Under-the-tongue immunotherapy curbs cat allergy

Posted by john on July 29th, 2007 — in Nasonex News

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who are allergic to cats may not have to get rid of their pets to find relief, if the findings of a new study hold up.
Tolerance to cats can be built up in allergic kids by placing increasing doses of standardized cat dander extract under the tongue, according to […]

Phone-mast allergy myth

Posted by john on July 25th, 2007 — in Nasonex News

The debate has been so heated that you’d expect a mobile-phone mast attached to the PC Advisor website, but now boffins claim that phone-mast allergies are all “in the mind”. Wi-Fi worriers read on.
Experiments prove that people who believe phone masts trigger symptoms such as anxiety, nausea and tiredness couldn’t detect if signals were on […]

Food label warnings seen as confusing

Posted by john on July 22nd, 2007 — in Nasonex News

More and more foods bear a mishmash of warnings that they might accidentally contain ingredients that could seriously sicken people with food allergies. Yet there are signs that the labels are creating confusion among families that should heed them — even as new testing shows there is a real, if probably small, chance that foods […]

Geographic differences in EpiPen scripts

Posted by john on July 17th, 2007 — in Nasonex News

BOSTON, July 16 A study suggests strong variation in the occurrence of anaphylaxis between the northern and southern United States because of EpiPen prescribing.
Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that can be fatal without treatment with epinephrine, according to Dr. Carlos A. Camargo of Harvard University, and colleagues who obtained data on EpiPen prescriptions in […]

Rain May Be Blessing Or Curse For Allergy Sufferers

Posted by john on July 17th, 2007 — in Nasonex News

As an allergy sufferer, I know how irritating the smallest outdoor allergens can be. But here’s something I didn’t realize. Rain can either be a blessing or a curse.
Samantha Harkinson is having a hard time enjoying the great outdoors. Samantha says, “A lot of headaches, stuffy nose, drainage, just everything kind of gross like that.” […]

Allergy rolls into the rough

Posted by john on July 15th, 2007 — in Nasonex News

Hay fever sufferers were dealt a blow yesterday after an unstable golfer triggered a halt to trials into what had promised to be the world’s first four-in-one vaccine to help summer snifflers and sneezers.
The US Food and Drug Administration suspended trials of Allergy Therapeutics’ Pollinex Quatro vaccine after a patient reported “a rare adverse event”. […]

Food allergies serious business

Posted by john on July 9th, 2007 — in Nasonex News

For the estimated 12 million Americans who suffer from food allergies, eating can be quite an adventure.
Just ask Chris Paganelli, 54, who has been allergic to eggs and chicken since childhood.
“I always joke that I am not very much fun to go out to a new restaurant with, because I end up being pretty neurotic,’’ […]

Attention to Allergy Warning Signs Needed

Posted by john on July 6th, 2007 — in Nasonex News

If you have a food allergy, a new study suggests it’s time to pay closer attention. Some 12-million Americans are allergic to at least one type of food, and a growing number of them are ignoring advisory warnings that appear on food labels.
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Food allergy molecule discovered

Posted by john on July 2nd, 2007 — in Nasonex News

Interleukin-12 has been shown to be “missing” in mice which were bred to be allergic to peanuts.
The results published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology suggest that the molecule normally stops allergies to food developing.
The Institute of Food Research scientists said the findings offered a potential target for the prevention or treatment of […]