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• EACAAI, Excellence In Clinical Education, Communication And Patient Care
  
  »Be among the first to hear the latest research from the world's leading allergists presented at the 2010 annual scientific meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), Nov. 11-16, in Phoenix…
• Shionogi Announces Positive Outcome To The Decentralized Procedure For The European Approval Of Twinject(R) (Epinephrine Auto-Injector)
  
  »Shionogi Inc., a U.S.-based group company of Shionogi & Co., Ltd…
• Microbiology Brought To Life In Nottingham, UK
  
  »Antimicrobial insect brains, mouth bacteria behaving badly and the hundreds of microbial communities that lurk in household dust are just some of the highlights at the Society for General Microbiology's autumn meeting in Nottingham next week. Th …
• In Cystic Fibrosis Patients, Vitamin D May Treat And Prevent Allergic Reaction To Mold
  
  »Vitamin D may be an effective therapy to treat and even prevent allergy to a common mold that can cause severe complications for patients with cystic fibrosis and asthma, according to researchers from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, t …
• Man's Best Friend? Not During Hay Fever Season
  
  »Ragweed allergy season can be even more miserable for those with dog, cat or dust mite allergies, according to new research. These year-round allergies appear to "pre-prime" the immune system so symptoms hit harder, according to a study rec …
• Allergists Offer Ragweed Survival Guide
  
  »August marks the start of misery for as many as one in five Americans who suffer from hay fever, also called seasonal allergic rhinitis. That's because ragweed, the main cause of hay fever, begins blooming around mid-August and in one day each p …
• When Is Your Sneezin' Season?
  
  »If you spend August sneezing, ragweed may be your allergy enemy. If, like clockwork, you suffer in the spring, tree pollen may be to blame. And if your eyes itch and head feels stuffed up after the first frost should have killed every outdoor allerge …
• Vitamin D May Treat Or Prevent Allergy To Common Mold
  
  »Research conducted by Dr. Jay Kolls, Professor and Chair of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and colleagues, has found that vitamin D may be an effective therapeutic agent to treat or prevent allergy to a common mold that can compl …
• NICE Consults On Draft Guideline On Food Allergies In Children
  
  »NICE has opened the consultation on its draft clinical guideline on the diagnosis and assessment of food allergies in children and young people. Its aim is to support GPs and other health professionals in primary care and community settings in recog …
• Link Between Acetaminophen Use In Adolescents And Doubled Risk Of Asthma
  
  »New evidence linking the use of acetaminophen to development of asthma and eczema suggests that even monthly use of the drug in adolescents may more than double risk of asthma in adolescents compared to those who used none at all; yearly use was asso …
• Consortium Of Food Allergy Research Led By Mount Sinai Benefits From $29.9 Million Grant
  
  »Mount Sinai School of Medicine has announced that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has renewed its funding of the Consortium of Food Allergy Research (CoFAR), providing an additional $29.9 million toward genetic research and the prevention and …
• South Bend Chocolate Company Announces Nationwide Recall Of Bountiful Blend Chocolates Due To Undeclared Tree Nuts
  
  » The South Bend Chocolate Company, South Bend, Indiana, is recalling 174 1-lb bags of Bountiful Blend, a blend of chocolate covered mixed nuts and dried fruits, because it contains undeclared cashews, almonds, pecans, and Brazil nuts…
• Allergy Shots Are Helpful For Some Asthmatics, Risky For Others
  
  »Allergy shots can reduce symptoms of asthma, use of inhaled medications and allergy-related asthma attacks, confirms an updated review of studies. Yet, the treatment can also cause systemic side effects that range from a stuffy nose to fatal anaphyla …
• Chicago Mold Count Dangerously High
  
  »Chicago's mold count is 49,789 just a few spores away from the 50,000 threshold that signals a dangerous air quality warning. Today's mold count is the highest of the season, and the highest in five years. "Headaches, sinus congestion, …
• Transgenerational Genetic Effects – A Newly Discovered Mode Of Inheritance
  
  »The study of epigenetics has undoubtedly emerged as one of the hottest fields of research over the past decade. Interest in epigenetics has arisen as researchers endeavor to reveal the underlying causes of phenotypic variation and common diseases des …