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New research findings suggest that some food-allergic children may not be equipped with enough potentially life-saving medication to reverse a severe allergic reaction.
According to research to be published in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, a second dose of epinephrine - the drug of choice for treating severe allergic reactions - was needed in nearly 1-of-5 cases of food-induced anaphylaxis in children.
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Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH announced an agreement to acquire Actimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately owned biotech company based in San Diego. Generic cipro pills no prescription The acquisition will occur through a structured buyout in which Boehringer Ingelheim will acquire shares of Actimis depending on the achievement of several successive milestones with Read more…

Hospitals are finding that increasing numbers of adults who are admitted to the hospital for other conditions also have asthma, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Asthma is a chronic disease that causes wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and difficulty breathing. Causes of the disease are unclear, but the number of Americans diagnosed with Read more…

invivodata inc., the industry leader in electronic patient reported outcomes (ePRO) solutions and services for global clinical research, today announced that its DiaryPRO® field-based ePRO system was used to capture primary efficacy endpoint data in the recently unblinded Phase III study of Pollinex® Quattro, a vaccine being developed by Allergy Therapeutics® plc (AIM:AGY) to treat the symptoms of Read more…

Most people would rather not know what goes into the corndog they consume at the summer carnival.
But for the 12 million Americans with food allergies, awareness of ingredients is a must for safely eating their way through summer events, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI).
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Mike Wallace, Member of Parliament for Burlington, has announced, on behalf of the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, a joint investment of $12 million over six years for a research project that will investigate the genetic and environmental factors that influence the development of asthma and allergies in children. This project, known as the Read more…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared for marketing the first device made from a new form of natural rubber latex, guayule latex. The product, the Yulex Patient Examination Glove, is derived from the guayule bush, a desert plant native to the Southwestern United States.
Traditional latex gloves are made from the milky sap of a rubber tree, Hevea braziliensis. The sap contains a protein that may trigger allergic Read more…

For millions of Americans with allergies and asthma, summer travel concerns extend far beyond rising gas prices and airline security waits.
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) estimates that more than 20 million Americans have asthma and 50 million have allergies. Those traveling this summer will face unique challenges.
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As homeowners across the Midwest begin to recover from recent flooding, a new threat may be looming.
Wet walls, damp carpet and other porous materials can serve as breeding grounds for mold, putting many at increased risk for asthma attacks, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI).
Exposure to mold spores can trigger asthma in sensitive people, resulting in wheezing, coughing and shortness Read more…

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 only
the physical impact of allergies, but the emotional effects as well. The
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Their gentle nature, large size, odd sounds and low-maintenance care have made Madagascar hissing cockroaches popular educational tools and pets for years. But the giant insects also have one unfortunate characteristic: Their hard bodies and feces are home to many mold species that could be triggering allergies in the kids and adults who handle the bugs, according to a new study.
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Buy viagra without prescription Researchers at National Jewish Medical and Research Center are conducting trials to evaluate a method to prevent allergic reactions to food. They are feeding peanut- and egg-allergic people increasing doses of an investigational protein extract from the foods to see if they can induce the participants’ immune systems Read more…

The latest Ipsos MORI* Asthma UK survey, this year part funded by Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited, found that over two thirds (67%) of the 1,235 respondents diagnosed with asthma also suffered from symptoms of allergic rhinitis (hayfever) including runny nose, sneezing or itchy or red eyes. generic propecia online Read more…

A new Harris Interactive phone survey conducted among 1,000 allergy sufferers, 1,000 consumers (both allergy sufferers and non-sufferers) and 300 physicians shows that beyond the sneezing, sniffling and watery eyes, allergies also have deep and emotional impacts on a sufferer’s mood and self-perceptions.
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Responding to numerous user requests, Pollen.com, one of the most visited allergy web sites, announced the addition of two new features, Pollen History and Two-City Comparison, to its popular site for people who suffer from seasonal allergies. Pollen.com, a division of SDI , has also added a shopping feature for those who wish to comparison-shop for anti-allergenic products.
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Now that spring is officially upon us, it is that time of year when we all start to think about spritzing up our homes for the start of the new season but if you are one of the 5.2 million people in the UK who suffer from asthma, this is especially important.
Dust, dirt and allergens tend to collect over the winter months causing a potentially dangerous build up of asthma triggers in Read more…

The House of Lords will on Thursday 8 May debate the Science and Technology Committee’s report on Allergy which was published in September last year.
The Government responded to the report in November and accepted many of the Committee’s recommendations. Buy diflucan without prescription The debate will Read more…

With spring arriving officially this week, for many Americans allergy season will arrive soon as well.
But that doesn’t mean the sneezing and discomfort that comes with seasonal allergies has to be close at hand. With a bit of planning, effort and common sense, many people can limit their suffering during allergy season or perhaps even avoid it altogether, Read more…

Buy levitra pills New data presented at the XXVII Congress of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) in Barcelona, Spain, demonstrate AERIUS® (desloratadine) significantly reduces allergy symptoms, including nasal congestion, sneezing, rhinorrhea, nasal pruritus and Read more…

Over 20 million people in the UK suffer from allergy at some point in their life and for the majority obtaining the help to know what is causing their problem is virtually impossible. Without the knowledge of what is causing a reaction allergy sufferers are unable to manage their condition properly and often go on to experience increasing health problems.
In response to continual demand from the public contacting Allergy UK requesting advice Read more…

High living standards and the life style connected to them seem to promote the development of autoimmune diseases and allergic symptoms. This has lead to the assumption that the immune system begins to overreact to the organism’s own structures or to exogenous non-infectious proteins, i.e. allergens, when it does not have to work hard enough to protect the individual from infections.
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Three-quarters of primary care nurses have admitted to lacking even basic training in treating allergies, and more than half say they feel "uncomfortable" seeing patients with allergy-related conditions.
This is despite the fact that in the UK the incidence of common allergic diseases has trebled in the last 20 years, to become one of the highest in the world - one in Read more…

Asthma UK is launching a set of new healthcare booklets which will help people from South Asian communities, who have been admitted to hospital with a potentially life-threatening asthma attack, avoid future emergency admissions.
There are over 200 emergency admissions for asthma a day in the UK and people from South Asian communities are three times more likely than white people to be admitted to hospital for their asthma. Worryingly one in six people who have received Read more…

New evidence for the first time suggests that people suffering from hay fever (allergic rhinitis) will over time experience a progressive worsening of their nasal passage functioning, depending on how long they have the disorder, according to a new study published in the June 2008 edition of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.
The study, authored by researchers in Italy, discovered Read more…