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An Overview Of Food Safety
Cases involving food safety and specific dangers associated with food production sectors have caused worry amongst businesses and a change in their attitudes regarding Food Hygiene. This has pushed them to search for new tools for food guarantees with the aim of integrating Food Hygiene into company Management and current methodologies (ISO 9000,... view more... (2004-06-15)
More than half the US population is sensitive to one or more allergens
More than fifty percent of the U.S. population tested positive to one or more allergens, according to a large national study. view more (2005-08-05)
The miseries of allergies just may help prevent some cancers, study finds
There may be a silver -- and healthy -- lining to the miserable cloud of allergy symptoms: Sneezing, coughing, tearing and itching just may help prevent cancer -- particularly colon, skin, bladder, mouth, throat, uterus and cervix, lung and gastrointestinal tract cancer, according to a new Cornell study. view more (2008-11-12)
Clues to the cause of difficulty with swallowing in children
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) is disease that was first described in children only 20 years ago, but has shown a rising incidence in both children and adults. view more (2007-01-19)
New national study links asthma to allergies
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that more than 50 percent of the current asthma cases in the country can be attributed to allergies, with approximately 30 percent of those cases attributed to cat allergy. view more (2007-09-28)
Probiotic Protection Against Eczema Could Extend From Infancy To Childhood (p 1869)
A follow-up study in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights how probiotics given to pregnant women and babies around the time of childbirth could protect children from atopic eczema for up to four years-two years longer than previously reported. Allergy, in the form of atopic disease, is a chronic disorder of increasing importance in... view more... (2003-05-28)
A site for sore eyes: New target for allergies found under the eyelid
Scientists have found a protein in the eye which plays a critical role in how an allergic response develops over a 24-hour period. The University College London (UCL) team hope their discovery will pave the way for new treatments for allergic diseases such as asthma, eczema and hay fever. view more (2005-01-11)
Friendly bacteria in alcoholic milkshake could fight food allergies
Feeding babies alcoholic milk may help to protect against some food allergies. Kefir, a traditional fermented drink, is consumed in Eastern Europe as a health food, and is often used to wean babies, as it is easily digested. view more (2006-10-16)
Asthma risk increases in children treated for HIV
Children whose immune systems rebound after treatment with potent anti-viral drugs for HIV infection face an increased risk of developing asthma, said a federally funded consortium of researchers led by those from Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears online in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. view more (2008-07-02)
'Hygiene hypothesis' challenged
New research hints that the common belief that kids who go to daycare have lower rates of asthma and allergy later in life might be nothing more than wishful thinking. view more (2009-09-08)
A MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR PATIENTS WITH NUT ALLERGIES (pp 87, 111)
In this week’s issue of THE LANCET, researchers from Cambridge, UK, report the success of a newly designed management strategy for people with potentially fatal allergies to peanuts and other nuts. Despite the high level of media attention given to nut allergies, little is known about the clinical features of such disorders, and strategies... view more... (2001-01-11)
Studies show children can complete treatment for peanut allergies and achieve long-term tolerance
A carefully administered daily dose of peanuts has been so successful as a therapy for peanut allergies that a select group of children is now off treatment and eating peanuts daily, report doctors at Duke University Medical Center and Arkansas Children's Hospital. view more (2009-03-16)
Blocked gene may provide new treatment for allergies
Allergic reactions like hay fever can recur over long periods since the allergenic mast cells survive and revive. A team of Uppsala scientists have now identified the mast cell's survival gene, and by blocking this gene, they can inhibit allergic reactions, opening new avenues for treatment. These findings have been published in Monday's issue... view more... (2001-12-05)
Eating apples and fish during pregnancy may protect against childhood asthma and allergies
Women who eat apples and fish during pregnancy may reduce the risk of their children developing asthma or allergic disease, suggests a new study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, on Sunday, May 20. view more (2007-05-21)
Early Exposure to Indoor Fungus Molecules May Protect Infants Against Future Allergies
Environmental health scientists at the University of Cincinnati (UC) say they have confirmed what other scientists have only suspected: early-life exposure to certain indoor fungal components (molecules) can help build stronger immune systems, and may protect against future allergies. view more (2007-05-01)
Malfunction of the respiratory epithelium is a cause of allergy?
One reason for the development of allergy may be malfunction of the respiratory epithelium, which allows allergens to bind to, enter and travel through the epithelium. view more (2009-04-03)
NIH selects LIAI for major study on allergy molecular causes and possible treatments
A major study that will provide a new window into understanding and potentially treating allergies will be conducted by the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology (LIAI) under a $5 million federal contract. view more (2007-11-14)
New Book: "Food in Society: Economy, Culture, Geography" by Ian Bowler and Peter Atkins
Contemporary ‘mad cow’ and foot and mouth diseases have instigated a reappraisal of how food is produced and consumed in the United Kingdom. Now a new and timely book, Food in Society: Economy, Culture, Geography, brings together a range of social science perspectives for such an appraisal, covering economic, cultural and geographical... view more... (2001-05-10)
Heart problem: York academics study cardiac rehab shortfall
Researchers at the University of York are trying to discover why so many heart attack victims in the UK fail to take part in potentially life-saving cardiac rehabilitation. view more (2005-02-24)
Sublingual immunotherapy for inhalant allergies deserves deeper consideration
Sublingual immunotherapy for the treatment of allergy symptoms caused by a wide variety of environmental inhalants has been effectively used in Europe. view more (2009-04-30)
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