Allergies News and Research

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Antibiotics before dental procedures may do more harm than good

Taking a precautionary antibiotic before a trip to the dentist isn't necessary for most people, and in fact, might create more harm than good, according to updated recommendations from the American Heart Association.

20 Apr 2007

Early-life respiratory viral infections, atopic sensitization, and risk of subsequent development of persistent asthma

Protecting infants from viral infections may prevent the development of asthma late in childhood, according to new research in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI).

20 Apr 2007

Steroids for acute sinusitis

Every year, nearly 37 million Americans suffer from the sinus pressure, nasal congestion, cough and postnasal drip that accompany sinusitis.

19 Apr 2007

Tailored interventions based on sputum eosinophils versus clinical symptoms for asthma in children and adults

A new review suggests that asthma treatment based on tests of fluid coughed up from the lungs could reduce the frequency and severity of flare-ups in adult asthma patients.

19 Apr 2007

Australian child health and air pollution study

This is the first nation-wide study of child health in relation to air quality to be conducted in Australia.

19 Apr 2007

Studies highlight role of inflammation in cancer

Can reducing inflammation keep cancer at bay? Two novel studies presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research that examine use of common anti-inflammatory agents suggest this might be the case.

18 Apr 2007

Silver Award for advances in the prevention of HIV perinatal transmission

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia presented J. Brooks Jackson, M.D., MBA, of Johns Hopkins University with the Herman and Gertrude Silver Award for his internationally prominent work in preventing the transmission of HIV from infected mothers to their newborn babies.

17 Apr 2007

High levels of antibodies - low levels of cancer!

Active immunisation can stimulate the body to produce highly efficient IgE antibodies that attack tumours.

17 Apr 2007

H5N1 western genomes sequenced

In a paper in the May issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases , an international team of researchers report the first ever large-scale sequencing of western genomes of the deadly avian influenza virus, H5N1.

17 Apr 2007

Bristol-Myers Squibb announces new results of Baraclude (entecavir) resistance monitoring program

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company has announced new results of the Baraclude (entecavir) resistance monitoring program, which found a continued low incidence of resistance in studies of nucleoside-naive chronic hepatitis B patients through four years of treatment.

16 Apr 2007

Coley Pharmaceutical licenses VaxImmune to Merck

Coley Pharmaceutical Group has announced that Merck & Co has licensed Coley's VaxImmune vaccine adjuvant for incorporation into vaccines being developed by Merck for certain infectious diseases and Alzheimer's disease.

15 Apr 2007

Abbott opens biotech facility in Puerto Rico

"This new facility is a key milestone for Abbott as we move to focus our resources and future growth on biologic and potent-drug manufacturing," said Lawrence Kraus, vice president of manufacturing, global pharmaceutical operations, Abbott.

11 Apr 2007

Varying treatment of asthma

Asthma symptoms vary greatly among individuals and vary at times with each individual.

10 Apr 2007

Mediterranean diet for children means fewer allergic symptoms

The benefits of a Mediterranean diet have been further enhanced with the latest research by scientists from Greece, Spain and the United Kingdom.

8 Apr 2007

Researchers show blood-brain barrier damage could affect multiple sclerosis severity

Immunology researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson studying a multiple sclerosis (MS)-like disease in mice have shown that the amount of "damage" to the central nervous system's protective blood-brain barrier, in essence, opening it, almost always correlates to the severity of the disease.

7 Apr 2007

Mediterranean diet protects against allergic rhinitis and asthma

A "Mediterranean" diet rich in fruits, vegetables and nuts protects against allergic rhinitis and asthma symptoms, suggests research published ahead of print in Thorax.

5 Apr 2007

No apparent increase in coronary heart disease for women who initiate hormone therapy

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth ( NYSE:WYE ) , provides comment on a re- analysis of pooled data from both hormone therapy arms of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

4 Apr 2007

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital designated as Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has been designated one of six Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a part of the National Institutes of Health.

4 Apr 2007

Primary lesson of the 1918 influenza pandemic is that it is critical to intervene early

One of the persistent riddles of the deadly 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic is why it struck different cities with varying severity.

4 Apr 2007

Pollen which is allergenic releases much greater amounts of nitric oxide and nitrite than a non-allergenic pollen

Hayfever is a major irritation for up to 20% of the population in most economically developed countries.

4 Apr 2007

Allergies News and Research

Latest Allergies News and Research

Antibiotics before dental procedures may do more harm than good

Early-life respiratory viral infections, atopic sensitization, and risk of subsequent development of persistent asthma

Steroids for acute sinusitis

Tailored interventions based on sputum eosinophils versus clinical symptoms for asthma in children and adults

Australian child health and air pollution study

Studies highlight role of inflammation in cancer

Silver Award for advances in the prevention of HIV perinatal transmission

High levels of antibodies - low levels of cancer!

H5N1 western genomes sequenced

Bristol-Myers Squibb announces new results of Baraclude (entecavir) resistance monitoring program

Coley Pharmaceutical licenses VaxImmune to Merck

Abbott opens biotech facility in Puerto Rico

Varying treatment of asthma

Mediterranean diet for children means fewer allergic symptoms

Researchers show blood-brain barrier damage could affect multiple sclerosis severity

Mediterranean diet protects against allergic rhinitis and asthma

No apparent increase in coronary heart disease for women who initiate hormone therapy

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital designated as Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance

Primary lesson of the 1918 influenza pandemic is that it is critical to intervene early

Pollen which is allergenic releases much greater amounts of nitric oxide and nitrite than a non-allergenic pollen

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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