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Exposure to common environmental bacteria may be source of some allergic inflammation

Could some cases of asthma actually be caused by an allergic reaction to a common environmental bacteria? New research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that this idea may not be as far-fetched as it ...

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Simple night time airflow control device eases persistent asthma symptoms

A simple device that filters out airborne asthma triggers during sleep can ease persistent symptoms of the condition during the day and improve quality of life, suggests research published online in Thorax.

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Researchers reveal darker side of the common cold

(Medical Xpress) -- Human rhinovirus (HRV), also known as the common cold, can be uncommonly serious for certain children, a study led by a Vanderbilt University Medical Center pediatrician shows.

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created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New molecular candidates for treatment of asthma and allergies

(December 1, 2011) La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology scientists have identified the histamine releasing factor (HRF) molecule as a promising target for developing new treatments for a number of allergic reactions ...

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created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Crystalizing the foundations of better antihistamines

Researchers in Japan have solved the structure of a complex between the antihistamine drug doxepin and its target receptor histamine H1 receptor (H1R)1. Led by So Iwata of Kyoto University and the RIKEN Systems ...

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created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Peanut allergy turned off by tricking immune system

Researchers have turned off a life-threatening allergic response to peanuts by tricking the immune system into thinking the nut proteins aren't a threat to the body, according to a new preclinical study from Northwestern ...

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created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Discovery of asthma cause could help treat sufferers

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at the University of Bath have found a new cause of severe asthma that could help develop a treatment and potentially prevent the 1100 asthma deaths each year in the UK.

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created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers identify early biomarker for future atopy in asymptomatic children

The signs of atopy may be present long before symptoms begin, even in month-old babies, according to a new research study from Denmark. The study found that the level of urinary eosinophil protein-X (u-EPX), a marker of ...

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created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gastric bacterium Helicobacter pylori protects against asthma

Infection with the gastric bacterium Helicobacter pylori provides reliable protection against allergy-induced asthma, immunologists from the University of Zurich have demonstrated in an animal model together with allergy specia ...

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created Jul 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Researchers find herbal medicine treatment reduces inflammation in allergen-induced asthma

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) using a traditional Korean medicine, SO-CHEONG-RYONG-TANG (SCRT) that has long been used for the treatment of allergic diseases in Asia, found that SCRT treatment ...

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created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children's hay fever relieved by cellulose power without adverse effects

A cellulose powder has been used increasingly for many years against allergic rhinitis. Still, there has been a shortage of scientific evidence for its efficacy in seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever), particularly in children. ...

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created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Histamine H1 receptor breakthrough heralds improved allergy treatments

New 3D picture of human membrane protein enables development of targeted anti-histamines without side-effects.

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created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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