New England Journal of Medicine publishes Phase III data showing Xolair significantly reduced allergic reactions across multiple foods in people with food allergies
Detailed results from the NIH-sponsored Phase III OUtMATCH study showed treatment with Xolair increased the amount of peanuts, tree nuts, egg, milk and wheat that people as young as 1 year consumed without an allergic reactionThe U.S. FDA recently approved Xolair as the first and only medicine for children and adults with one or more food allergiesAllergic reactions can be life-threatening and it is estimated that food-related anaphylaxis results in 30,000 medical events treated in emergency rooms in the U.S. each year1-3Basel, 25 February 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today data from Stage 1 of the N...
Source: Roche Investor Update - February 25, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
New England Journal of Medicine publishes Phase III data showing Xolair significantly reduced allergic reactions across multiple foods in people with food allergies
Detailed results from the NIH-sponsored Phase III OUtMATCH study showed treatment with Xolair increased the amount of peanuts, tree nuts, egg, milk and wheat that people as young as 1 year consumed without an allergic reactionThe U.S. FDA recently approved Xolair as the first and only medicine for children and adults with one or more food allergiesAllergic reactions can be life-threatening and it is estimated that food-related anaphylaxis results in 30,000 medical events treated in emergency rooms in the U.S. each year1-3Basel, 25 February 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today data from Stage 1 of the N...
Source: Roche Media News - February 25, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
An Asthma Drug Can Drastically Reduce Food Allergies
About 20 million people in the U.S.—including four million children—have food allergies. Now, there’s a new way to reduce their risk of severe allergic reactions. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that the drug omalizumab, or Xolair, allows people with food allergies to tolerate higher doses of allergenic foods before developing a reaction after an accidental exposure. It also leads to milder reactions if they are exposed.
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The drug was originally approved more than two decades ago to treat allergic asthma. But because of this ...
Source: TIME: Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
FDA approves Xolair as first and only medicine for children and adults with one or more food allergies
Approval is based on data from the NIH-sponsored Phase III OUtMATCH study, which showed a significantly higher proportion of food allergy patients as young as 1 year treated with Xolair could tolerate small amounts of peanut, milk, egg and cashew without an allergic reaction, compared to placeboMore than 40% of children and more than half of adults with food allergies have experienced a severe reaction at least once1,2 Detailed OUtMATCH results will be featured in a late-breaking symposiumat the 2024 AAAAI Annual MeetingBasel, 16 February 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the U.S. Food ...
Source: Roche Investor Update - February 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
FDA approves Xolair as first and only medicine for children and adults with one or more food allergies
Approval is based on data from the NIH-sponsored Phase III OUtMATCH study, which showed a significantly higher proportion of food allergy patients as young as 1 year treated with Xolair could tolerate small amounts of peanut, milk, egg and cashew without an allergic reaction, compared to placeboMore than 40% of children and more than half of adults with food allergies have experienced a severe reaction at least once1,2 Detailed OUtMATCH results will be featured in a late-breaking symposiumat the 2024 AAAAI Annual MeetingBasel, 16 February 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the U.S. Food ...
Source: Roche Media News - February 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Ancient ‘chewing gum’ sheds light on stone age teenagers’ diet
Traces of DNA found on lumps of tree resin suggest trout and hazelnuts were popular 10,000 years agoDNA from a type of “chewing gum” used by teenagers inSweden 10,000 years ago is shedding new light on the stone age diet and oral health, according to research.The wads of gum are made from pieces of birch bark pitch, a tar-like black resin, and carry clearly visible teethmarks.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 23, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Agence France-Pressse in Stockholm Tags: Archaeology Science Sweden Diets and dieting Fossils Food Europe Life and style World news Source Type: news
Bon Appetit: A Delicious Way to Inspire Chefs and Show the Best of Senior Living
Imagine this meal: braised local short rib of beef, crab cakes with pumpkin risotto and a saffron corn cream sauce, followed by a dessert of hazelnut and chocolate mousse petit fours with a Frangelico pumpkin cream sauce. You might think you could only get this in an expensive restaurant, but these are actually winning senior living recipes in LifeSpan ’s Taste of Senior Living contest. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - December 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Joanne Kaldy Source Type: news
Urgent recall of gluten-free chocolate cereal sold at Morrisons: Own-brand item poses 'risk' to Brits with allergies due to three undeclared ingredients
Morrisons supermarket has issued an urgent recall of its gluten free cereal, choco crackles, over allergy fears. It contains hazelnut, milk and gluten-free oats- which isn't mentioned on the box. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Urgent 'do not eat' warning for trendy granola sold in Tesco, Waitrose and Ocado as food safety chiefs warn it may contain STONES
Food safety watchdogs have put a 'do not eat' warning on Rude Health's low sugar almond and hazelnut granola, which costs up to £3.70. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tesco urgently recalls popular breakfast cereal over allergy fears
The Food Standards Agency (FSA), which published the alert, told people in the UK with a milk or hazelnut intolerance or allergy not to eat the breakfast cereal. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nut consumption causes changes in sperm DNA function
(Universitat Rovira i Virgili) Researchers have evaluated for the first time the effect of a short/middle-term consumption of a mixture of tree nuts (almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts) on sperm DNA methylation patterns in healthy individuals reporting eating a Western-style diet. They have observed that the methylation of 36 genomic regions was significantly different between baseline and the end of the trial only in the group that consumed nuts, and 97.2% of the regions displayed hypermethylation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Eating 60g of walnuts, hazelnuts and almonds each day 'gives men better orgasms'
Spanish researchers believe the array of nutrients in the nuts help transmit signals to the penis which boost sensitivity and performance. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Unilever Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Tree Nut in Limited Quantities of Ben & Jerry ’s Coconut Seven Layer Bar Bulk and Chunky Monkey Pint
Unilever is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of Ben& Jerry ’s Coconut Seven Layer Bar bulk and Ben& Jerry ’s Chunky Monkey pints, which may inadvertently contain tree nuts including almonds, Brazil nuts, and hazelnuts that are not declared in the ingredient list or allergy information list. Both affected products include a “Contains Walnuts” and a “May contain other tree nuts” label on the bac k of the pack. Persons who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to these undeclared tree nuts run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume the recalled products. (Source: Food a...
Source: Food and Drug Administration - April 16, 2019 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
Moonstruck Chocolate Co. Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared Hazelnuts In 4 Oz. Sea Salt Caramels Tumbled In Milk Chocolate
Moonstruck Chocolate Company of Portland, Oregon is recalling 600/4 oz. bags of Sea Salt Caramels Tumbled In Milk Chocolate, because it may contain undeclared hazelnuts. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to hazelnuts run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - December 12, 2018 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
CBF Morning Run: Office party etiquette, gassing up at the dentist and digging a Moeller Brew Barn toasted hazelnut porter
Happy Tuesday morning, Columbus.
About a week ago, I got an email from an "etiquette expert" explaining the Dos and Don'ts of the Holiday Office Party.
It contains such hits as:
Do be sure to "greet, thank and shake hands with your hosts and the party planners."
Do watch topics of conversation: "Remember to avoid politics, sex and religion."
Don't "hide in the corner" or "head straight for the bar or buffet."
Don't be the hit of the office gossip: "Alcohol and a loose tongue may add up to a regretful… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 11, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Mark Somerson Source Type: news
