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In-club screenings available to members and guests Saturday, March 9 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. BENTONVILLE, Ark., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- An estimated 60 million Americans suffer from allergies,(2) with more than 2 million school days and 4 million work days lost each year as a result.(3,4) However, allergies can be easily managed if they are caught before they flare up. On Saturday, March 9 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sam's Club helps members and guests to combat spring stuffiness...

Bel Marra Health, who offers high-quality, specially formulated vitamins and nutritional supplements, is reporting on a new research that shows how acupuncture is being studied as an effective preventative of seasonal allergies. Toronto, ON (PRWEB) March 02, 2013 Bel Marra Health, who offers high-quality, specially formulated vitamins and nutritional supplements, is reporting on a new research that shows how acupuncture is being studied as an effective preventative of seasonal...

Phase 1b Data Presented at Late Breaking Session of 71st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology PARIS and TARRYTOWN, N.Y., March 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced that pooled data from two Phase 1b trials with dupilumab (REGN668/SAR231893), an investigational, high-affinity, subcutaneously administered, fully-human antibody targeting the alpha subunit of the interleukin 4...

Clear Majority Opposes Prescription-Only PSE Requirements WASHINGTON, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) released a statement today on the recent poll by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA). The national poll, which was conducted by Harris Interactive and supported by a grant from CHPA, surveyed 2,000 Americans who have experienced asthma, allergy, cold, or flu symptoms in the past year. "The 2013 survey confirmed what...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Adding a little vitamin D supplement to your diet while pregnant may put the child at risk of developing a food allergy after birth, according to a new study published in the journal Allergy. The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research and the Martin Luther University in Halle-Wittenberg in Germany sought out to prove that there is a correlation between the concentration of vitamin D in the blood of expectant mothers and in the...

For expectant moms who may contemplate the pros and cons of natural child birth or Caesarian section, a Henry Ford Hospital study suggests that C-section babies are susceptible to developing allergies by age two. Researchers found that babies born by C-section are five times more likely to develop allergies than babies born naturally when exposed to high levels of common allergens in the home such as those from dogs, cats and dust mites. The study is being presented Sunday at the...

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Though not the most common occurrence, researchers do sometimes discover drugs marketed for one particular disease, disorder or illness can work well in treating a totally different condition. One recent discovery was that of a popular diabetes drug that showed promise in treating ovarian cancer. Another--not so recent--discovery was of the antidepressant drug Wellbutrin that proved to be effective in helping smokers kick the habit....

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...

Research from the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) looked at the effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure on a sample of children in Fresno, California. SAN ANTONIO, TX (PRWEB) February 23, 2013 Outside air pollutants are a known trigger of asthma, the most common chronic disease in children according to the World Health Organization, but whether these pollutants actually cause new cases of asthma is still being...