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Ten Steps To A Safe School Year For Kids With Allergies And Asthma

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:40:09 +0000

For millions of children with allergies and asthma, heading back-to-school with high levels of fall pollens and molds in the air and exposure to potential allergens and viruses in class can really take a toll…

Parents Of Students With Asthma And Allergies, How Do You Know When Your Child Is Ready To Self-Medicate At School?

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:40:09 +0000

Students with asthma and allergies will pack more than just a lunchbox and bookbag when they start school this year: They’ll be devising ways to keep their life-saving medications close at hand should they need them. No longer do they have to be locked up in the nurse’s cabinet or the office…

Asthma And Eczema Sufferers Have A Lower Risk Of Developing A Cancer

admin — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:33:55 +0000

Men who had a history of asthma or eczema generally had a lower risk of developing cancer, according to a study carried out by researchers at INRS Institut Armand-Frappier, the Research Centre of the Centre hospitalier de l’UniversitÃ© de MontrÃ©al, and McGill University…

Toxic Trio Identified As The Basis Of Celiac Disease

admin — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:33:55 +0000

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute scientists have identified the three protein fragments that make gluten – the main protein in wheat, rye and barley – toxic to people with coeliac disease. Their discovery opens the way for a new generation of diagnostics, treatments, prevention strategies and food tests for the millions of people worldwide with coeliac disease…

What Protects Farm Children From Hay Fever, The Protective Substance Slumbers In Cowshed Dust

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:32:08 +0000

Researchers from Bochum have isolated the substance in cowshed dust that possibly protects farm children from developing allergies and allergic asthma, namely the plant sugar molecule arabinogalactan. If high concentrations thereof are inhaled during the first year of life it inhibits the immune system from excessive defense reactions…

Consortium Of Food Allergy Research Renewed With A Five-Year, $29.9 Million Grant

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:30:24 +0000

The National Institutes of Health has announced that the Consortium of Food Allergy Research (CoFAR), established in 2005, will be funded for five more years…

Early Exposure To Milk Protein From Cows Increases Allergy Resistance Later In Life

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:30:24 +0000

Many doctors suggest that whole cow’s milk be avoided in the early months of an infant’s feeding. Lactation specialists go even further, counseling “mother’s milk only” until baby starts eating solid food. But new research from Tel Aviv University says that mothers who feed their babies cow’s milk in the first 15 days of life may be protecting their children from dangerous allergies later on…

Genetic Regulator Opens New Avenues To AIDS, Immune System Research

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:21:58 +0000

Researchers at Oregon State University and the California Institute of Technology have discovered that a genetic regulator which is critical to many life functions also plays a key role in the formation of “T cells,” a type of white blood cell that’s important in immune function…

DBV Technologies Receives IND Clearance From FDA To Begin Clinical Trial In Peanut Allergy

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:21:58 +0000

DBV Technologies (DBV), a biotech company specializing in food allergy with innovative products for diagnosis and treatment, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its Investigational New Drug (IND) application…

TCB Medical Devices Responds To Allergy Epidemic With A Better Epinephrine Product

admin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:17:05 +0000

In the last 15 years, allergist Thomas C. Beller, M.D., founder of TCB Medical Devices, has seen a relative allergy epidemic. Seasonal allergies, asthma, eczema and atopic dermatitis have all increased dramatically — but the most dramatic surge has been in food-, medicine- and insect-related anaphylaxis…