Allergies News and Research

Latest Allergies News and Research

Tips to prevent bacterial pink eye

As children are hard at work learning at school, viruses and bacteria are also hard at work, spreading from one child to another. One of the most contagious ailments is pink eye. Though not life-threatening the sticky infection is a hassle for parents, teachers and students.

21 Sep 2013

Specialty asthma care no benefit to adherence in underserved children

Results of a study of underserved children with asthma in the USA suggest that they may be losing out on the benefits of specialty care.

20 Sep 2013

Scientists aim at protecting adults from virulent strain of avian influenza virus

Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development are part of nationwide vaccine research aimed at protecting adults from a new and virulent strain of avian (bird) influenza (flu) virus.

20 Sep 2013

Scientists are preparing for possible pandemic spread of new bird flu strain

Scientists at Saint Louis University are preparing for the potential pandemic spread of a new bird flu strain that caused severe disease in China last spring, joining researchers from seven other Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to test vaccines to protect against the illness in adults.

20 Sep 2013

Scientists prepare to test vaccines to protect against new bird flu strain

Scientists at Group Health Research Institute are preparing for the potential pandemic spread of a new bird flu strain that caused severe disease in China earlier this year, joining researchers from seven other Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units funded by the National Institutes of Health to test vaccines to protect against the illness in adults.

19 Sep 2013

NW ENT adopts Restech Dx-pH Measurement System to detect acid reflux in upper airway

The Restech Corporation announced that Northwest ENT & Allergy Center, Atlanta, GA, has adopted the Restech Dx-pH Measurement System to detect acid reflux in the airway.

19 Sep 2013

Gout: An Interview with Dr. Lawrence Edwards, Chairman and CEO of GUAES

Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis that affects adults. It's a disease caused by the presence of uric acid crystals in and around the joints. It's a disease that's becoming more and more common. It probably has doubled in its prevalence worldwide over the past twenty to thirty years.

18 Sep 2013

Tips for reducing allergens in yards

Prepping your yard this fall can give you a head start on spring landscaping, but it can also mean suffering from seasonal allergies seasonal allergies. Ragweed pollen and lingering mold can create double the symptoms for some allergy sufferers.

18 Sep 2013

Biocryst Wins Potentially $22M NIAID Contract To Develop Marburg Virus Disease Drug

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17 Sep 2013

Childhood food allergies cost US nearly $25 billion a year

The overall cost of childhood food allergies was estimated at nearly $25 billion annually in a study of caregivers that quantified medical, out-of-pocket, lost work productivity and other expenses, according to a report published by JAMA Pediatrics, a JAMA Network publication.

17 Sep 2013

Understanding essential role of gut microbes in immune system

A new understanding of the essential role of gut microbes in the immune system may hold the key to dealing with some of the more significant health problems facing people in the world today, Oregon State University researchers say in a new analysis.

17 Sep 2013

Researchers identify new link between meal times and daily changes in immune system

A new link between meal times and daily changes in the immune system has been identified by UC San Francisco researchers, and has led them to question assumptions about the roles of specific immune cells in infection and allergy.

17 Sep 2013

Research findings bring scientists one step closer to preventing HIV infections

In a long-awaited finding, a team of Chinese and US scientists has determined the high-resolution atomic structure of a cell-surface receptor that most strains of HIV use to get into human immune cells. The researchers also showed where maraviroc, an HIV drug, attaches to cells and blocks HIV’s entry.

13 Sep 2013

Helper T cells important for AIDS vaccine development

A major new finding that will significantly advance efforts to create the world's first antibody-based AIDS vaccine was published today by researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology.

13 Sep 2013

Proper precautions may help people with allergies enjoy the beautiful fall weather

As summer comes to a close, kids head back to school and preparation for fall begins, don't' forget to consider fall allergies. An estimated 35 million Americans suffer from allergies, which in the fall begin in late August and peak in September. For those with fall allergies, three triggers typically occur - ragweed, indoor allergens and infections.

12 Sep 2013

Mold Count Exceeds 50,000 threshold in the Midwest, reports Gottlieb Allergy Count

If the unseasonable heat that is blanketing the Midwest doesn't affect area residents, the highest mold count for the 2013 allergy reporting season will. Gottlieb Allergy Count, the official allergy count for the Midwest, reports the mold count today is 85,000, a high for 2013, and well over the 50,000 threshold that signals a dangerous air quality warning.

12 Sep 2013

Circassia: House dust mite allergy treatment meets primary endpoint in phase II clinical study

Circassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on allergy, today announced successful results from a phase II clinical study of its house dust mite allergy treatment (House Dust Mite-Synthetic Peptide Immuno-Regulatory Epitope [HDM-SPIRE] based on Circassia’s ToleroMune technology).

12 Sep 2013

Asthma experts united to tackle Europe's high asthma prevalence and death rates

Asthma experts from across Europe are uniting as part of a new partnership launched this week to tackle Europe's high asthma prevalence and death rates.

12 Sep 2013

ClinicalRM signs contract with NIH to provide broad spectrum of services for STI CTG Program

Clinical Research Management, Inc. (ClinicalRM) – a full-service Contract Research Organization (CRO) providing services for basic and applied research, clinical trials, and regulatory support – announced today it was awarded a contract by the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

12 Sep 2013

University student shares experiences about managing severe allergy

Ahead of the first term back for university undergraduates this month, the Anaphylaxis Campaign has released a short film on their YouTube channel.

11 Sep 2013

Allergies News and Research

Latest Allergies News and Research

Tips to prevent bacterial pink eye

Specialty asthma care no benefit to adherence in underserved children

Scientists aim at protecting adults from virulent strain of avian influenza virus

Scientists are preparing for possible pandemic spread of new bird flu strain

Scientists prepare to test vaccines to protect against new bird flu strain

NW ENT adopts Restech Dx-pH Measurement System to detect acid reflux in upper airway

Gout: An Interview with Dr. Lawrence Edwards, Chairman and CEO of GUAES

Tips for reducing allergens in yards

Biocryst Wins Potentially $22M NIAID Contract To Develop Marburg Virus Disease Drug

Childhood food allergies cost US nearly $25 billion a year

Understanding essential role of gut microbes in immune system

Researchers identify new link between meal times and daily changes in immune system

Research findings bring scientists one step closer to preventing HIV infections

Helper T cells important for AIDS vaccine development

Proper precautions may help people with allergies enjoy the beautiful fall weather

Mold Count Exceeds 50,000 threshold in the Midwest, reports Gottlieb Allergy Count

Circassia: House dust mite allergy treatment meets primary endpoint in phase II clinical study

Asthma experts united to tackle Europe's high asthma prevalence and death rates

ClinicalRM signs contract with NIH to provide broad spectrum of services for STI CTG Program

University student shares experiences about managing severe allergy

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Allergies News and Research

Latest Allergies News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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