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The law of food allergy and accommodation in Canadian schools
There is ongoing controversy surrounding the appropriate standards and limits of accommodation of children with food allergies in schools. We identify and explain how relevant Canadian common law, legislation,...
Source: Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology - October 22, 2018 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Blake Murdoch, Eric M. Adams and Timothy Caulfield Tags: Review Source Type: research
People Rarely Outgrow Seafood Allergies People Rarely Outgrow Seafood Allergies
A small study of children and adults in Canada suggests that fish and shellfish allergies don ' t usually resolve over time.Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 10, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
People rarely outgrow seafood allergies
(Reuters Health) - A small study of children and adults in Canada suggests that fish and shellfish allergies don't usually resolve over time.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 9, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Health Care Heroes award winner: Dr. Allison Freeman, Allegheny Health Network
Dr. Allison Freeman is a 2018 Health Care Heroes award winner in the health care provider - individual category. Here's her story:
To say that Dr. Allison Freeman has changed her mind about the treatment of food allergies would be a major understatement.
“The last thing I did before I left Canada for the U.S. was help write the infant feeding guidelines that were designed to keep children from getting these allergies,” s he said. “Almost everything we wrote was wrong. Now we’ve rewritten…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 13, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Richard Cerilli Source Type: news
EpiPen alternative to be imported from U.S. amid shortage, health minister says
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says a U.S.-approved auto-injector will be imported to ease Canada's current shortage of EpiPen injectors to treat life-threatening allergies.
Source: CBC | Health - August 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Pharmacies expected to run out of EpiPens in coming weeks: Health Canada
EpiPen injectors, relied on by people with life-threatening anaphylactic allergies, are in such short supply Canadian pharmacies are likely to run out of adult doses before new supplies arrive at the end of August.
Source: CBC | Health - July 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 1577: Aeroallergens in Canada: Distribution, Public Health Impacts, and Opportunities for Prevention
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Tim K. Takaro
Aeroallergens occur naturally in the environment and are widely dispersed across Canada, yet their public health implications are not well-understood. This review intends to provide a scientific and public health-oriented perspective on aeroallergens in Canada: their distribution, health impacts, and new developments including the effects of climate change and the potential role of aeroallergens in the development of allergies and asthma. The review also describes anthropogenic effects on plant distribution and diversity, and how aeroallergens interact with other environmental elements, such as air po...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - July 25, 2018 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Cecilia Sierra-Heredia Michelle North Jeff Brook Christina Daly Anne K. Ellis Dave Henderson Sarah B. Henderson Éric Lavigne Tim K. Takaro Tags: Review Source Type: research
Composition of complex sugars in breast milk may prevent future food allergies
(University of California - San Diego) The unique composition of a mother's breastmilk may help to reduce food sensitization in her infant, report researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine with colleagues in Canada. The findings, publishing in the June 15 issue of Allergy, further highlight the health role of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), which are not found in infant formula, and underscore their potential for therapeutic interventions.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 12, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Incidence of otic barotrauma in Canadian Armed Forces shallow-water diver candidate students 2011-2015.
Conclusions: This study reveals that OBT is prevalent among CAF SWD candidates, with operational impact due to missed diving days. This study is limited, and further prospective study is recommended.
PMID: 30028912 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine - May 1, 2018 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Brett KD, Meintjes W Tags: Undersea Hyperb Med Source Type: research
An international comparison of risk factors between two regions with distinct differences in asthma prevalence.
CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that the variation in risk factors between the two locations may explain some of the differences in the prevalence of asthma and wheeze between these two study sites. However, diagnostic labeling patterns should not be ruled out as another potential explanatory factor.
PMID: 29588089 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Allergologia et Immunopathologia - March 24, 2018 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Madani K, Vlaski E, Rennie DC, Sears M, Lawson JA Tags: Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) Source Type: research
Phase 1 pharmacokinetics and phase 3 efficacy of testosterone nasal gel in subjects with seasonal allergies.
CONCLUSIONS: AR does not affect absorption of TNG. Patient outcomes for long-term treatment with TNG for up to one year are not dependent on AR history.
PMID: 29603916 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Canadian Urological Association Journal - March 19, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Rogol AD, Tkachenko N, Badorrek P, Hohlfeld JM, Bryson N Tags: Can Urol Assoc J Source Type: research
Evaluation of eczema, asthma, allergic rhinitis and allergies among the Grade-1 children of Iqaluit
Little is known about the prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis, eczema and allergies among Canadian Inuit children, especially those living in the arctic and subarctic areas.
Source: Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology - February 27, 2018 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Ahmed Ahmed, Amir Hakim and Allan Becker Tags: Research Source Type: research
The X-Y factor: Females and males with urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome present distinct clinical phenotypes.
CONCLUSIONS: Females with UCPPS have greater prevalence of systemic disorders/symptoms and worse urinary symptoms than males with UCPPS. These findings demonstrate that females and males with UCPPS have distinct and different clinical phenotypes.
PMID: 29485033 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Canadian Urological Association Journal - February 23, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Hosier GW, Doiron RC, Tolls V, Nickel JC Tags: Can Urol Assoc J Source Type: research
This Type of Non-Dairy Milk is the Healthiest, Study Says
That almond milk latte may be delicious, but a study just published in the Journal of Food Science and Technology suggests that the trendy beverage also has some drawbacks. When researchers compared the nutritional profiles of four popular “alternative” milks, they found that soy milk came out on top—and that almond, rice and coconut “milks” all lacked essential nutrients important for overall health.
Plant-based “milks” are often marketed as wholesome and appropriate substitutes for the real thing. To find out if these claims measured up, scientists at McGill University in Canada ...
Source: TIME: Health - January 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Amanda MacMillan Tags: Uncategorized almond milk almond milk calories almond milk nutrition coconut milk Diet/Nutrition healthytime is soy milk fattening Lactose Intolerance onetime soy milk calories soy milk nutrition soy milk vs milk Source Type: news
Hormone therapy use in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: a cross-sectional analysis
Conclusions:These findings provide a recent national picture of HT use in Canada that may be used to inform opportunities for improved physician–patient communication regarding menopause management.
Objective:
The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence and factors associated with hormone therapy (HT) use among Canadian women.
Methods:
Baseline data from the Tracking cohort of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) was used for this analysis. The main outcome was HT use among women aged 45-85 years, defined as current, past, and never users. Multinomial logistic regression models were used to examin...
Source: Menopause - January 1, 2018 Category: OBGYN Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
