A graduate student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem may have come up with a novel method for ridding the body of allergies and asthma, according to a report released by ScienceDaily.
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Ido Bachelet, a Ph.D. student, was awarded this year’s Barenholz Prize for Creativity and […]
Natural prebiotic ingredients supplier Orafti has announced the launch of a long-term study to look at the effects of prebiotic infant formulae supplemented with BeneoSynergy1 (oligofructose-enriched inulin) on the development of the neonatal immune system and the incidence of allergy in infants. The study is part of the EARNEST project, a EU-funded Integrated Project in […]
ABOUT 30,000 Australians now carry an EpiPen, an adrenalin shot for use in the event of a severe food allergy attack, according to new figures that some doctors believe point to an epidemic of unwarranted anxiety.
Statistics from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme show 35,657 of the devices were ordered last year, up from 21,482 in 2004. […]
New Australian research has found there is an urgent need for more studies to identify why food allergies in young children are steadily increasing.
An article in the latest Medical Journal of Australia details the research of a Canberra clinical immunologist who has seen a 12-fold increase in the number of children coming to him with […]
An industry guide to help people with food allergies was launched today by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Brett Mason.
The revised 2007 Food Industry Guide to Allergen Management and Labelling includes processes to help manufacturers minimise the accidental presence of allergens in foods.
“For the allergic consumer, knowing […]
A tranche of previously unseen letters written to Lord Byron by his publisher, John Murray II, revealing the extent of their intimate friendship, is about to be published.
The correspondence, which spans an 11-year period from 1811, charts an exchange that began as a business arrangement, but grew much closer, culminating in Murray burying Byron’s illegitimate […]
The first new nasal spray on the market in years has just been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Veramyst (fluticasone furoate), from the makers of Flonase, is approved to treat seasonal and year-round allergies in adults and children older than 2 years of age. In addition, Veramyst has been shown to treat eye […]
Trent Burton was a walking medicine chest for most of his childhood. Since age four, he’s been eating allergy medication like candy and the outdoors made him miserable.
“I’d blow my nose a lot, my eyes were so itchy and I was washing my face and hands a lot,” said the 10-year-old Barrie boy. “My allergies […]