Latest Allergology Stories

OXFORD, England and SAN ANTONIO, February 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Circassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on allergy, today announced the results of a phase II clinical study showing that a short course of just four doses of its ToleroMune(R) cat allergy therapy maintained improvements in patients' symptoms two years after the start of treatment. The results were presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and...

[WATCH VIDEO: Cure for Peanut Allergy May Be... Peanuts] redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Race and possibly genetics influence whether or not children will develop food-related allergies, researchers from the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit have discovered in a new study. According to HealthDay News, the study focused on over 500 children who were making clinical visits at the age of two. Each youngster was skin-tested for three types of food allergens – egg...

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Since Mylan Specialty L.P., the fully-integrated specialty pharmaceutical business of Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL), launched the EpiPen4Schools(TM) program in August 2012, thousands of schools across the country have elected to participate and redeem free EpiPen(®) or EpiPen Jr(®) (epinephrine) Auto-Injectors. The program was created to help schools have improved access to epinephrine in the event a person experiences a...

MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Meth addiction is a worldwide epidemic of unimaginable proportions, with an estimated 15,000 deaths in the United States alone last year. States with prescription-only pseudoephedrine laws show a decrease in meth labs, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released today. Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) supports legislation to return pseudoephedrine (PSE) medications to the...

Request an ACE Training For Your School Or Workplace And Increase Your Anaphylaxis Awareness MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Valentine's Day often revolves around food--perhaps a dinner date at a nice restaurant or a box of chocolates for a loved one. If you or a loved one has life-threatening food allergies, are you prepared? Preventing anaphylaxis requires the skill to ask questions about ingredients and the confidence to say, "No, thank you" to any food...

Researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health untangle complex web of factors behind high rates of asthma in urban environment An allergic reaction to cockroaches is a major contributor to asthma in urban children, but new research suggests that the insects are just one part of a more complex story. Very early exposure to certain components of air pollution can increase the risk of developing a cockroach allergy by age 7 and children with a common mutation in a...

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Roger Deutsch, CEO of Cell Science Systems and pioneer of the ALCAT blood test, will be addressing the acclaimed Institute of Functional Medicine in Tampa Bay on Friday, February 8(th). The title of his presentation will be "Alternative Pathways in Life and Medicine". The conference will be held at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay February 8-10(th) and the main topic will deal with Immunity and how dietary changes, lifestyle...

Pollen-8.com is a newly launched web portal that brings marketers and reviewers together to sample and review the latest products and services utilizing not only blogs, but a variety of social media channels. Needham, MA (PRWEB) February 05, 2013 Pollen-8.com believes that bloggers and social media influencers of all levels can have an impact on sales and marketing trends by sharing their opinions through a wide range of social sites. A Pollen-8 reviewer can be an influential blogger...

New study finds those living close to the equator are at higher risk Those living near the equator may find themselves sneezing and wheezing more than usual. And the reason may not be due to increasing pollen counts. According to a new study released today, in the February issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), living in locations closest to the equator can put you at increased risk of...

NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WebMD Health Corp. (Nasdaq: WBMD), the leading source of health information, announced today its new WebMD Allergy app for the iPhone, an innovative new mobile resource that empowers consumers to take control of their allergies. It is the first free app to provide allergy sufferers with personalized location-based allergy condition forecasts in combination with WebMD's trusted information and insights. WebMD Allergy is further personalized...