Allergy molecule identified

BIOBOSS submitted, created time 1 year 6 months (www.eurekalert.org)

A vital molecule for resistance to food allergy has been identified offering a potential target for therapy. There is currently no way to treat food allergy; sufferers must avoid certain foods and keep adrenaline at hand. Scientists led by Dr. Claudio Nicoletti at the Institute of Food Research in Norwich have found a molecule that is absent during allergic responses. He suggests that by delivering allergens with this molecule, allergic reactions could be controlled.

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Five percent of U.S. adults report food allergy

DanyC submitted, created time 1 year 6 months (www.reutershealth.com)

According to a government study : more than 5 percent of U.S. adults may have food allergies, and many of them say food labels make it hard to protect themselves.

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US Senate votes to strengthen food, drug watchdog after scandals

badboy submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (www.physorg.com)

"The US Senate's approval this week of legislation to strengthen the Food and Drug Administration could spark reform in an agency often accused by consumer groups of lacking effectiveness. "

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Food allergies: One bite can be deadly

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Among allergy deaths studied, most were teenagers or young adults. A bite of allergic food would lead to their death.They either didn't ask for ingredient information or got incorrect, incomplete info, and that would be very dangerous. About food allergy, more than 80 percent of deaths were caused by peanuts or tree nuts.

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Britain has the worst rate of obesity among children

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With studies showing Britain has the worst rate of obesity among children in Europe, the country's media regulator plans to ban television advertising for junk food aimed at school-age children from next year.

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Sublingual immunotherapy: The optimism and the issues

BIOBOSS submitted, created time 1 year 10 months (www.jacionline.org)

The acceptability of sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) in guidelines or statements has recently increased. Our meta-analyses have shown that SLIT is an effective tool for the treatment of patients with asthma and/or rhinitis.

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Prevention of allergic disease during childhood by allergen avoidance

BIOBOSS submitted, created time 1 year 10 months (www.jacionline.org)

Early life allergen exposure may increase the risk of childhood allergy, but the protective effect of reduction in allergen exposure remains uncertain. Recently, The researchers found allergic diseases can be reduced, for at least the first 8 years of life, by combined food and HDM allergen avoidance in infancy.

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