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Allergic reactions to Merck’s human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil are uncommon, and most girls and young women can tolerate further doses in the three-dose regimen, according to a study published Wednesday in the British Medical Journal, Dow Jones/CNNMoney.com reports. Since U.S. approval of Gardasil in 2006, there have been reports of allergic reactions after Read the rest of this entry »

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 (FAST) research project. "All people with food allergy can Read the rest of this entry »

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 researchers in The University of Nottingham’s Schools of Pharmacy and Biosciences, in collaboration with colleagues in Read the rest of this entry »

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The Anaphylaxis Campaign has called for urgent Government action to tackle the gross lack of allergy services in the UK, following the tragic death of Angus Myers from peanut allergy.
Serious food allergies are on the increase, with an estimated half a million people at risk of anaphylaxis. Allergy services are patchy across the Read the rest of this entry »

As more than 2.2 million children with food allergies head back to school in coming weeks, the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) encourages parents, in cooperation with school staff, to take measures to ensure safety.
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The arrival of summer brings with it an alarming increase of honey bees, wasps, yellow jackets and hornets, especially dreadful for those who experience severe allergic reactions Read the rest of this entry »

College students with food allergies aren’t avoiding the foods they know they shouldn’t eat. Students of all ages are not treated with potentially life-saving epinephrine as often as they should be. And instructors, roommates and friends often are not aware of what to do if a food-allergic student has a reaction.
These are some of the findings of recent studies at the University of Michigan Health System. The research suggests that many college Read the rest of this entry »

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For the first time, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified genetic components of dendritic cells that are key to asthma and allergy-related immune response malfunction. Targeting these elements could result in more effective drugs to treat allergic disorders Read the rest of this entry »

If you think your ragweed allergies are getting worse, you may be right. And global warming may be the culprit, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
That’s not good news for the estimated 36 million Americans who suffer from ragweed allergy, the primary cause of fall allergy symptoms. Ragweed season unofficially begins Aug. 15.
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Leadership from the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology released the following statement in response to the Thursday announcement of a Food and Drug Administration investigation into Singulair:
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A study into teenagers with food allergies will investigate what life is like for them in an attempt to improve their quality of life and curb the number of allergy-related deaths.
Scientists at the University of Portsmouth have created a quality of life questionnaire which asks teenagers what it is like for them to live with a food allergy. Read the rest of this entry »

Buy generic cipro Over the past 40 years there has been a dramatic rise in the number of people suffering from asthma, eczema, hayfever and food allergies and this ‘allergy epidemic’ has particularly affected children.
Allergy Week UK takes place from Monday 19 May to Friday 23 May and highlights this chronic debilitating condition affecting many children and adults.
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The U.S. Buy diflucan pills 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 Read the rest of this entry »

Researchers in the US have found that childhood asthma is significantly less likely in children infected with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), a
bacterium that has inhabited the stomach and small intestine of humans for thousands of years. They found that children between the ages of 3 and
13 were nearly 59 per cent less likely to have asthma if they carried Read the rest of this entry »

Children who are given antibiotics in their first three months often wheeze at 15 months of age. However, this wheezing is probably more due to the presence of chest infections than to the use of antibiotics.
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Some form of immunotherapy is expected to be available for peanut allergy within the next five years. But the reasons for the increasing prevalence of this allergic reaction remain unclear. The issues are discussed by Professor Wesley Burks, Duke University Medical Center, NC, USA, in a Seminar in this week’s edition of The Lancet.
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Roleys’s teff and corn based gluten-free bread mix carried off the winner’s trophy this month at first ever Free-from Food Awards, organised by Foods Matter, the UK’s only magazine for food allergy, intolerance and sensitivity sufferers.
A packed gathering heard Foods Matter Editor, Michelle Berridale-Johnson, explain why Foods Matter had decided to launch the awards Read the rest of this entry »

The beauty of budding plants and bouquet of aromas are sources of satisfaction for many gardeners. For allergy sufferers, though, gardening can be as much a chore as pursuit of passion.
Pollen from trees, shrub and grasses can cause an onslaught of allergy symptoms, including sneezing, itchy eyes, congestion and in some cases, an asthma Read the rest of this entry »

In honor of the 11th
annual Food Allergy Awareness Week, May 11-17, The Food Allergy &
Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) unveiled its new advocacy initiative "Five Steps
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May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, and Carpenter Co., a leader in sleep technologies and the world’s largest producer of comfort cushion products, offers relief for the more than 60 million Americans who suffer from these ailments. The company’s innovative SlumberFresh™ pillow is filled with RELY™ fiber, which protects the pillow and mattress pad against Read the rest of this entry »

Expectant mothers who eat nuts or nut products like peanut butter daily during pregnancy increase their children’s risk of developing asthma by more than 50 percent over women who rarely or never consume nut products during pregnancy, according to new research from the Netherlands.
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