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JDP Therapeutics Inc., a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced positive results for Phase I clinical study of its lead candidate JDP-205, a novel treatment for allergic reactions being developed by JDP. Landsdale, PA (PRWEB) July 09, 2011 JDP Therapeutics Inc., a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced positive results for Phase I clinical study of its lead candidate JDP-205, a novel treatment for allergic reactions being developed by...
No. 1 Selling Prefilled Insulin Pen in the World Available with Levemir(R), NovoLog(R) and NovoLog(R) Mix 70/30 PRINCETON, N.J., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novo Nordisk has redesigned FlexPen(R), the number one selling pre-filled insulin pen in the world(1), to allow diabetes patients to use less force when pushing the button to inject their insulin and easily identify their insulin with prominent color branding. FlexPen(R) is only available with Novo Nordisk insulin products,...
Hopkins Children's oral immunotherapy study shows promise, but do not try this at home.Giving children with milk allergies increasingly higher doses of milk over time may ease, and even help them completely overcome, their allergic reactions, according to the results of a study led by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and conducted jointly with Duke University.Despite the small number of patients in the trial "“ 19 "“ the findings are illuminating and encouraging, investigators say,...
A U.S. team of experts said on Tuesday that with careful monitoring, even children who have had allergic reactions to a vaccine could still be vaccinated.Now, a new step-by-step guide has been developed to help pediatricians quickly identify children with allergic reactions to vaccines and safely immunize them."We cannot reiterate enough that the vaccines used today are extremely safe, but in a handful of children certain vaccine ingredients can trigger serious allergic reactions,"...
By Dusty Ricketts, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach Mar. 24--FORT WALTON BEACH -- Anyone considering getting a black henna tattoo might want to think twice. The Florida Department of Health has issued a warning against the use of p-Phenylenediamine, commonly referred to as PPD or black henna, because it can trigger allergic reactions. While traditional henna is made from a plant and has been used for hundreds of years to decorate the skin, black henna is a chemical used in...
InSite Vision (AMEX:ISV) announced today that it has initiated pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials to evaluate AzaSite Plus™ for the treatment of blepharoconjunctivitis, a frequently-chronic inflammation of the conjunctiva and eye lids caused by infections or allergic reactions. AzaSite Plus, formulated in InSite's patented DuraSite® sustained delivery vehicle, is a topical combination antibiotic/corticosteroid product that is being developed to provide simultaneous antimicrobial...
LONDON (Reuters) - After decades of rises, rates of eczema and hay fever in Britain have stabilised but allergic reactions to food have soared, according to new research published on Thursday. Although rates of eczema and hay fever in children had more than trebled in the past three decades scientists at the University of Edinburgh said hospital admissions and visits to doctors for both have leveled or fallen since 1995. "Taken together, these patterns of prevalence, prescribing and...
NEW YORK -- Despite concerns from some critics of genetically modified crops that the foods may raise consumers' risk of allergic reactions, a new study finds no evidence that this is the case.The study, by researchers in Portugal, adds to evidence that several widely used strains of GM corn and soybeans do not promote food allergies.All of the products -- three corn strains engineered to resist certain crop-ravaging insects and a soybean variety that tolerates a common weed killer --have...
