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New class of immunotherapy shows promise against aggressive skin cancer

A new class of immunotherapy shows promising results for fighting the most aggressive form of skin cancer.

25 Apr 2023

Using microfluidics and magnets to isolate rare, allergen-reactive white blood cells

Across the world, food allergies are on the rise. One of the most important cells in studying this ailment are basophils, which activate inflammation and other responses to allergens such as rashes, and sometimes, anaphylaxis.

23 May 2022

New test greatly simplifies the diagnosis of allergies

Although allergies are widespread, their diagnosis is complex and, depending on the type of allergy, the prospects of success with therapy are not always clear.

21 Mar 2022

Assessing potential allergic reactions in COVID-19 vaccinated patients

Researchers analyze suspected reactions in patients vaccinated with the first and/or second dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.

13 Feb 2022

Summer bummer: A young camper’s $142,938 snakebite

It was dusk as Oakley Yoder and the other summer camp kids hiked back to their tents at Illinois' Jackson Falls last July. As the group approached a mound of boulders blocking the path, Oakley, then 9, didn't see the lurking snake — until it bit a toe on her right foot.

30 Apr 2019

European researchers develop biophotonic system to detect antibiotic allergies

The detection of allergies to antibiotics is currently conducted with a series of in vivo skin tests; they are invasive, and as such, entail inconveniences.

27 Feb 2019

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ Open enrollment and a midterm preview

Nov. 1 marks the start of Open Enrollment for people buying their own coverage for 2019 in most states. Despite the turmoil surrounding the Affordable Care Act, most consumers will have more choices and mostly flat — and in some cases lower — premiums.

1 Nov 2018

That’s a lot of scratch: The $48,329 allergy test

Janet Winston had a rash that wouldn't go away. The English professor from Eureka, Calif., always had been sensitive to ingredients in skin creams and cosmetics. This time, however, the antifungal cream she was prescribed to treat her persistent rash seemed to make things worse. Was she allergic to that, too?

29 Oct 2018

Study: Most pediatricians do not tell parents about early peanut introduction to prevent allergy

Guidelines to help parents introduce peanut-containing products to infants to prevent peanut allergies aren't being discussed. New research presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting shows pediatricians are not only not having the discussion, they're not referring high-risk babies for testing prior to peanut introduction.

27 Oct 2017

Cancer drug may help treat food allergies

A cancer drug for patients with certain types of leukemia and lymphoma can also prevent reactions to some of the most common airborne allergies, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study. The promising data from this pilot study could have greater implications for adults with food allergies.

22 May 2017

New research suggests need for oral food challenge to properly diagnose additional nut allergies

Many patients with a history of a single tree nut allergy are told to avoid all other tree nuts. But is that necessary? If you have a tree nut allergy and were advised to avoid other tree nuts based only on a positive blood or skin prick test, you may not be allergic to the other nuts.

27 Mar 2017

New guidelines offer way for parents to introduce peanut-containing foods to reduce allergy risk

Parents may be confused with how and when to introduce peanut-containing foods to their infants.

11 Nov 2016

Penicillin allergy testing: an interview with Dr. Eric Macy

Penicillin was one of the first antibiotics developed and has saved millions of lives. First used in the early 1940s, penicillin is still one of the most widely used and least toxic family of antibiotics.

17 Aug 2016

Food intolerance expert Dr Gill Hart warns parents over proposed Nestle milk allergy testing

This week Nestle has announced it will develop and market a milk allergy skin patch test for infants, in a bid to boost sales of formula to babies with allergies.

2 Jun 2016

Allergen chip helps early detection of allergies

People can become allergically sensitized straight from birth. "Early screening is therefore important to detect allergies early so that steps can be taken to prevent serious forms of illness developing," say the MedUni Vienna allergy researchers, speaking on the occasion of World Immunology Day on 29 April and the current WHO World Immunization Week.

27 Apr 2016

Study can aid in developing patient-centered interventions for seniors with asthma

Although often considered a childhood health problem, asthma - a chronic inflammatory disease that causes recurrent cough, wheezing and chest tightness or shortness of breath - can cause serious illness for people age 60 and older, and little is known about the triggers of asthma specific to seniors.

31 Mar 2015

UConn chemists develop more advanced peanut allergy test

Current peanut allergy tests are not very reliable when it comes to diagnosing the severity of an individual's allergic reaction, which can range from hives to life-threatening anaphylactic shock.

27 Feb 2015

MyAllergyTest kit allows allergy sufferers to test themselves against 10 key allergens

According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, more than 60 million Americans suffer from allergies. However, most people don't get tested for allergies, so they often do not know for certain what causes their allergies.

6 Apr 2013

Suneva Medical receives Health Canada marketing approval for Bellafill

Suneva Medical, a privately-held aesthetic medical device company, today announced the expansion of its core aesthetics injectable business with approval from Health Canada to market Bellafill™, its long lasting dermal filler for nasolabial folds or smile line correction.

29 Jun 2011

New guidelines recommend routine use of allergy tests to improve quality of care in children

The first guidelines for food allergy in children and young people issued by NICE, National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence, recommend routine use of allergy tests in NHS primary care and community settings to confirm suspected food allergy.

24 Feb 2011