Allergies News and Research

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Molecule discovered in worm spit could offer solution for non-healing wounds

Every day 12 Australian diabetics have a limb amputated because of a non-healing wound. Globally, it's one every 30 seconds.

25 May 2017

Genetic sequencing reveals how Zika virus spread in the Americas

Genetic analysis of samples collected as the Zika virus (ZIKV) spread throughout the Americas after its introduction in 2013 or 2014 has shown that the virus circulated undetected for up to a year in some regions before it came to the attention of public health authorities.

24 May 2017

Innovus Pharma announces launch of AllerVarx for relieving nasal, ocular symptoms in allergic patients

Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an emerging commercial-stage pharmaceutical company that delivers safe, innovative and effective over-the-counter medicine and consumer care products to improve men's and women's health and respiratory diseases, today announced the launch of AllerVarx in the U.S.

24 May 2017

Study findings could lead to quick and new way for predicting efficacy of cancer treatments

Once hailed as a breakthrough in cancer treatment, immunotherapies are now raising concerns as doctors note new side effects like severe allergic reactions, acute-onset diabetes and heart damage.

23 May 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

Complex malaria vaccine protects monkeys against virulent parasite strains

Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, modified an experimental malaria vaccine and showed that it completely protected four of eight monkeys that received it against challenge with the virulent Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite.

22 May 2017

Scientists create graphene-based sensor to predict onset of asthma attacks

Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists have created a graphene-based sensor that could lead to earlier detection of looming asthma attacks and improve the management of asthma and other respiratory diseases, preventing hospitalizations and deaths.

22 May 2017

Researchers show how diesel fumes could potentially worsen underlying respiratory conditions

Scientists have shown how diesel fumes trigger respiratory reflexes which could potentially worsen underlying conditions, such as asthma.

22 May 2017

New, highly-detailed hay fever map of Britain may help allergy sufferers avoid hotspots

A hay fever map of Britain - with the first ever guide to the location of plants in the UK that can trigger the allergy - has been produced to help sufferers cope, and warn them which 'hotspots' to avoid.

22 May 2017

FDA-approved drug improves clinical outcomes among patients with rare immunologic disease

Adding the injectable drug mepolizumab to standard treatment for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), a rare immunologic disease, significantly improved clinical outcomes among participants in an advanced clinical trial, scientists report.

18 May 2017

Researchers identify antibodies that hold promise as Ebola treatments

The fight to contain the 2013-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa was hampered by the lack of an effective treatment or vaccine. Researchers funded in part by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, have studied the blood of an Ebola survivor, searching for human antibodies that might effectively treat not only people infected with Ebola virus, but those infected with related viruses as well.

18 May 2017

Major allergens strongly underrepresented in some immunotherapy against bee stings

Summer is approaching, and for many allergy sufferers this means it is time to start fearing bee stings. "Allergic reactions to insect venoms are potentially life-threatening, and constitute one of the most severe hypersensitivity reactions," explains PD Dr. Simon Blank, research group leader at the Center of Allergy & Environment, a joint undertaking by the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the TUM.

17 May 2017

Scientists shed light on evolutionary history of multidrug-resistant enterococci bacteria

Enterococci bacteria are the bane of hospitals, causing thousands of multidrug-resistant infections in patients each year.

11 May 2017

Zinc acetate lozenges may provide 3-fold increase in recovery rate from common cold

According to a meta-analysis of three randomized controlled trials published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, zinc acetate lozenges may increase the rate of recovery from the common cold three fold. On the fifth day, 70% of the zinc lozenge patients had recovered compared with 27% of the placebo patients.

11 May 2017

New findings pinpoint key feature of rare childhood disease that could help fast-track diagnosis

Australian scientists have shown, for the first time, that a family of untethered proteins builds up in the cells of children with a rare and serious genetic condition, known as mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD).

10 May 2017

ER visits for allergy-induced asthma could increase among children vulnerable to climate change

More children could wind up in hospital emergency rooms suffering from allergy-induced asthma if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and cause longer oak pollen seasons, according to a new study.

10 May 2017

Study finds high rate of unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for low-risk Ontarian seniors

Nearly one in two seniors in Ontario who visited a family doctor for a non-bacterial infection received an unnecessary antibiotic prescription, according to a new study from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences Western site in London, Ontario and Lawson Health Research Institute.

9 May 2017

Testosterone protects males against developing asthma, research reveals

An international research team has revealed for the first time that testosterone protects males against developing asthma, helping to explain why females are two times more likely to develop asthma than males after puberty.

8 May 2017

FDA approves new treatment for people with ALS

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Radicava (edaravone) to treat patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease.

5 May 2017

Baby rice food products contain illegal levels of inorganic arsenic, research finds

In January 2016, the EU imposed a maximum limit of inorganic arsenic on manufacturers in a bid to mitigate associated health risks. Researchers at the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen's have found that little has changed since this law was passed and that 50 percent of baby rice food products still contain an illegal level of inorganic arsenic.

4 May 2017

Allergies News and Research

Latest Allergies News and Research

Molecule discovered in worm spit could offer solution for non-healing wounds

Genetic sequencing reveals how Zika virus spread in the Americas

Innovus Pharma announces launch of AllerVarx for relieving nasal, ocular symptoms in allergic patients

Study findings could lead to quick and new way for predicting efficacy of cancer treatments

Cancer drug may help treat food allergies

Complex malaria vaccine protects monkeys against virulent parasite strains

Scientists create graphene-based sensor to predict onset of asthma attacks

Researchers show how diesel fumes could potentially worsen underlying respiratory conditions

New, highly-detailed hay fever map of Britain may help allergy sufferers avoid hotspots

FDA-approved drug improves clinical outcomes among patients with rare immunologic disease

Researchers identify antibodies that hold promise as Ebola treatments

Major allergens strongly underrepresented in some immunotherapy against bee stings

Scientists shed light on evolutionary history of multidrug-resistant enterococci bacteria

Zinc acetate lozenges may provide 3-fold increase in recovery rate from common cold

New findings pinpoint key feature of rare childhood disease that could help fast-track diagnosis

ER visits for allergy-induced asthma could increase among children vulnerable to climate change

Study finds high rate of unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for low-risk Ontarian seniors

Testosterone protects males against developing asthma, research reveals

FDA approves new treatment for people with ALS

Baby rice food products contain illegal levels of inorganic arsenic, research finds

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