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Allergy News

Sweet! Sugared Polymer A New Weapon Against Allergies And Asthma

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:00 PST
Scientists at Johns Hopkins and their colleagues have developed sugar-coated polymer strands that selectively kill off cells involved in triggering aggressive allergy and asthma attacks. Their advance is a significant step toward crafting pharmaceuticals to fight these often life-endangering conditions in a new way. For more than a decade, a team led by Bruce S. Bochner, M.D.

Have Egg Allergy? You May Still Be Candidate For Flu Vaccines, Says Allergist
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST
As flu season got underway this fall, Dr. Catherine Monteleone, an allergist, noticed that her office started to receive an unusually high number of calls from people with egg allergy. They previously had avoided flu vaccines because of their sensitivity to eggs. This year, with all the attention being paid to the novel H1N1 influenza, those patients want to be protected against flu, and they contacted her to find out if they are candidates for inoculation.

Annals Of Allergy, Asthma And Immunology To Be Published By Elsevier
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST
Elsevier is pleased to announce that beginning with Volume 104 (2010) it will assume publication of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the official journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI). The i>Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, published since 1942, will continue under the leadership of Editor Gailen D. Marshall, MD, PhD and a distinguished editorial board.

Compound Created That Boosts Anti-Inflammatory Fat Levels
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PST
UC Irvine pharmacology researchers have discovered a way to boost levels of a natural body fat that helps decrease inflammation, pointing to possible new treatments for allergies, illnesses and injuries related to the immune system. For decades, it has been known that this fat, called palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), is a potent anti-inflammatory substance that reduces both allergic symptoms and occurrences of rheumatic fever, but researchers understood little about how PEA works.

Evidence Of Food Allergies Growing Among Children
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST
Food allergy is a serious and sometimes life-threatening health issue that is increasing among children of all ages, races and ethnicities. Reports indicate that food allergies, especially peanut allergies, are growing, but there is limited knowledge about diagnosis and treatment on a national basis. "Food Allergy Among Children in the United States," published in the December issue of Pediatrics (appearing online Nov.


 



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