Atopic Dermatitis and its Relation to Food Allergy Atopic Dermatitis and its Relation to Food Allergy
Are those with atopic dermatitis more likely to develop food allergies?Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - June 1, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology Journal Article Source Type: news
An Adolescent Girl With Symptoms of Anaphylaxis An Adolescent Girl With Symptoms of Anaphylaxis
This 14-year-old girl with a history of weight loss and food allergies presented with symptoms of anaphylaxis, but allergy and immunological workup were negative. What was the real etiology?Journal of Medical Case Reports (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - May 22, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology Journal Article Source Type: news
‘This Is Really Life or Death.’ For People With Disabilities, Coronavirus Is Making It Harder Than Ever to Receive Care
Jeiri Flores is normally a busy, upbeat 29-year-old. But amid the COVID-19 pandemic, her go-to thought has been dark. “If I get this,” she thinks, “I’m gonna die.”
This is not an unfounded fear. Flores has cerebral palsy, uses a wheelchair and needs assistance with everyday tasks, including making food and getting dressed. Her disability means it’s tougher for her immune system to kick illnesses; she’s still recovering from a bout of pneumonia she had in January. So beating COVID-19 could easily mean a protracted battle and months in a hospital—a prospect that comes with a c...
Source: TIME: Health - April 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Abigail Abrams Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
Food allergy: What ’s on the horizon?
The current COVID-19 emergency has changed so much for those living with the risk of food hypersensitivity – allergy, intolerance and coeliac disease. Pre COVID-19, many initiatives to support those with food hypersensitivity had been gathering momentum: a significant change in food information law for foods prepared and packed on site, some key court cases and an underlying recognition of the exceptional risks, particularly from allergens such as milk and sesameWhilst about half of our food pre-lockdown was prepared and served for us though pubs, restaurants, hotels, schools, workplaces and many other catering operatio...
Source: The Nutrition Society - April 23, 2020 Category: Nutrition Authors: Jade Mitchell Source Type: news
' Not the Time' to Be Daring With New Foods, Allergists Warn'Not the Time' to Be Daring With New Foods, Allergists Warn
New data suggest that the rate of food allergies in adults is higher than previously estimated, with about one in five people having a first-time allergic reaction later in life.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - April 20, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology News Source Type: news
The mark of a food allergy label: school accommodation policy and bullying - Rocheleau GC, Rocheleau BN.
This study examines the extent to which specific school accommodation policies relate to bullying victimization among children with food allergies using a labeling framework. Data were collected through a web-based survey of parents of children with food a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 14, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Drinking green tea may help with food allergies
(Shinshu University) Drinking green tea increases Flavonifractor plautii in the gut, which in turn suppresses an allergic food immune response. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Families With Food Allergies Struggle With Bare Shelves
As the coronavirus spreads and locked-down communities stock up, products needed by allergy sufferers are increasingly hard to come by. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Eric Athas Tags: Peanuts Shopping and Retail Anaphylactic Shock Food Allergies Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Labeling and Labels (Product) Supermarkets and Grocery Stores Epidemics Quarantines Stockpiling Food and Drug Administration United States Source Type: news
Allergists Offer Advice to Parents of Kids With Food Allergies Allergists Offer Advice to Parents of Kids With Food Allergies
Parents of children with food allergies should acknowledge their kids ' anxiety, as well as their own, a group of allergy experts advises.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - February 27, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology News Source Type: news
Allergists offer advice to parents of kids with food allergies
(Reuters Health) - Parents of children with food allergies should acknowledge their kids' anxiety, as well as their own, a group of allergy experts advises. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 26, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Startup gobbles up $60M from high-profile investors to target food allergies
A narrow band of proteins that run through dozens of food allergies helped a Peninsula startup swallow $60 million from a syndicate of investors — including high-powered families — to develop a broad food allergy treatment.
Alladapt Immunotherapeutics Inc. — a Menlo Park company launched in 2018 by early 23andMe Inc. executive Ashley Dombkowski — expects to use the Series C funding to take its lead drug into a clinical trial later t his year. The oral drug is designed to provoke an immune… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 21, 2020 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news
Startup gobbles up $60M from high-profile investors to target food allergies
A narrow band of proteins that run through dozens of food allergies helped a Peninsula startup swallow $60 million from a syndicate of investors — including high-powered families — to develop a broad food allergy treatment.
Alladapt Immunotherapeutics Inc. — a Menlo Park company launched in 2018 by early 23andMe Inc. executive Ashley Dombkowski — expects to use the Series C funding to take its lead drug into a clinical trial later t his year. The oral drug is designed to provoke an immune… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 21, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news
Startup gobbles up $60M from high-profile investors to target food allergies
A narrow band of proteins that run through dozens of food allergies helped a California startup swallow $60 million from a syndicate of investors — including high-powered families — to develop a broad food allergy treatment.
Alladapt Immunotherapeutics Inc. — a Menlo Park, Calif., company launched in 2018 by early 23andMe Inc. executive Ashley Dombkowski — expects to use the Series C funding to take its lead drug into a clinical tria l later this year. The oral drug is designed to provoke… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 21, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news
Startup gobbles up $60M from high-profile investors to target food allergies
A narrow band of proteins that run through dozens of food allergies helped a Peninsula startup swallow $60 million from a syndicate of investors — including high-powered families — to develop a broad food allergy treatment.
Alladapt Immunotherapeutics Inc. — a Menlo Park company launched in 2018 by early 23andMe Inc. executive Ashley Dombkowski — expects to use the Series C funding to take its lead drug into a clinical trial later t his year. The oral drug is designed to provoke an immune… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 20, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news
Startup gobbles up $60M from high-profile investors to target food allergies
A narrow band of proteins that run through dozens of food allergies helped a Peninsula startup swallow $60 million from a syndicate of investors — including high-powered families — to develop a broad food allergy treatment.
Alladapt Immunotherapeutics Inc. — a Menlo Park company launched in 2018 by early 23andMe Inc. executive Ashley Dombkowski — expects to use the Series C funding to take its lead drug into a clinical trial later t his year. The oral drug is designed to provoke an immune… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 20, 2020 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news
