Allergy

• Looking ahead at the potential benefits of biotechnology-derived allergen therapeutics

  Found on Clinical and Molecular Allergy. Fetched: July 10th, 2007, 6:52am CEST

  While biotechnology-derived allergen therapeutics show promise in improving the safety of immunotherapy, they may prove to have additional benefits in comparison to conventional allergenic extracts that deserve commentary. These issues range from product stability and compatibility to medical practice issues, which will be the focus of this article....

• Breathing Exercises Cut Asthma Symptoms by a Third

  Found on achoo!. Posted: July 9th, 2007, 10:04am CEST

  Breathing exercises can cut asthma symptoms by a third. The Papworth Method, developed in the 1960s, was recently tested in a clinical trial....

• Vital Molecule For Resistance To Food Allergy Identified

  Found on Allergy News. Posted: July 6th, 2007, 12:00pm CEST

  In the war against food allergy, a vital molecule has been identified as a potential target for therapy.There is currently no way to treat food allergy and the only way for sufferers to manage the problem is to avoid certain foods and make sure they have injectable adrenaline at hand.Scientists ...

• Vital Molecule For Resistance To Food Allergy Identified

  Found on Allergy News. Posted: July 6th, 2007, 12:00pm CEST

  In the war against food allergy, a vital molecule has been identified as a potential target for therapy.There is currently no way to treat food allergy and the only way for sufferers to manage the problem is to avoid certain foods and make sure they have injectable adrenaline at hand.Scientists ...

• One Out of Ten North Americans Now Has Asthma

  Found on achoo!. Posted: July 6th, 2007, 9:34am CEST

  One out of ten North Americans now has asthma. The prevalence of asthma is higher in certain ethnic groups....

• Allergic Responses To Drugs Can Be Serious

  Found on Allergy News. Posted: July 5th, 2007, 4:00am CEST

  Although medications are given to help people, nearly all can have side effects. According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI), about 5% to 10% of adverse reactions to commonly used medications are allergic, which means that a person's immune system overreacts to the drug and causes ...

• Allergic Responses To Drugs Can Be Serious

  Found on Allergy News. Posted: July 5th, 2007, 4:00am CEST

  Although medications are given to help people, nearly all can have side effects. According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI), about 5% to 10% of adverse reactions to commonly used medications are allergic, which means that a person's immune system overreacts to the drug and causes ...

• Birch Pollen & Soy Allergy Cross Reactions

  Found on achoo!. Posted: July 5th, 2007, 3:07am CEST

  Certain proteins in birch pollen and soy beans are so similar that people who are allergic to birch pollen may experience a cross-reaction after eating soy....

• Exposure To Cats A Bigger Problem Than People Realize

  Found on Allergy News. Posted: July 3rd, 2007, 3:00pm CEST

  If you suffer from an allergy, not necessarily a cat allergy, the presence of cats could exacerbate your existing allergy, say researchers from Imperial College London. You do not need to have cats in your house for this to happen, they could live nearby, say the researchers. You can read ...

• Exposure To Cats A Bigger Problem Than People Realize

  Found on Allergy News. Posted: July 3rd, 2007, 3:00pm CEST

  If you suffer from an allergy, not necessarily a cat allergy, the presence of cats could exacerbate your existing allergy, say researchers from Imperial College London. You do not need to have cats in your house for this to happen, they could live nearby, say the researchers. You can read ...

• New Approach To Eliminating Allergies, Asthma, Developed By Hebrew University Ph.D. Student

  Found on Allergy News. Posted: July 3rd, 2007, 7:00am CEST

  Allergies, like the common cold and asthma, have basically defied the best efforts of modern medicine to cure them. Now, a doctoral candidate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem School of Pharmacy has come up with a new approach that offers hope for getting rid of them.For his efforts, Chilean-born ...

• New Approach To Eliminating Allergies, Asthma, Developed By Hebrew University Ph.D. Student

  Found on Allergy News. Posted: July 3rd, 2007, 7:00am CEST

  Allergies, like the common cold and asthma, have basically defied the best efforts of modern medicine to cure them. Now, a doctoral candidate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem School of Pharmacy has come up with a new approach that offers hope for getting rid of them.For his efforts, Chilean-born ...

• Animal Lovers Overcome Pet Allergies with Environmental Control

  Found on achoo!. Posted: July 3rd, 2007, 6:40am CEST

  Now animal loves can overcome their pet allergies with new products like Allergy Armor Ultra bedding, the Pet Machine, and the Dyson DC17 Animal vacuum....

• Cat Dander May Be Harmful to All Allergy Sufferers

  Found on achoo!. Posted: July 3rd, 2007, 6:38am CEST

  Cat dander may cause problems for allergy sufferers - even if they're not allergic to it....

• Papworth breathing technique cuts asthma symptoms

  Found on Latest Allergy News. Posted: July 2nd, 2007, 11:17am CEST

  A sequence of breathing and relaxation exercises known as the Papworth method has been shown to reduce asthma symptoms by a third by the first randomised controlled trial to investigate the technique, which is published online ahead of print in Thorax. Eighty five people with mild asthma were ...

• Antibiotic use in infants linked to asthma

  Found on Latest Allergy News. Posted: July 2nd, 2007, 11:17am CEST

  New research indicates that children who receive antibiotics before their first birthday are significantly more likely to develop asthma by age 7. The study, reported in the recent issue of CHEST, the peer-evaluated journal of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), reports that children receiving antibiotics in ...

• Exposure To Cats Increases Bronchial Responsiveness In People Without Specific Cat Allergy

  Found on Allergy News. Posted: July 2nd, 2007, 4:00am CEST

  Researchers in the United Kingdom have found that increased exposure to cat allergen is associated with greater bronchial responsiveness (BR) in people with certain common allergies, even if they are not specifically allergic to cats. This suggests that reduced exposure to cats may be beneficial for allergic individuals, regardless of ...

• Exposure To Cats Increases Bronchial Responsiveness In People Without Specific Cat Allergy

  Found on Allergy News. Posted: July 2nd, 2007, 4:00am CEST

  Researchers in the United Kingdom have found that increased exposure to cat allergen is associated with greater bronchial responsiveness (BR) in people with certain common allergies, even if they are not specifically allergic to cats. This suggests that reduced exposure to cats may be beneficial for allergic individuals, regardless of ...

• Have You Subscribed to Allergy Consumer Report Yet? (It's Free!)

  Found on achoo!. Posted: June 28th, 2007, 9:22am CEST

  Sign for Allergy Consumer Report for the latest news, expert interviews, reader participation, allergy quizzes, and special discounts....

• Ozone & Smog Exacerbate Asthma, Lead to Attacks

  Found on achoo!. Posted: June 28th, 2007, 9:19am CEST

  High levels of ozone pollution increase the risk of asthma attacks. Furthermore, increased ozone levels actually lead to more deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses....