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House Of Lords To Debate Science Committee Allergy Report, UK

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

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. The debate will give the Committee the opportunity to question ...

New Survey Suggests Cultural Ambivalence To Allergies Leaves Many Suffering Needlessly

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

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 ...

Wholesnax Recalls Some Products Because They Contain Soya Lecithin, Which Is Declared As Lecithin, UK

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Wholesnax has recalled some batches of its chocolate coated brazils, peanuts, raisins, peanuts and raisins and mixed nuts and raisins because they contain soya lecithin which is declared as lecithin in the ingredients list. The products, therefore, are unsuitable for people with a soya allergy. The Agency has issued an ...

Continuous Use Nasacort AQ Nasal Spray Had No Treatment Effect On Stature-for Age Distribution Among 2-5 Year-olds With Year-round Allergic Rhinitis

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Data presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) suggests that the continuous use of intranasal corticosteroid Nasacort AQ (triamcinolone acetonide) Nasal Spray had no treatment effect on stature-for age distribution among children aged 2-5 years old with year-round allergic rhinitis. "Continuous use ...

Foods Matter, UK’s Only Magazine For Those Suffering From - Or Interested In - Allergies And Sensitivities

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Read by professionals and patients alike it is both authoritative and supportive covering, each month subjects as diverse as total food intolerance, electromagnetic sensitivity, enzymatic activity in food, meditation and trekking in the Himalayas on a restricted diet. Each issue also carries up to the minute research reports across the ...

New Approaches To Consumer Education And Treatment Of Allergic Diseasespresented At Annual Meeting

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

Since a patients' understanding of asthma symptoms and their management plan is vital to preventing asthma complications, Amanda Hudgins, MD and colleagues at Texas Tech University presented their study at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI). They studied the effectiveness of a one ...

New Research On The Origins Of Asthma And Allergies Presented At Annual Meeting

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

Viral illnesses that produce wheezing are very common in early childhood, but not all children who wheeze in the first several years of life go on to develop asthma. D.J. Jackson, MD and colleagues at the University of Wisconsin, Madison presented their study at the 2008 American Academy of Allergy, ...

Cockroaches Are A Major Health Concern In Schools And At Home

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Cockroaches spread nearly 33 different kinds of bacteria, six kinds of parasitic worms and at least seven other kinds of human pathogens. As cockroaches crawl through decaying matter or sewage, they turn into disease-carrying pests by picking up germs on the spines of their legs and bodies. The National Pest ...

Spring Cleaning: It’s Time To Clean Up Indoor Allergens

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

For the more than 40 million people throughout the country who suffer from indoor allergies, spring cleaning can be an important step to take in order to reduce allergy symptoms, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI). Spring cleaning takes some time and effort, but ...

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins And World Allergy Organization Launch New Online Journal

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry, announces a new publishing partnership with the World Allergy Organization (WAO). LWW and the WAO have launched ...

Improved Understanding Of How Allergic Reactions Are Triggered

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

In demonstrating that a group of calcium ion channels play a crucial role in triggering inflammatory responses, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have not only solved a longstanding molecular mystery regarding the onset of asthma and allergy symptoms, but have also provided a fundamental discovery regarding the ...

Rubber Gloves: “Born” And Now Banished

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

William Stewart Halsted, The Johns Hopkins Hospital's first surgeon in chief, is widely credited as the first to develop and introduce rubber surgical gloves in the United States. That was in 1894, five years after the institution opened. Now, in an effort to make medical care ...

Living With Nut Allergy

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

The incidence of nut allergy is on the increase in Western societies, as is the attention it receives from the public and from the media, yet little research has been carried out on the impact of living with the condition. A University of Leicester research project is now to look ...

Breastfeeding May Delay Or Prevent Allergies In High Risk Children

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

A new report by a leading group of US pediatricians suggests that food allergies, asthma, eczema, and other atopic diseases may be delayed or prevented in high risk babies if they are breastfed for at least four months. The same benefits may be conferred by using certain types of ...

Perrigo Announces FDA Approval For Over The Counter Cetirizine Hydrochloride Tablets

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

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 over-the-counter (OTC) Cetirizine Hydrochloride Tablets, 5 and 10 mg. The product will be marketed under store brand labels and is comparable ...