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COVID-19 vaccine's protection against virus outweighs potential allergy risk, expert says
Health Canada advised people with allergies to any of the ingredients in the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine not to get it, but one doctor said the news shouldn't discourage those who are eligible from getting inoculated.
Source: CBC | Health - December 13, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news

Pfizer/BioNTech ’s COVID-19 Vaccine Gets a Major Endorsement from FDA Committee
In a 17-4 vote (with one abstention) the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) vaccine advisory committee recommended that Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine should be distributed to the American public. With that recommendation hand, an FDA team led by the agency’s commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn will now make a final decision about whether to issue an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the vaccine for anyone 16 years and older. The committee vote is not binding, but the agency is likely follow its advice, especially given the urgent need for a vaccine to stave off a rising tide of new infections. T...
Source: TIME: Health - December 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news

The First Authorized COVID-19 Vaccine in the U.S. Has Arrived
Late in the evening on Dec. 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first COVID-19 vaccine for use in the country. The emergency use authorization means that doses of the vaccine—made by Pfizer/BioNTech—can be shipped at any time; certain Americans could be vaccinated as soon as next week. In a statement, FDA commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn said “The FDA’s authorization for emergency use of the first COVID-19 vaccine is a significant milestone in battling this devastating pandemic that has affected so many families in the United States and around the world.” In the same pr...
Source: TIME: Health - December 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news

Dry Eye Disease in University-based Clinics in Canada: A Retrospective Chart Review
CONCLUSIONS This retrospective chart review provided the demographics, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and management options for DED patients in Canadian university-based optometry clinics. The more comprehensive assessments conducted at Montreal may be beneficial to better monitor the progression of DED and to determine treatment effects over time.
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - November 1, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research

A040 barriers to oral food challenges: a qualitative analysis of the caregiver perspective
Oral food challenges (OFC) are the gold standard test for diagnosis of food allergy. Yet, many children do not undergo OFCs. The purpose of this study was to further understand the barriers to OFCs faced by Canadian parents of children with food allergies, as well as motivators to do OFCs and solutions to increase their utilization.
Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - November 1, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: N. Correa, J. Protudjer, E. Hsu, L. Soller, E. Chan, H. Kim, S. Jeimy Tags: Food Allergy Source Type: research

Update on the adverse effects of antimicrobial therapies in community practice.
CONCLUSION: It is difficult to identify and ascribe exact probabilities of most harms. However, all common antimicrobials create harms that must be considered when choosing whether to prescribe. Many adverse effects go unrecognized by prescribers. As side effects are inevitable, antimicrobials must be prescribed for as short a course as possible, only when the probability of benefit is greater than the risk of harm. PMID: 32933978 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Canadian Family Physician Medecin de Famille Canadien - August 31, 2020 Category: Primary Care Authors: Mohsen S, Dickinson JA, Somayaji R Tags: Can Fam Physician Source Type: research

L ’évolution du Relevé postnatal Rourke à mesure que se multiplient les données probantes sur la prévention des allergies alimentaires: Revue et conseils pratiques.
L’évolution du Relevé postnatal Rourke à mesure que se multiplient les données probantes sur la prévention des allergies alimentaires: Revue et conseils pratiques. Can Fam Physician. 2020 May;66(5):e136-e139 Authors: Abrams EM, Rourke L, Leduc D, Li P PMID: 32404464 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Canadian Family Physician Medecin de Famille Canadien - April 30, 2020 Category: Primary Care Authors: Abrams EM, Rourke L, Leduc D, Li P Tags: Can Fam Physician Source Type: research

Qualitative analysis of perceived impacts on childhood food allergy on caregiver mental health and lifestyle.
CONCLUSION: Multiple food allergies negatively impact the mental health of parents, in a variety of well-being domains. PMID: 32145318 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - March 3, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Abrams EM, Simons E, Roos L, Hurst K, Protudjer JLP Tags: Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol Source Type: research

Recent Surveys on Food Allergy Prevalence
Substantial numbers of children and adults report having immunoglobulin E–mediated food allergies. However, generating accurate food allergy prevalence data is difficult. Self-reported data can overestimate prevalence when compared with prevalence estimates established by more rigorous methods. As of 2004, in the United States, the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act mandated that the label should declare the source of the food if the product contains that food or a protein-containing ingredient from that food (not all proteins in a major food allergen cause allergic reactions) in the manner described by t...
Source: Nutrition Today - January 1, 2020 Category: Nutrition Tags: Nutrition and the Lifecycle Source Type: research

Pr évention des allergies alimentaires par l'introduction précoce d'aliments: Nouvelles recommandations sur l'introduction d'aliments allergènes solides.
Prévention des allergies alimentaires par l'introduction précoce d'aliments: Nouvelles recommandations sur l'introduction d'aliments allergènes solides. Can Fam Physician. 2019 Sep;65(9):e389-e390 Authors: Abrams EM, Singer AG, Chan ES PMID: 31515325 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Canadian Family Physician Medecin de Famille Canadien - August 31, 2019 Category: Primary Care Authors: Abrams EM, Singer AG, Chan ES Tags: Can Fam Physician Source Type: research

'I actually had to call in sick': Why seasonal allergies are getting worse for city dwellers
Millions of Canadians suffer from seasonal allergies, and many city dwellers across the country have noticed their symptoms worsening in recent years. Experts believe climate change is largely to blame.
Source: CBC | Health - August 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news

The Rise of the Pea: How an Unassuming Legume Emerged as a Frontrunner in the Race to Replace Meat and Dairy
No one denies peas are nutritious. Whether they’re delicious—that’s debatable. But arguments over taste no longer matter because peas, specifically yellow peas, are being formulated into so many products, they’re unavoidable, and often invisible. As a crop, the pea has risen and fallen in favor, but today everyone seems to agree that it checks the box against the biggest problems plaguing the Earth: climate, food and health. From a sustainability standpoint, peas, in the legume family, do everything wheat, corn and soy don’t. They require less water, are drought tolerant, reduce the need for n...
Source: TIME: Science - August 15, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Larissa Zimberoff Tags: Uncategorized Food Source Type: news

Early introduction of peanuts in babies to reduce allergy risk
(Joule Inc.) Worried about peanut allergies in children? A practice article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) outlines five things to know about early introduction of peanuts in infants to reduce the risk of peanut allergy.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 22, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Severe and near-fatal anaphylactic reactions triggered by chlorhexidine-coated catheters in patients undergoing renal allograft surgery: a case series
ConclusionsIntraoperative insertion of chlorhexidine-coated central venous catheters can trigger life-threatening anaphylaxis in susceptible patients undergoing renal transplantation.
Source: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia - June 30, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research

Severe and near-fatal anaphylactic reactions triggered by chlorhexidine-coated catheters in patients undergoing renal allograft surgery: a case series.
CONCLUSIONS: Intraoperative insertion of chlorhexidine-coated central venous catheters can trigger life-threatening anaphylaxis in susceptible patients undergoing renal transplantation. PMID: 31264193 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia - June 30, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Ho A, Zaltzman J, Hare GMT, Chen L, Fu L, Tarlo SM, Vadas P Tags: Can J Anaesth Source Type: research