Allergies News and Research

Latest Allergies News and Research

Common, inexpensive antimicrobials can help patients heal from MRSA skin abscesses

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria are resistant to multiple antibiotics and commonly cause skin infections that can lead to more serious or life-threatening infection in other parts of the body.

29 Jun 2017

Food allergies linked to higher prevalence of childhood anxiety

Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and Albert Einstein College of Medicine studied the link between food allergy and childhood anxiety and depression among a sample of predominantly low socioeconomic status minority children.

29 Jun 2017

Study opens the lid on overprescribing of antibiotics for acute conjunctivitis

A new study suggests that most people with acute conjunctivitis, or pinkeye, are getting the wrong treatment.

29 Jun 2017

Insect venom shortage stings allergy sufferers this summer

As summer begins, signaling peak time for insect stings, allergists across the U.S. are warning of a shortage of a little-known but crucial product — honeybee, hornet and wasp venom extracts used in shots that prevent life-threatening reactions.

29 Jun 2017

Bandage-strip sized microneedle patches can transform flu vaccination method

A National Institutes of Health-funded study led by a team at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University has shown that an influenza vaccine can produce robust immune responses and be administered safely with an experimental patch of dissolving microneedles.

28 Jun 2017

New nanoallergen technology could help provide clear, accurate assessment of peanut allergies

Researchers have developed a novel platform to more accurately detect and identify the presence and severity of peanut allergies, without directly exposing patients to the allergen, according to a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports.

27 Jun 2017

Consuming more fish could reduce symptoms of arthritis, study finds

A new study conducted by Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School shows that increased intake of fish reduces the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. The study has found reduced levels of arthritis in people who consumed fish twice or more than twice a week, compared with people who never consumed fish or consumed it less than once in a month.

23 Jun 2017

Scientists resolve 3D protein structures to combat dangerous infectious diseases

An international team of scientists including the Computation Institute has determined the 3-D atomic structures of more than 1,000 proteins that are potential targets for drugs and vaccines to combat some of the world's most dangerous emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.

22 Jun 2017

Lone star tick likely to be triggering red meat allergies

Experts believe that the lone star tick is responsible for the meat allergies people are developing in South-eastern states including North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The ticks are spreading up the Eastern seaboard to new locations, where they are triggering allergies after just a single mouthful of meat is eaten.

22 Jun 2017

Researchers find new evidence that autoimmunity plays role in Parkinson's disease

Researchers have found the first direct evidence that autoimmunity- in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues- plays a role in Parkinson's disease, the neurodegenerative movement disorder.

21 Jun 2017

Children born late preterm have greater risk of recurrent hospitalization for respiratory illness

A new study of children up to 2 years of age showed that those born late preterm (34-36 weeks) had a significantly greater risk of recurrent hospitalization due to respiratory illness compared to those who were born full term (>37 weeks).

21 Jun 2017

NIH renews major grant for UW-led research center to understand malaria in India

The National Institutes of Health has renewed a major grant that funds a University of Washington-led research center to understand malaria in India.

20 Jun 2017

Many chronic urticaria patients are not receiving treatment, Novartis study shows

Novartis announced today new baseline results from a real world study of 3,733 chronic urticaria (CU) patients showing many are not receiving adequate care, with almost half (42%) not receiving any treatment at all for the debilitating disease despite 83% suffering a negative impact on their quality of life.

20 Jun 2017

Genetic mutation could be cause of severe eczema, research finds

A genetic mutation could be the cause of severe eczema, according to new research published June 19 in Nature Genetics by researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

20 Jun 2017

Most people with acute conjunctivitis get wrong treatment, study suggests

A new study suggests that most people with acute conjunctivitis, or pink eye, are getting the wrong treatment. About 60 percent of patients are prescribed antibiotic eyedrops, even though antibiotics are rarely necessary to treat this common eye infection.

19 Jun 2017

Allergies News and Research

Latest Allergies News and Research

Common, inexpensive antimicrobials can help patients heal from MRSA skin abscesses

Food allergies linked to higher prevalence of childhood anxiety

Study opens the lid on overprescribing of antibiotics for acute conjunctivitis

Insect venom shortage stings allergy sufferers this summer

Bandage-strip sized microneedle patches can transform flu vaccination method

New nanoallergen technology could help provide clear, accurate assessment of peanut allergies

Consuming more fish could reduce symptoms of arthritis, study finds

Scientists resolve 3D protein structures to combat dangerous infectious diseases

Lone star tick likely to be triggering red meat allergies

Researchers find new evidence that autoimmunity plays role in Parkinson's disease

Children born late preterm have greater risk of recurrent hospitalization for respiratory illness

NIH renews major grant for UW-led research center to understand malaria in India

Many chronic urticaria patients are not receiving treatment, Novartis study shows

Genetic mutation could be cause of severe eczema, research finds

Most people with acute conjunctivitis get wrong treatment, study suggests

Research findings could guide more personalized therapies for lung cancer patients

Researchers discover mutations in CARD11 gene that lead to eczema

Acetaminophen may be effective treatment option for acute mountain sickness

New survey reveals that high levels of uncontrolled disease exist among severe asthma patients

FDA labeling rule helps providers better explain medication risks and benefits to pregnant, breastfeeding patients

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Allergies News and Research

Latest Allergies News and Research

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