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Halloween can be especially challenging for the growing number of children with food allergies. To help make Halloween fun and safe for everyone this year, national charity Kids With Food Allergies Foundation (KFA) offers tips from its free educational resources. Doylestown, Pa. (PRWEB) October 24, 2012 Halloween can be especially challenging for the growing number of children with food allergies. Today, one in 12 children (up to 8 million overall) is affected by allergies to foods such...

Anaphylaxis Community Experts Treat Families with Sweet News MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As ghosts and goblins race through neighborhoods chanting "Trick or Treat," parents of children with life-threatening food allergies, called anaphylaxis, feel shivers of fright and real terror according to Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA), the leading patient education, advocacy and outreach organization. For good reason. They've seen that one...

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mylan Specialty L.P. today announced the launch of a comprehensive, community-inspired resource for families, school staff and students designed to raise awareness of and preparedness for life-threatening allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) in the school setting: www.Anaphylaxis101.com. The enhanced website, which is part of the Get Schooled in Anaphylaxis(TM) initiative, now includes a personalized, virtual tour to access resources...

CHICAGO, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The good news is that your child's sniffling, sneezing, and congestion may not be contagious. The bad news? Out of control childhood nasal allergies get in the way of healthy sleep and productive school days. As a Chicago allergy, asthma, and immunology specialist, Dr. Brian Rotskoff knows better breathing for children and adults starts with diagnosis. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121010/NY89617) Back-to-school germs may...

Experts at Cincinnati Children's Give Parents Tips on How to Tell the Difference CINCINNATI, Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One of the problems that parents may have during the fall is deciphering whether their children's sneezing is due to a cold or allergies. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110406/MM79025LOGO ) "Runny, stuffy or itchy noses, sneezing, coughing, fatigue, and headaches can all be symptoms of both allergies and colds but when parents pay close...

CHICAGO, Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Could it be that those with allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and childhood nasal allergies can finally get a break from their allergies and their allergy shots? Chicago's leading allergy, asthma, and immunology expert, Dr. Brian Rotskoff, who treats a large number of Chicago pediatric allergy patients, is happy to say, "Yes!" (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121004/NY87261 ) Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is a highly effective,...

OXFORD, England, October 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Circassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on allergy, today announced the start of a pivotal phase 3 trial of its investigational ToleroMune(R) cat allergy treatment for cat allergen-induced rhinoconjunctivitis. The multinational study in almost 1,200 subjects incorporates input from leading medical experts from Europe and North America, and follows a constructive End of Phase 2 meeting with the US Food...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Three years of allergy shots - or immunotherapy - may be enough to control allergic asthma, according to research published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. "The recommended duration of immunotherapy for long-term effectiveness has been three to five years," Iwona Stelmach, MD, PhD, lead study author, said. "Our research shows that three years is an adequate duration for the treatment of childhood asthma associated with...

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- What would you do if faced with a child experiencing a life-threatening allergic reaction? It's a question Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics' national network of Anaphylaxis Community Experts, or ACE Teams, pose in free training programs for educators, families and policymakers across the country. Knowing the answer could save a life and a lifetime of regret. "Allergies, particularly food allergies, can be...

OXFORD, England, September 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Circassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on allergy, today announced the publication of positive phase II results with its ToleroMune(R) cat allergy treatment in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI). The results show that cat allergy patients who received four doses of ToleroMune(R) treatment over 12 weeks maintained a significantly greater improvement in symptoms one year after the start...