http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Allergy-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:06:54 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/experts-warn-of-allergy-risk-from-new-nickel-plated-coins-100299-1.htm Experts have expressed concern over the health risk from nickel-plated coins to be introduced by Royal Mint which they claim could affect people with nickel allergy. In a letter published today on BMJ the authors say that there has been no assessment of the new coinage which is being brought in to save costs. Furthermore, there has been no consideration (by HM Treasury officials or the Royal Mint) given to the potential costs to health in terms of skin disease, financial implications to the NHS or other costs to the taxpayer....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/experts-warn-of-allergy-risk-from-new-nickel-plated-coins-100299-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-regulator-in-allergic-diseases-identified-99429-1.htm Scientists are now closer to understanding better how allergic reactions occur after identifying a genetic signature for regulation of a key immune hormone, interleukin (IL-13). Scientists from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center say the finding opens the potential for new molecular targets to treat allergic disease. They report on March 28 in iMucosal Immunology /ithat a particular microRNA, miR-375, is regulated by IL-13, and in turns regulates how IL-13 induces pro-allergic ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-regulator-in-allergic-diseases-identified-99429-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/internal-arms-against-allergies-gut-bacteria-curb-allergic-diseases-99341-1.htm Though poet Walt Whitman was metaphorically right that we `contain multitudes`, he was also correct in the literal sense. Every human being carries over 100 trillion individual bacterial cells within the intestine -- ten times more cells than comprise the body itself. Now, David Artis, PhD, associate professor of Microbiology, along with postdoctoral fellow David Hill, PhD, from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and collaborators from The Children's Hospital ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/internal-arms-against-allergies-gut-bacteria-curb-allergic-diseases-99341-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/tests-for-sensitivity-allergy-or-intolerance-to-food-99075-1.htm A primer in ICMAJ/I (ICanadian Medical Association Journal/I) says that while blood testing to determine a link between food and illness is increasingly common, some tests can lead to confusion. Both traditional physicians and holistic medicine practitioners may offer blood testing to diagnose adverse reactions to food. A food allergy is a specific immunologic reaction to a food that can be reproduced with exposure to the food in question. An intolerance is an adverse reaction without ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/tests-for-sensitivity-allergy-or-intolerance-to-food-99075-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/exposure-to-antibiotics-raise-allergic-asthma-in-early-life-98897-1.htm A study by University of British Columbia has found that exposure to antibiotics may increase incidence and severity of allergic asthma in early life. The study, published today in the journal iEMBO reports/i, shows that certain antibiotics that affect intestinal bacteria also had a profound impact on allergic asthma. "It has long been suspected that kids exposed to more antibiotics - like those in developed countries - are more prone to allergic asthma," says the study's author, UBC microbiologist Brett Finlay....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/exposure-to-antibiotics-raise-allergic-asthma-in-early-life-98897-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/egg-allergy-eat-allergy-free-eggs-98862-1.htm Australian scientists are working on developing allergy free eggs. Children who are allergic to eggwhite might soon be able to eat it as researchers are working on modifying egg proteins so that hens start laying allergy-free eggs.Using RNAi (RNA interference) technology the researchers hope to switch off the 4 major allergens out of the 40 proteins that are found in egg, thus creating a hypoallergenic egg that will produce chickens that will, in turn, lay allergy-free eggs. Professor Tim Doran ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/egg-allergy-eat-allergy-free-eggs-98862-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/rare-case-of-british-woman-suffering-from-water-allergy-98800-1.htm A 27-year-old British woman cannot cry or sweat because she suffers from an extremely rare condition where she is allergic to water and there is no known cure for her condition. Katie Dell - a resident of Flint, North Wales - suffers from aquagenic urticaria, a rare syndrome that has affected just 35 people in the whole world, the Daily Mail reported. Dell cannot cry because her own tears bring out a painful rash. A bath triggers burning inflammation and she even gave up a job as dance teacher ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/rare-case-of-british-woman-suffering-from-water-allergy-98800-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/genetic-marker-for-painful-food-allergy-identified-98621-1.htm A genetic signature for a severe, often painful food allergy - eosinophilic esophagitis has been discovered by researchers. The scientists, from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, report in the IJournal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology /Ithat they have pinpointed a dysregulated microRNA signature for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a disease that also may cause weight loss, vomiting, heartburn and swallowing difficulties. Interestingly, the dysregulated microRNA was ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/genetic-marker-for-painful-food-allergy-identified-98621-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/mercks-experimental-drug-reduces-allergic-reaction-to-ragweed-98452-1.htm Pharmaceutical giant Merck has announced that it will be filing a marketing approval with the US Food and Drug Administration next year for its experimental drug that reduces the allergic reactions to ragweed and grass. Merck said that the results of its clinical trials revealed that those who took the drugs showed up to 27 percent reduction in the allergy symptoms. More than 560 adults between 18 and 50 years of age took part in the study with the participants given either two different doses of the drug or a placebo....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/mercks-experimental-drug-reduces-allergic-reaction-to-ragweed-98452-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/man-succumbs-after-suffering-fatal-allergic-reaction-to-chicken-nuggets-98124-1.htm A 58-year old man lost his life following a fatal allergic reaction to chicken nuggets and chips with doctors at a NHS hospital asking basic questions instead of providing emergency treatment that could have saved his life. John Haworth was rushed to the Royal Blackburn Hospital in Lancashire after taking ill on eating chicken nuggets and chips. Even though he was struggling to breathe, he was made to wait with other patients, some of whom had come with broken bones or were drunks, for over 90 minutes....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/man-succumbs-after-suffering-fatal-allergic-reaction-to-chicken-nuggets-98124-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/recent-discovery-paves-way-for-new-strategies-to-treat-allergic-diseases-98101-1.htm New processes that lead to the development of a novel cell implicated in allergies has been discovered by Trinity College Dublin and the United Kingdom researchers. The findings have been published in the leading international journal INature Immunology/I. The work was performed by Professor Padraic Fallon, Science Foundation Ireland Stokes Professor of Translational Immunology of TCD's School of Medicine and Dr Andrew McKenzie of the Medical Research Council Laboratory for Molecular Biology in Cambridge....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/recent-discovery-paves-way-for-new-strategies-to-treat-allergic-diseases-98101-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/severe-allergic-reaction-from-hair-weave-procedure-causes-death-of-a-woman-97079-1.htm A severe allergic reaction is believed to have caused the death of Atasha Graham, 34, after she underwent a hair weave procedure. Doctors have doubts about the glue used during the hair weave procedure which may have triggered an allergic reaction. Graham was dancing with her boyfriend at the club when she collapsed. A possible chemical reaction occurred when the glue entered the blood stream; she was dancing and the sweat may have caused the glue to enter the blood stream. Coroner Christopher Williams ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/severe-allergic-reaction-from-hair-weave-procedure-causes-death-of-a-woman-97079-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fish-oil-capsules-during-pregnancy-protects-babies-against-eczema-96899-1.htm Taking fish oil capsules during pregnancy may protect your baby from eczema, according to scientists at the Adelaide University.Tests of 700 pregnant women with a family history of eczema showed that children whose mothers had taken Omega-3 supplements during pregnancy, were 1/3rd less likely to develop the dry-skin condition, compared with women who took a placebo.Scientists believe that Omegap-3 fatty acids passed on via the placenta, affect the unborn baby's immune system which protects against eczema....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fish-oil-capsules-during-pregnancy-protects-babies-against-eczema-96899-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Hay-Fever-Worse-in-Spring-Than-Summer-Says-Research-95144-1.htm It is well-known that hay fever, which is characterized by runny nose, sneezing and itchy eyes, is caused by an allergy to pollen, and most commonly to grass pollen. These tiny grains bring misery to sufferers through spring and summer and pollen levels are often included as part of weather reports to help sufferers prepare. However new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal iClinical and Translational Allergy/i shows that, regardless of medication and other allergies, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Hay-Fever-Worse-in-Spring-Than-Summer-Says-Research-95144-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Researchers-Identify-Potential-Therapeutic-Target-for-Allergy-94354-1.htm In a significant discovery, researchers at La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology in United States have identified the histamine releasing factor (HRF) as a key molecule that could be targeted in potential cures for a number of allergies including asthma. The study was led by Toshiaki Kawakami who said that HRF molecule played an important role in promoting asthma and other allergies. The researchers identified two novel peptides (N19 and H3) as strong therapeutic candidates for blocking the HRF and IgE interactions....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Researchers-Identify-Potential-Therapeutic-Target-for-Allergy-94354-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Key-Discovery-Could-Lead-To-Effective-Cure-for-Eczema-93907-1.htm Researchers have moved a step ahead in finding an effective cure for inflammatory skin conditions like eczema. Scientists have found that a strain of yeast implicated in skin conditions like eczema, can be killed by certain peptides and could provide a new treatment for these debilitating skin conditions. 20 percent of children in the UK suffer from atopic eczema and whilst this usually clears up in adolescence, 7 percent of adults will continue to suffer throughout their lifetime. Furthermore, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Key-Discovery-Could-Lead-To-Effective-Cure-for-Eczema-93907-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Brit-Mum-Slips-into-Coma-After-Allergic-Reaction-to-Hair-Dye-93724-1.htm A British mother of two may have slipped into a permanent coma after she suffered from a near fatal allergic reaction to a hair dye. Julie McCabe had applied a popular brand of hair dye, L'Oreal Preference, and was rinsing it off when she started to feel unwell. Her father Keith Miller revealed that after rinsing off the dye, she told her husband that she was unable to breathe properly and had to be rushed to a hospital. The doctors told the family that she had suffered an allergic reaction ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Brit-Mum-Slips-into-Coma-After-Allergic-Reaction-to-Hair-Dye-93724-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Immunotherapy-is-Best-Treatment-for-Pet-Allergy-93019-1.htm People who have pet allergy will not benefit just by removing the pet from the house, concluded allergists at the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Boston, November 3-8. Using immunotherapy i.e. allergy shots along with environmental changes will help control pet allergy symptoms like sneezing. This is a common allergy and the allergen is present everywhere, even at places where there are no pets. Case studies have shown that cat ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Immunotherapy-is-Best-Treatment-for-Pet-Allergy-93019-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Teen-Had-Allergic-Reaction-to-Hair-Dye-92968-1.htm Following an allergic reaction to hair dye aspiring model Chloe Robins aged 14-years was left struggling for breath, unable to see properly and violently sick. The allergic reaction is thought to be due to the chemical para-phenylenediamine (PPD) present in the dye. The schoolgirl hoped the black dye would make her look like a zombie for a Halloween fancy dress party. Chloe's mother had conducted a patch and strand test and since there was no reaction she applied the hair color. However the teenager ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Teen-Had-Allergic-Reaction-to-Hair-Dye-92968-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Allergy-Shots-Save-Money-and-Speed-Up-Relief-92851-1.htm The age-old treatment for allergy sufferers - allergy shots, are getting a shot in the arm from new research. This proven therapy saves money; accelerated schedules deliver relief in weeks, rather than months; and alternative methods are on the horizon, according to allergists at the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Boston, Nov 3-8. br / br /"For over a century, we have known allergy immunotherapy is highly effective and improves ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Allergy-Shots-Save-Money-and-Speed-Up-Relief-92851-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Allergy-and-Brain-Tumor-Risk-92272-1.htm Allergies help cut the risk of developing brain tumors, suggests study. People with somewhat elevated blood levels of immunoglobulin E (IgE), antibodies that carry out the body's immune response to allergens, were significantly less likely to develop gliomas, and those who did survived somewhat longer, than those with clinically normal IgE levels, according to the study by a team of researchers at Brown University and several other institutions in the United States and Europe. "These results ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Allergy-and-Brain-Tumor-Risk-92272-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Yoghurt-Intake-During-Pregnancy-Boosts-Asthma-Hay-Fever-Risk-in-Babies-90723-1.htm Women who consume low-fat yoghurt during pregnancy increase the risk of asthma and allergic rhinitis (hay fever) in children, according to a recent study. The study will be presented at the European Respiratory Society's (ERS) Annual Congress in Amsterdam on 25 September 2011. All the abstracts for the ERS Congress will be publicly available online from today (17 September 2011). The study aimed to assess whether fatty acids found in dairy products could protect against the development of allergic diseases in children....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Yoghurt-Intake-During-Pregnancy-Boosts-Asthma-Hay-Fever-Risk-in-Babies-90723-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Lady-Dies-Due-to-Severe-Allergic-Reaction-to-Mouthwash--90678-1.htm A severe reaction to a mouthwash caused the death of an English woman during the course of her treatment for an infected tooth at a Brighton dental clinic. Sacha Rumaner complained that she felt very hot and itchy after she rinsed her mouth with mouthwash Corsodyl. Just seconds later she fell to the floor after suffering an anaphylactic shock and died almost instantly. Even though paramedics appeared in minutes they were unable to revive her. DIV/DIV DIVInvestigation is on to ascertain ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Lady-Dies-Due-to-Severe-Allergic-Reaction-to-Mouthwash--90678-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/African-Ancestry-Linked-to-Increased-Peanut-Allergy-90272-1.htm African ancestry more prone to peanut allergy, reveals report. Rajesh Kumar at the Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago and his team looked at over 1,000 children to find out if race and ancestry played an important role in food allergies. The group, after screening the collected genomes, also searched antibodies to peanuts in the children's blood. Reports showed that the high levels of antibodies suggested the immune system overreacted to peanuts earlier. "For every 10 percent increase in African ancestry....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/African-Ancestry-Linked-to-Increased-Peanut-Allergy-90272-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Wheezy-Toddlers-Allergic-to-Dust-Mites-Likely-to-Develop-Asthma-89681-1.htm Wheezy toddlers who are allergic to house dust mites are more at risk of developing asthma by the age of 12, according to Australian researchers. Children aged one - two years with a family history of allergy, who had a positive skin prick test to house dust mites, had a higher risk of developing asthma later in life. Results showed 75 percent of these children had asthma at aged 12 compared to 36 percent of children without a positive skin prick test. Lead author Dr Caroline Lodge ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Wheezy-Toddlers-Allergic-to-Dust-Mites-Likely-to-Develop-Asthma-89681-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Finds-No-Evidence-for-Protective-Effect-of-Breastfeeding-Against-Childhood-Eczema-89645-1.htm A global study has found that there is no clear evidence to support that exclusive breastfeeding for four months or longer protects against childhood eczema. Hitherto, breastfeeding was considered as an important strategy to prevent the development of eczema and other allergic diseases in children. The largest worldwide study on the association between breastfeeding, time of weaning and eczema in children, concluded that children who were exclusively breastfed for four months or longer were ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Finds-No-Evidence-for-Protective-Effect-of-Breastfeeding-Against-Childhood-Eczema-89645-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/More-on-Slowing-the-Allergic-March-89175-1.htm Over the years, a pandemic of ailments called the "allergic march" -- the gradual acquisition of overlapping allergic diseases that commonly begins in early childhood -- has frustrated both parents and physicians. For the last three decades, an explosion of eczema, food allergies, hay fever, and asthma have afflicted children in the United States, the European Union, and many other countries. What causes the march and how to derail it has remained elusive. Now, in this week's iNature/i, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/More-on-Slowing-the-Allergic-March-89175-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Peanut-Allergy-Trial-Shows-Promising-Results-87722-1.htm Kids with peanut allergy may soon get relief, after a trial produced very promising results. About one in 50 children in the UK have a peanut allergy, which can cause potentially fatal breathing problems. In the trial children given daily drops of peanut protein under the tongue built up a tolerance to the nuts. "We have seen very promising results from this trial," the Daily Express quoted Dr Edwin Kim, of Duke University Hospital in North Carolina, who led the study, as saying....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Peanut-Allergy-Trial-Shows-Promising-Results-87722-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Boots-for-Grass-Allergic-Dog-87308-1.htm ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Boots-for-Grass-Allergic-Dog-87308-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Research-on-Food-Choices-of-Allergy-Sufferers-Conducted-by-UKs-Southampton-Varsity-87171-1.htm Insights into how people with life-threatening nut allergies use food labels when choosing what food to eat and buy has been provided by new research, published by the Food Standards Agency The research will be used to help produce clearer allergy information for consumers. The study, by researchers from the Universities of Southampton and Surrey, involved accompanying participants during a routine food shop and interviewing them at length to find out what they were thinking when they chose each food product....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Research-on-Food-Choices-of-Allergy-Sufferers-Conducted-by-UKs-Southampton-Varsity-87171-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Hay-Fever-in-Children-Reduced-by-Cellulose-Powder-87084-1.htm The symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever) in children are decreased by cellulose powder without any adverse effects. The powder is produced from pine trees and forms a barrier on the mucous membrane when puffed into the nose. This means that allergy causing substances are filtered out. "The cellulose powder has no adverse effects, and this fact makes it a particularly attractive treatment for children. It is used increasingly in many countries, but there is until now no ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Hay-Fever-in-Children-Reduced-by-Cellulose-Powder-87084-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Food-Allergy-Plagues-Close-to-6-Million-Children-in-US-86695-1.htm Food allergy is a well known condition and the plight of close to 8 percent of children in the U.S., a recent study has revealed. Worse, kids are victims to more than one allergy with allergic reactions being severe. Among the children with food allergies, nearly 30 % were victims of more than one allergy and 39% had severe reactions. Peanuts, milk and shellfish were the leading allergens. "These findings provide critical epidemiologic information to guide strategies for the prevention of food-induced ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Food-Allergy-Plagues-Close-to-6-Million-Children-in-US-86695-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Allergic-Contact-Dermatitis-Induced-by-Cosmetics-86059-1.htm bThere has been a two fold increase in the cases of allergic contact dermatitis due to cosmetic allergens in seven years with a majority of cases seen in women, according to a recent Danish research. /b A report from Dr. Tatyana Hamilton, MD, PhD from the Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, University of British Columbia, Canada, says that bon /bban average, a woman usually uses over 12 cosmetic products per day with an estimate of over 168 specific constituents ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Allergic-Contact-Dermatitis-Induced-by-Cosmetics-86059-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Lady-Allergic-to-Electricity-85234-1.htm A lady from Britain has become allergic to electricity after she underwent chemotherapy to treat bowel cancer three years ago. This rare condition called electro sensitivity has left her unable to operate an electric kettle or stay in a neighborhood with wireless internet. Due to this condition, Janice Tunnicliffe, 55, has to be completely away from electromagnetic fields of any kind and therefore she has stopped watching television, using the mobile and listening to radio. "Different things give ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Lady-Allergic-to-Electricity-85234-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Allergic-Reactions-in-Snakebite-Anti-Venom-Treatment-Reduced-If-Adrenaline-is-Administered-84874-1.htm Giving low-dose adrenaline to patients who have been bitten by a poisonous snake before treatment with the appropriate antivenom is safe and reduces the risk of acute severe reactions to the treatment, but giving promethazine has no such effect and giving hydrocortisone may actually be harmful. These findings from a study led by Asita De Silva from the Clinical Trials Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya in Ragama, Sri Lanka, are important because in some countries where snake bites ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Allergic-Reactions-in-Snakebite-Anti-Venom-Treatment-Reduced-If-Adrenaline-is-Administered-84874-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Kick-The-Butt-and-Avoid-Eczema-84106-1.htm bSmoking can be the cause of adult onset atopic dermatitis or Eczema according to new evidence published in medical journals. /b Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a disease associated with itching dry skin (xerosis) that causes eczematous lesions, and thickening of the skin and an increase in skin markings (lichenification). It usually starts in early infancy but now its adult-onset variant is also recognized. In a recent study Dr. Hsin-Su Yu from Department of Dermatology, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Kick-The-Butt-and-Avoid-Eczema-84106-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Topical-Corticosteroids-Safe-to-Use-in-the-Treatment-of-Eczema-in-Children-84015-1.htm A recent research published in the journal Pediatric Dermatology has revealed that the use of topical corticosteroids (TCS) for a prolonged period to treat eczema in children does not have any negative side effects. Use of TCS for a prolonged period was earlier associated with thinning of the skin. During a study involving 92 children, 70 children belonged to the dermatitis group and were using TCS to control their eczema; 22 children formed part of the control group. Parents were also advised to ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Topical-Corticosteroids-Safe-to-Use-in-the-Treatment-of-Eczema-in-Children-84015-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Dietary-Change-to-Make-the-Allergy-Blues-Go-Away-83990-1.htm An alteration in dietary habits can be helpful in bringing relief to those suffering from asthma or allergies. Spring, with its warmer weather could be an unpleasant time for many allergy and asthma sufferers. But according to Fred Pescatore, the acclaimed author of "The Allergy and Asthma Cure" and the bestselling "The Hamptons Diet", it doesn't have to be that way. "If you or someone you love has had to deal with sneezing, itchy eyes, breathlessness, rashes, and other symptoms this time ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Dietary-Change-to-Make-the-Allergy-Blues-Go-Away-83990-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Childhood-Eczema-and-Hay-Fever-Increases-Adult-Asthma-Risk-83762-1.htm Children who suffer from eczema accompanied by hay fever have nine times higher chances to suffer from allergic asthma in their 40s. The study states that almost 30% of current allergic asthma could be attributed to a history of childhood eczema and hay fever. Prevention and prompt treatment of eczema and hay fever is likely to restrict development of asthma later in life and save several lives and also health care costs related to the management of asthma and treatment. Researchers ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Childhood-Eczema-and-Hay-Fever-Increases-Adult-Asthma-Risk-83762-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Dr-Reddys-Gets-FDA-Approval-to-Market-Fexofenadine-83619-1.htm The US Food and Drug Administration has given its approval for a Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) by Dr Reddy's Laboratories for the production of its Fexofenadine HCl tablets. The tablets are generic version of Sanofi-Aventis' Allegra tablets and will be sold over the counter under store brand labels. Dr Reddy's revealed that it had got the approval for the drug on April 12, more than three months after the US District Court of New Jersey had given clearance for the company to manufacture the generic version of Allegra-D 24 in US....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Dr-Reddys-Gets-FDA-Approval-to-Market-Fexofenadine-83619-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Tackling-Hay-Fever-83528-1.htm ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Tackling-Hay-Fever-83528-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Spike-in-Hay-Fever-in-Europe-may-be-Caused-by-Rising-Carbon-Dioxide-Emissions-83474-1.htm Carbon dioxide emissions may be raising the pollen counts in European cities, a continent-wide study has indicated. Researchers from 13 EU nations analysed pollen levels for more than 20 species of trees and plants. They found that many, including several that cause allergies such as hay fever, correlated with rising CO2 levels. "We thought the increase in the amount of pollen could be related to land use changes, but we don't observe this," BBC quoted Annette Menzel from the Technical University of Munich, as saying....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Spike-in-Hay-Fever-in-Europe-may-be-Caused-by-Rising-Carbon-Dioxide-Emissions-83474-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/No-Childs-Play-Food-Allergy-83346-1.htm With the rise in numbers of food allergy cases, Australia is now being dubbed as the world's food allergy capital. Alarmingly, close to 10% of one year old children are victims of food allergy. Food allergy cannot be taken lightly. It can be life threatening if the child's airway swells up due to allergic reactions which can cause the child to choke, a condition medically known as anaphylaxis. The ones that can prove fatal in the absence of medical assistance are peanut and tree nut allergies as they prolong into adulthood....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/No-Childs-Play-Food-Allergy-83346-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Researchers-Find-Vaccine-For-Cat-Allergy-Treatment-83173-1.htm Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new vaccine that could successfully treat cat allergies, promising relief to those who suffer from itching, watering eyes and sneezing. Immunologist Mark Larche, professor in the Department of Medicine in the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine and Canada Research Chair in Allergy and Immune Tolerance and his team have developed a vaccine which is effective and safe with almost no side effects. They took one protein (molecule) that ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Researchers-Find-Vaccine-For-Cat-Allergy-Treatment-83173-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/1-in-100-Men-Allergic-To-Their-Own-Semen-83097-1.htm A study by Dutch scientists have discovered that men who suffer from post-orgasmic illness syndrome (POIS) may be allergic to their own semen. According to health24.com, some medical researchers believe 1 in 100 men may have POIS, reports Fox News. Doctors think the number may be higher because men may feel ashamed to admit they have a problem. Symptoms are both psychological and physical. Some psychological symptoms include, but are not limited to, anxiety and irritability, cognitive ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/1-in-100-Men-Allergic-To-Their-Own-Semen-83097-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Allergic-Response-Protein-Causes-Airway-Changes-in-Asthmatics-82711-1.htm A study conducted by researchers at Duke University has found that changes that occur in the airways of asthma patients are in part caused by the naturally occurring protein interleukin-13 (IL-13) which stimulates invasion of airway cells called fibroblasts. The study is the latest effort by researchers to better understand the processes that are involved in airway remodeling that can cause breathing difficulties in patients with asthma. "In the present study, we show for the first time ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Allergic-Response-Protein-Causes-Airway-Changes-in-Asthmatics-82711-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Severe-Allergic-Reaction-Robs-Life-82643-1.htm H2 style="MARGIN: auto 0in" H2 style="MARGIN: auto 0in"SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"FONT face="Times New Roman"Sacha Rumaner had gone in for a routine dental appointment after an uneventful extraction of a tooth, when she collapsed and died after a suspected allergic reaction./FONT/SPAN/H2 H2 style="MARGIN: auto 0in"SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"FONT face="Times ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Severe-Allergic-Reaction-Robs-Life-82643-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Peanut-Allergy-Claims-the-Life-of-13-year-Old-82523-1.htm 13-year old Katelyn Carlson died after eating Chinese food. The girl is believed to have gone into an anaphylactic shock after having eaten the food ordered from Chinese Inn restaurant in Niles. Lab tests on the food have confirmed that the food had trace amounts of peanut products and Katelyn had an acute peanut allergy. Despite making explicit requests that peanuts or peanut products like sauces or oils should not be used in any of the food preparations, the restaurant failed to do ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Peanut-Allergy-Claims-the-Life-of-13-year-Old-82523-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Says-Pollen-also-Appears-Outside-Flowering-Season-82491-1.htm A new study says that pollen is present even when it is not the flowering season. "There is of course a very close relationship between the moment at which pollen is released by plants and the data gathered by the traps used to measure these grains, but this is not always the case", Rafael Tormo, a botanist from the University of Extremadura and co-author of the paper, tells SINC. His team found delays or advances of up to a week between the time when the pollen of allergenic grass species ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Says-Pollen-also-Appears-Outside-Flowering-Season-82491-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Allergic-Rhinitis-During-Spring-82463-1.htm Allergic rhinitis, characterized by coughing, sneezing , watery eyes and even breathing difficulties , is quite common during this season with nearly 40% of children suffering this condition. Ash, Oak and Elm trees are the most notorious during this season for causing allergies. Nearly (Dollor) 11.2 billion is spent on allergy medication by Americans. Treatment may involve the use of anti-histamines, like, cetirizine loratadine, and fexofenadine, and nasal corticosteroid sprays. Allergy shots or allergen ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Allergic-Rhinitis-During-Spring-82463-1.htm