Copyright 2010 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/allergy/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xgMhttp://mnt.to/f/3xgMValentine's Day is approaching and many couples are making plans to celebrate. But for the 3 million Americans allergic to peanuts, tree nuts or both, a kiss may cause more than a warm feeling...Allergy Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wLChttp://mnt.to/f/3wLCAllergies and asthma are a continuing health problem in most developed countries, but just how do these ailments develop over the course of a childhood? In a population-based study designed to help answer this question, researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) found that 40 per cent or two of five -- of nearly 5,000 two-year-olds had at least one...Allergy Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wGVhttp://mnt.to/f/3wGV Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center and Hasbro Children's Hospital researchers have received more than $2.5 million in direct costs from The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to study the impact of asthma on the sleep quality and academic performance of young children...Respiratory / Asthma Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wH7http://mnt.to/f/3wH7Too many people are self-diagnosing food allergies and could be restricting their diet unnecessarily, according to a new report by the University of Portsmouth and commissioned by the Flour Advisory Bureau. Research shows that up to 20 per cent of adults think they suffer from a food allergy or food intolerance...Allergy Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wCZhttp://mnt.to/f/3wCZWHAT: A new study in human cells has singled out a molecule that specifically directs immune cells to develop the capability to produce an allergic response. The signaling molecule, called thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), is key to the development of allergic diseases such as asthma, atopic dermatitis (eczema), and food allergy. The study team, led by Yong-Jun Liu, M.D., Ph.D...Allergy Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wx4http://mnt.to/f/3wx4Circassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on allergy, announced that it has initiated phase II clinical trials of its T-cell vaccines targeting house dust mite and cat allergies. With the start of these studies, and the ongoing trial of Circassia's ragweed allergy (hay fever) T-cell vaccine, the company now has three clinical development programmes in phase II...Allergy Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wwFhttp://mnt.to/f/3wwFThe journal Homeopathy has published a two part special issue focusing on biological models of homeopathy. The special issue highlights experiments on homeopathic treatments in biological models, ranging from whole animals and plants to cell cultures and enzymes, showing a remarkable range of findings...Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wdJhttp://mnt.to/f/3wdJClinicians and scientists at UHSM (University Hospital South Manchester), the University of Manchester, and Phadia AB in Uppsala, Sweden have developed a new and significantly more accurate blood test for peanut allergy, which predicts whether an allergic reaction to peanuts will develop with more than 95 per cent certainty...Allergy Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3w8Thttp://mnt.to/f/3w8TAllergy immunotherapy, generally referred to as allergy vaccinations or shots, reduce total health care costs in children with allergic rhinitis (hay fever) by one-third, and prescription costs by 16 percent, according to a study published this month in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)...Allergy Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3w8chttp://mnt.to/f/3w8cSciele Pharma, Inc., a Shionogi company, today announced the U.S. availability of Adrenaclick™, a single-dose, epinephrine auto-injector for the emergency treatment for severe allergic reactions (Type I) such as anaphylaxis. Adrenaclick™ will be available as a single unit or a convenient Two-Pack. It is also available in two dosing options (0.15 mg and 0.3 mg)...Allergy Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3vSKhttp://mnt.to/f/3vSKDr. Johannes M. Weiss and colleagues at the University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany have discovered that osteopontin (OPN) contributes to allergic contact dermatitis. They present these findings in the January 2010 issue of the American Journal of Pathology...Dermatology Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3vHqhttp://mnt.to/f/3vHq Exposing patients with chronic sinus disease to allergens and then obtaining repeated images by X-ray or ultrasound reveals that nasal allergies may be involved in some cases of chronic sinus disease, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...Allergy Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3vFjhttp://mnt.to/f/3vFjPeople with a wheat allergy have an abnormal immune system response to at least one of the proteins that exist in wheat. It is one of the most common childhood food allergies, but may affect adults as well. The person with a wheat allergy has developed a specific antibody to a wheat protein, and sometimes more than one...Allergy Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3vynhttp://mnt.to/f/3vyn Toasting the New Year is a tradition that can cause more than a headache the next day. For some people, drinking may also trigger allergy and asthma symptoms, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI). "It is usually not the alcohol itself that produces the reaction. It is most likely ingredients, such as sulfur dioxide (metabisulfite), yeast and additives...Respiratory / Asthma Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3vkChttp://mnt.to/f/3vkCWith an estimated four to six percent of children in the U.S. suffering from food allergies, a new study shows that pediatricians and family physicians aren't always confident they have the ability to diagnose or treat food allergies. A study published in the January 2010 issue of Pediatrics and headed by Dr. Ruchi Gupta, M.D., M.P.H...Allergy Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3vg4http://mnt.to/f/3vg4Late introduction of solid foods may increase the risk of allergic sensitization to food and inhalant allergens. In the study, "Age at the Introduction of Solid Foods During the First Year and Allergic Sensitization at Age 5 Years," published in the January issue of Pediatrics, researchers examined the diets and allergic sensitivities of 994 children with susceptibility to type 1 diabetes...Allergy Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3v45http://mnt.to/f/3v45Amira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced initial positive data from a Phase 1 clinical study of AM461, the Company's second oral selective antagonist of the DP2 (also known as CRTH2) receptor. The interim results demonstrate that a dose proportional pharmacodynamic (PD) effect can be achieved with AM461. Additionally, AM461 Phase 1 data to date demonstrates a good safety profile...Respiratory / Asthma Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3tLThttp://mnt.to/f/3tLTThe first genetic historical map of the Han Chinese, the largest ethnic population in the world, as they migrated from south to north over evolutionary time was published online by the American Journal of Human Genetics by scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS)...Genetics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3tDYhttp://mnt.to/f/3tDYOn the skin's surface, bacteria are abundant, diverse and constant, but inflammation is undesirable. Research at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine now shows that the normal bacteria living on the skin surface trigger a pathway that prevents excessive inflammation after injury. "These germs are actually good for us," said Richard L...Dermatology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3tzFhttp://mnt.to/f/3tzF The estimated 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry may be at risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality in horse barns, according to a questionnaire study undertaken earlier this year by investigators at Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine...Respiratory / Asthma Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3tyBhttp://mnt.to/f/3tyBCircassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on allergy, announced positive results from a recently completed phase II clinical study of its ToleroMune(R) cat allergy therapy, which successfully identified the optimal dosing regimens to progress into late-stage development...Allergy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3tx6http://mnt.to/f/3tx6Scientists at Johns Hopkins and their colleagues have developed sugar-coated polymer strands that selectively kill off cells involved in triggering aggressive allergy and asthma attacks. Their advance is a significant step toward crafting pharmaceuticals to fight these often life-endangering conditions in a new way. For more than a decade, a team led by Bruce S. Bochner, M.D...Allergy Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3tr9http://mnt.to/f/3tr9As flu season got underway this fall, Dr. Catherine Monteleone, an allergist, noticed that her office started to receive an unusually high number of calls from people with egg allergy. They previously had avoided flu vaccines because of their sensitivity to eggs...Swine Flu Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3tkThttp://mnt.to/f/3tkTElsevier is pleased to announce that beginning with Volume 104 (2010) it will assume publication of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the official journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI). The iAnnals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, published since 1942, will continue under the leadership of Editor Gailen D...Allergy Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3tkbhttp://mnt.to/f/3tkbUC Irvine pharmacology researchers have discovered a way to boost levels of a natural body fat that helps decrease inflammation, pointing to possible new treatments for allergies, illnesses and injuries related to the immune system...Immune System / Vaccines