Archive for the ‘Allergy’ Category
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
Oct. 11 -- Adult stem cells lack a protein called Oct4, which helps maintain embryonic stem cells in an undifferentiated state, U.S. researchers report.The findings suggest that the ability of stem cells to change into any kind of cell is regulated differently in adult and embryonic stem cells, the ...
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Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
A major study that will provide a new window into understanding and potentially treating allergies will be conducted by the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology (LIAI) under a $5 million federal contract. The five-year study, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part ...
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Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
On any given day Southern California ranks as the region with the worst air quality nationwide. Now, as local wildfires fill the region's air with smoke and ash, millions of Californians are feeling the effects and wondering what they can do to stay well. "It is only natural to have ...
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Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
Closing up a home for winter weather can make allergies and asthma worse, due to sealing in aggravating indoor air pollutants. Indoor air pollution poses a greater health risk than air pollution found outdoors. Dangerous gases such as formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) come from items like furniture, carpet ...
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Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
Director of the MRC-Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, Professor Tak Lee, says: 'Around half of the 5.2 million people with asthma in the UK have severe asthma because treatments currently available do not effectively control their condition, emphasising the need to discover new treatments. 'For a long ...
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Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
Morria Biopharmaceuticals Plc, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel anti-inflammatory drugs, announced the initiation of a Phase I tolerance study of MRX-4 in 16 patients suffering from allergic rhinitis (AR). The randomized, placebo-controlled, double blind clinical trial is the first of two modules focusing on safety for ...
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
Halloween is right around the corner and millions of children are preparing to sport their ghost and vampire costumes for school parties and a night of trick-or-treating. However, for children who suffer from severe food allergies, Halloween is a time where extra precaution must be taken. The American Academy ...
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
Day care attendance early in life seems to protect infants and young children from later developing asthma, from the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI).The study, "Influence of early day care exposure on total IgE levels through age 3 years" can be found in the Articles in Press section ...
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
Shona Haslam, National Director at Asthma UK Scotland, said: 'The approval of Xolair is not only a victory for Asthma UK Scotland but a victory for people with severe allergic asthma across Scotland. We are delighted this third review of Xolair has been successful and will ensure that these people ...
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
Asthma UK Cymru will be offering National Healthy Living Week exhibition delegates the chance to get top tips from an asthma specialist on managing the condition and the opportunity to meet inspirational Paralympic gold medal winner David Roberts MBE. Wales has one of the highest rates of asthma in the ...
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