Posts Tagged ‘allergies’

New Non-Drowsy CLARITIN(R) Liqui-Gels(R) Now Available

Posted by poster on January 17th, 2009 under Uncategorized Tags: , ,  •  Comments Off

Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) announces the introduction of new CLARITIN(R) Liqui-Gels(R), the first and only non-drowsy allergy medicine in an easy-to-swallow liquid-filled capsule. Now available over-the-counter, CLARITIN(R) Liqui-Gels(R) provide powerful liquid relief for the worst allergy symptoms without causing drowsiness.
"New CLARITIN(R) Liqui-Gels(R) is the latest advancement for the 50 million Americans

Start Of Phase IIb Clinical Study With CYT003-QbG10 Monotherapy For The Treatment Of Allergic Diseases

Posted by poster on December 16th, 2008 under Uncategorized Tags: ,  •  Comments Off

Cytos Biotechnology Ltd (SIX:CYTN) announced
today that it has started a phase IIb clinical study with CYT003-QbG10, an allergen-independent
immunotherapeutic product candidate for the treatment of allergy and asthma. The study is a
randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter dose-finding study to evaluate the safety,
tolerability and efficacy of two different doses of CYT003-QbG10. It will include 300 patients with
rhinoconjunctivitis

Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner: Hosting Guests With Allergies And Asthma

Posted by poster on December 7th, 2008 under Uncategorized Tags: ,  •  Comments Off

This holiday season, many Americans will host gatherings with family and friends. Millions will have guests with allergy or asthma concerns.
One in six Americans - about 50 million people - suffer from some form of allergies or asthma, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma &

AZILECT(R) Shown To Be A Selective MAO-B Inhibitor - Teva To Work With FDA To Modify The Azilect(R) Label

Posted by poster on December 2nd, 2008 under Uncategorized Tags: ,  •  Comments Off

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA) today announced results of a study in which Azilect® (rasagiline tablets) demonstrated selective MAO - B inhibition at the approved dose of 1mg. Non selective MAO inhibitors may have some contra indications with certain foods and drugs. These limitations are not associated with selective MAO inhibitors and therefore they […]

Children With Hay Fever More Likely To Experience Headaches, Facial Pain

Posted by poster on November 30th, 2008 under Uncategorized Tags:  •  Comments Off

Children who suffer from bouts of allergic rhinitis (hay fever) are also more likely to suffer from headaches, facial pain, and ear aches than children without these allergies, says new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in Chicago, IL.
Allergic rhinitis […]

Expert Recommends Town Councils To Design Low Allergy Impact Green Spaces

Posted by poster on November 21st, 2008 under Uncategorized Tags: ,  •  Comments Off

Contributing to the diversity of plant species (avoiding the massive use of an only or a few species); using examples of native flora preferably instead of exotic species and promoting the participation of experts in the design of landscaped areas are some of the recommendations town councils should consider when designing green spaces with a […]

ImVisioN Therapeutics Starts Phase I Clinical Trial Of IVN201 Against Cat Dander Allergy And Raises CHF 4.6 M

Posted by poster on November 14th, 2008 under Uncategorized Tags: ,  •  Comments Off

ImVisioN Therapeutics AG., a biopharmaceutical company pioneering intralymphatic immunotherapy (ILIT™), announced that it has enrolled the first patient for a Phase I clinical study of its lead product IVN201, an immunotherapeutic product for

Study: Stress & Anxiety Make Your Allergies Worse

Posted by poster on October 26th, 2008 under Uncategorized Tags: , , ,  •  Comments Off

If you’re one of the millions of Americans who suffer from allergies,* this story is for you. Scientists have determined that when it comes to allergies, it’s not just things like pets or pollen that are making you miserable- it might also be your job or your relationship. A new study is proving that there […]

Society’s Lack Of Food Allergies Impacts Those Afflicted With Food Allergies

Posted by poster on October 7th, 2008 under Uncategorized Tags: , ,  •  Comments Off

The level of knowledge and understanding of children with food allergies varies significantly across three key groups: pediatricians and family physicians, the general public and families who have a child with food allergies. The article describing the new findings was published in the September issue of BioMed Central Pediatrics.
The research group, led by Ruchi Gupta, […]

Allergies May Prevent Some Cancers

Posted by poster on March 31st, 2008 under Uncategorized Tags: ,  •  Comments Off

There may be a silver — and healthy — lining to the miserable cloud of allergy symptoms: Sneezing, coughing, tearing and itching just may help prevent cancer — particularly colon, skin, bladder, mouth, throat, uterus and cervix, lung and gastrointestinal tract cancer, according to a new Cornell study.
These cancers, interestingly, involve organs that "interface directly […]