ALK-Abell?? Ltd announced today that Grazax®, grass-pollen allergen tablet, is now available for use in children and adolescents aged 5 to 17.
Grazax is the only non-injection immunotherapy licensed to treat children suffering from severe grass pollen induced seasonal allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis or severe hay fever1. In addition, it is the first immunotherapy tablet to […]

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.
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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
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Adults who take paracetamol weekly were nearly three times more likely to have asthma than those taking paracetamol less often, according to a study organised by GA??LEN, the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network. Use of other painkillers was not significantly related to asthma.
In the GA??LEN-SARI study,

Just under a hundred NPA members are now offering the NPA and Allergy UK Allergy Screening Service. The service which has been recently remodelled to include a "pin prick" test as well as a screen was the subject of radio interviews conducted by regional and local stations

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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 &

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Hay fever, the often seasonal allergy that affects between 10 and 20 percent of the American population, is best controlled through a course of patient-adjusted dosing, according to new research published in the September 2008 edition of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.
During the study by Thai researchers, hay fever, known clinically as allergic rhinitis, […]

Elevated cholesterol levels return to normal or near normal levels over time in four out of 10 children with uncontrollable epilepsy treated with the high-fat ketogenic diet, according to results of a Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study reported in the Journal of Child Neurology. Generic ultram pills no prescription The study appears online ahead of […]

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 […]

In conjunction with Home Indoor Air Quality Month, the North Dakota
Department of Health is cautioning residents about the dangers of mold in homes and other
buildings. Concerns about mold growth should be addressed quickly in order to prevent illness,
according to State Health Officer Terry Dwelle, M.D.
Governor John Hoeven has proclaimed October 2008 as Home Indoor Air […]

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

The study, published online in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, calls for trials of aggressive therapies against childhood eczema in attempt to reduce the incidence of asthma in later life.
The study, conducted by the University of Melbourne, Monash University and Menzies Research Institute

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 […]

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, […]

Following feedback from members of the public and from member pharmacies the NPA and Allergy UK have changed the business model for the Allergy Screening Service.
Members have reported that patients enquiring about allergy screening at pharmacies are keen to be tested and unwilling to accept that a test is unnecessary. Allergy UK is receiving similar […]

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 […]