health News
Conducted by the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research the research found that vacuum cleaning was an ineffective allergy avoidance measure . . . . . . . - Peanut Allergies Overstated, Study Finds By : Health News
Despite hundreds of families being told their children have peanut allergies every year . . . . . . . . - America Faces Allergy Crisis By : Health News
A growing shortage of allergists in the United States may soon impact the quality of patient care for asthma and other allergic diseases . . . . . . . . - Infants May Be Protected Against Future Allergies By Early Exposure To Indoor Fungus Molecules By : Health News
Maybe being a fussy housekeeper isn't such a good thing after all. - 1 Of Life's Most Common Compounds Causes Allergic Inflamm By : Health News
The beetle's back and the crab's shell owe their toughness to a common compound called chitin that now appears to trigger airway inflammation and possibly asthma, UCSF scientists have found. - Use Caution When Treating Seasonal Allergies By : Health News
Allergy season is here, and over-the-counter allergy medications are flying off the shelves. - Dining Out Poses Hidden Dangers For Food-Allergic Patrons By : Health News
A survey of restaurant and food establishment personnel reveals that for food-allergic consumers, dining out may be a greater risk than they realize. - Establishing DNA-based Standard For Mold Testing And Indoor Air Quality Analysis By : Health News
The Chiodo Companies, Inc. announced today a strategic partnership with Roche Diagnostics aimed at setting and advancing a DNA-based standard for mold detection. - AAAAI: Protecting Infants From Viral Infections May Prevent Later Asthma By : Health News
Protecting infants from viral infections may prevent the development of asthma late in childhood, according to new research in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI). - Managing Seasonal Allergies - Warmer Weather Often Means Hay Fever For Many Americans By : Health News
Los Angeles Spring is here and with that often comes sniffling, sneezing, itchy eyes and coughing. All signs that allergy season is in full swing. - 'NO' Allergic Reaction Linked To Hayfever By : Health News
Hayfever is a major irritation for up to 20% of the population in most economically developed countries. Pollen is the cause of this allergic reaction but what causes it and why? - Consumer Alert: Undeclared Sulfites In Energy Club Brand Healthy California Mix, USA By : Health News
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker today warned sulfite sensitive consumers and asthmatics to avoid consuming "Energy Club brand Healthy California Mix" due to the presence of undeclared sulfites in the product. - Diesel Exposure Model Reduces Allergy Risk Assessment Errors By : Health News
University of Cincinnati (UC) environmental health experts say their research improves prior methods of classifying exposure to diesel exhaust particulates that help minimize inaccuracies and better predict a child's risk for wheezing. - Studies Showed Fluticasone Furoate Nasal Spray Was Well-Tolerated And Effective By : Health News
Four out of every 10 children suffer from severe nasal allergy symptoms that may affect their overall well-being. - Study Shows Undiagnosed Hereditary Angioedema Can Lead To Unnecessary Surgeries By : Health News
A chart review conducted by researchers at the Institute for Asthma and Allergy showed that hereditary angioedema (HAE) patients who present only with recurrent severe abdominal pain frequently undergo unnecessary surgeries and diagnostic tests prior to diagnosis. - Dynavax Reports Interim, One-Year Data From Ragweed Allergy Trial At AAAAI By : Health News
Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: DVAX) today reported interim data from the first year of its two-year ragweed allergy trial known as DARTT . . . . . . - CeRPTA Develops New Gluten-free Bread Of A Much Higher Quality By : Health News
Researchers at the Food Technology Plant Special Research Centre (CeRPTA) have for the first time developed a completely gluten-free bread that is of a much higher quality than products currently available for coeliacs. The product was 100% successful in the tests carried out. - Pilot Study Successful In Taming Allergic Reactions To Food By : Health News
Children who were allergic to eggs were able to essentially overcome their allergy by gradually consuming increased quantities of eggs over time, researchers at Duke University Medical Center and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences have found in a small pilot study. - Christmas Allergies Can Make The Holidays Anything But Fun By : Health News
As Christmas draws closer, winter allergies are once again on the rise. According to a recent survey, (3 out of 4) adults experience an increase of allergy attacks including headaches, eye irritation and sinus congestion from Thanksgiving through New Year's Day. - New Journal Focuses On Lifestyle Health By : Health News
With more and more Americans battling maladies such as allergies, anxiety, depression, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and weight management issues, it's clear that everything we do - from what we eat to how much exercise and sleep we get - directly impacts our health. The need for the latest research and information in these fields is apparent. - Food allergies could become history in 10 years By : Health News
The world can practically get rid of the fear of food allergies in 10 years, if researchers at the Amsterdam University have their way in creating a vaccine that can help inactivate the molecules which trigger allergens in the body. - ‘Back to School’ Prompts Increased Viral Spread Prior to Flu Season By : Health News
The back to school season not only marks the return of books, pencils and crayons, but also marks the return of sneezing, coughing and germs. Statistics show the onset of the August and September months typically bringing the first wave of infectious spread (likely due to the common cold), with a second, more prominent surge beginning in October and November at the height of flu season. - Progress In Battle Against Life-threatening Acute Allergy By : Health News
Up to 15% of the population has to contend at some time with Anaphylaxis: a suddenly serious allergic reaction that can be life-threatening. Researchers from the Flanders Interuniversity.... - AAAAI: Itchy Mouth May Be Tied To Produce, Ragweed By : Health News
Does your mouth or throat become itchy after eating fresh fruits or vegetables during this time of the year? For the 36 million people suffering from ragweed allergies.... - AllermistTM / Avamys® (fluticasone Furoate) Significantly Improved Symptoms Of Seasonal By : Health News
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced it has submitted applications for both U.S. and European marketing approval for a new medicine to treat the symptoms of seasonal allergic....
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