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MILAN, June 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest studies in the field of allergy will be presented at the EAACI-WAO Congress 2013 in Milan, starting June 22 - Australian research shows environmental factors prior to birth influence later susceptibility to food allergies - Pre-birth environmental factors may induce changes in genetic material - Food allergies in first 12 months after birth "programmed"...

GENEVA and ZURICH, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - AAAAI, ACAAI, EAACI and WAO launch the International Consensus (ICON) on Pediatric Asthma at the EAACI Congress 2012 - The goal of the Pediatric Asthma ICON is to ensure appropriate asthma management to control the disease and improve the quality of life of patients. - The Pediatric Asthma ICON is part of the iCAALL initiative, International Collaboration in Asthma, Allergy and Immunology. The...

ZURICH, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) launches the Food Allergy Campaign - Life-threatening allergic reactions in children, such as anaphylaxis, increased 7-fold in the last decade - A third of all allergic shocks in children occur for the first time at school with teachers largely unprepared - "International Minimum...

GENEVA and ZURICH, June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Latest allergy research presented at world's leading Congress on Allergy and Immunology in Geneva (EAACI Congress 2012) - 47% of atopic eczema in babies occur due to stress during pregnancy - Up to 40% of Europeans suffer from hay fever - Top 3 European allergens: grass, birch, olive - Pollen differs by "nationality": 4-5 fold differences in pollen...