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Gut worms may protect against house-dust mite allergy
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A study conducted in Vietnam has added further weight to the view that parasitic gut worms, such as hookworm, could help in the prevention and treatment of asthma and other allergies.
Sublingual immunotherapy for inhalant allergies deserves deeper consideration
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Sublingual immunotherapy for the treatment of allergy symptoms caused by a wide variety of environmental inhalants has been effectively used in Europe. It should be employed to further treatment of allergies in the United ...
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Antacid medication in pregnancy may increase childhood asthma
Jan 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Children of mothers who took acid-suppressive drugs during pregnancy had a 1.5 times higher incidence of asthma when compared with children who were not exposed to the drugs in utero, finds ...
Ancient antibody molecule offers clues to how humans evolved allergies
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Jun 13, 2008 |
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Scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council have discovered how evolution may have lumbered humans with allergy problems. The team from the Randall Division of Cell & Molecular Biophysics, ...
Six bad reactions to swine flu vaccine in Canada: official (Update)
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Nov 24, 2009 |
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Six severe allergic reactions to swine flu vaccinations have been observed in Canada, health authorities said Tuesday, adding that all of the individuals are feeling better.
Allergies are increasing in Britain
Jul 24, 2006 |
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A government review of allergy services in Britain finds that the number of people hospitalized for allergies has more than tripled in the past 10 years.
Protein suppresses allergic response in mice
Nov 19, 2007 |
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A protein in mice known as RGS13 suppresses allergic reactions, including the severe, life-threatening allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis, according to scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ...
Common chemotherapy drug triggers fatal allergic reactions
Jun 08, 2009 |
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A chemotherapy drug that is supposed to help save cancer patients' lives, instead resulted in life-threatening and sometimes fatal allergic reactions.
Scientists aim to overcome allergic reactions to soy
Mar 06, 2008 |
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If you’re allergic to soy, help is on the way. Two University of Illinois studies show that fermenting soy dramatically reduces its potential allergenicity and also increases the number of essential amino acids in soy products, ...
Potential new therapeutic target for asthma, allergies and cancer
Oct 17, 2006 |
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Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have identified how a bioactive molecule involved with allergy, inflammation and cancer is transported out of mast cells, according to findings published online this week in the ...
Allergic response tied to lipid molecules in cell membrane
Mar 07, 2008 |
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A team of Penn State University researchers is the first to demonstrate that lipid molecules in cell membranes participate in mammals' reactions to allergens in a living cell. The finding will help scientists ...
Scientists discover cells that control inflammation in chronic disease
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new type of immune cell that can be out of control in certain chronic inflammatory diseases, worsening the symptoms of conditions like psoriasis and asthma, is described for the first time ...
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