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The Allergens And Irritants Behind Itchy Skin

What could be the reason for skin that's inflamed, itchy, dotted with bumps or blisters? According to the September issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource, it could be contact dermatitis, caused by exposure to an allergen or simply something that irritates the skin. Irritants can include soaps and detergents. Even plain water can irritate skin with frequent hand washing. [click link for full article]
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09/11/2006 | Miscellaneous | Trackback | Comments Off

Nippon Paper Begins Test Farming Rice That Alleviates Hay Fever

Nippon Paper Group has started test farming a rice which could alleviate hay-fever symptoms. The rice was specially developed using the MAT vector system, a biotechnology for genetically extracting certain genomes, in this case an epitope in the rice. The epitope will act as a vaccine for hay-fever, so people who eat it will experience fewer hay-fever symptoms when the season arrives. Nippon Paper will set up a large greenhouse of 500 square meters on the island of Komatsu. [click link for full article]
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09/10/2006 | Miscellaneous | Trackback | Comments Off

AERIUS Now Approved For Use In Intermittent And Persistent Allergic Rhinitis

Schering-Plough Corporation today announced the launch of two multinational clinical trials, and an important label change for AERIUS (desloratadine) in the European Union (EU). [click link for full article]
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09/08/2006 | Miscellaneous | Trackback | Comments Off

Are The Dangers Of Childhood Food Allergy Exaggerated?

Two child health experts go head to head in this week's BMJ over whether the dangers of childhood food allergy are exaggerated. Professor Allan Colver from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne believes that the dangers are overstated, and that the increasing prescription of adrenaline injector kits fuels anxiety rather than saving lives. Food allergy is often thought to be more dangerous and frightening than pneumonia, asthma, or diabetes, he writes. [click link for full article]
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09/04/2006 | Miscellaneous | Trackback | Comments Off

New Children’s Claritin(R) Grape Chewables Provide Non-Jittery, Non-Drowsy, All Day Relief For Kids’ Allergy Symptoms

Helping young kids relieve their allergies during the busy back-to-school season just got easier. Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today announced the introduction of CHILDREN'S CLARITIN(R) Grape Chewables, a pleasant-tasting, convenient and easy-to-take form of CHILDREN'S CLARITIN that relieves kids' worst allergy symptoms without causing jitteriness or drowsiness so they can focus on their school work -- not their allergies. [click link for full article]
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09/02/2006 | Miscellaneous | Trackback | Comments Off

Eczema And Hay Fever May Be Falling After Rising In Recent Decades

After having risen year on year in recent decades, the rates of eczema and hay fever seem to have stabilised, and may even be falling, suggests research published ahead of print in Thorax.But the rates of systemic allergic reactions, such as anaphylaxis and those related to food have soared, the data suggest.The research team carried out a time trends analysis on the rates of illness and death for allergic disorders, excluding asthma. [click link for full article]
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09/01/2006 | Miscellaneous | Trackback | Comments Off

Not All Yellow Jackets Created Equal

Flouting widely held beliefs that yellow jacket stings have less effect early in the season and that most people can outgrow a dangerous allergic reaction to a sting, allergists at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have concluded that the sting severity is determined not by the calendar but by the species of insect doing the stinging. "As far as stings go, some yellow jackets are worse than others," says David Golden, M.D. [click link for full article]
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08/28/2006 | Miscellaneous | Trackback | Comments Off

Allergies Linked To Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers from Mayo Clinic have discovered that allergic rhinitis is associated with the development of Parkinson's disease later in life. Findings will be published in the Aug. 8 issue of the journal Neurology. "The association with Parkinson's disease is increased to almost three times that of someone who does not have allergic rhinitis," says James Bower, M.D., Mayo Clinic neurologist and lead study investigator. "That's actually a pretty high elevation. [click link for full article]
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08/28/2006 | Miscellaneous | Trackback | Comments Off

Childhood Allergies Have Increased Globally Since 1991

Childhood allergies have become more widespread around the globe since 1991, according to a large study. The most common allergies are hayfever, asthma and eczema. In the UK, a study of 1,700 children found asthma prevalence went up from 18.4% in 1991 to 20.9% in 2003 - for the same period hayfever prevalence went up from 9.8% to 10.1% and eczema rose from 13% to 16%. [click link for full article]
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08/27/2006 | Miscellaneous | Trackback | Comments Off

Prevalence Of Childhood Allergies Has Increased Over Past Decade

The prevalence of childhood allergies, such as hayfever, have increased over the past decade in many countries of the world, especially among younger age groups, reveals an Article in this week's issue of The Lancet.In 1991 researchers carried out the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) to assess the worldwide prevalence of asthma, hayfever, and eczema*. [click link for full article]
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08/27/2006 | Miscellaneous | Trackback | Comments Off

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