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Why Parents Are Turning to a Controversial Treatment for Food Allergies
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Source: TIME: Health - August 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Esther Landhuis / Undark Tags: Uncategorized allergies health onetime syndication Source Type: news
Nanoparticle with mRNA appears to prevent, treat peanut allergies in mice
Key takeawaysPeanuts are one of the most common food allergens for children.UCLA scientists have developed a nanoparticle that delivers mRNA to liver cells in order to teach the immune system to tolerate peanut protein and alleviate allergies.In mice, the nanoparticle successfully dampened symptoms of serious allergy.Peanut allergies affect 1 in 50 children, and the most severe cases lead to a potentially deadly immune reaction called anaphylactic shock.Currently, there is only one approved treatment that reduces the severity of the allergic reaction, and it takes months to kick in. A group of UCLA immunologists is aiming ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 3, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
A Skin Patch Shows Promise in Treating Kids ’ Peanut Allergies
WASHINGTON — An experimental skin patch is showing promise to treat toddlers who are highly allergic to peanuts—training their bodies to handle an accidental bite.
Peanut allergy is one of the most common and dangerous food allergies. Parents of allergic tots are constantly on guard against exposures that can turn birthday parties and play dates into emergency room visits.
There is no cure. The only treatment is for children 4 and older who can consume a special peanut powder to protect against a severe reaction.
The patch, named Viaskin, aims to deliver that kind of treatment through the skin instead. In a maj...
Source: TIME: Health - May 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: LAURAN NEERGAARD—AP Tags: Uncategorized Diet & Nutrition healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Prevalence of allergies the same, regardless of where you live
Study suggests that people prone to developing allergies are going to develop an allergy to whatever is in their environment.
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - March 4, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Prevalence of Allergies the Same, Regardless of Where You Live
In the largest, most comprehensive, nationwide study to examine the prevalence of allergies from early childhood to old age, scientists from the National Institutes of Health report that allergy prevalence is the same across different regions of the United States, except in children 5 years and younger.“Before this study, if you would have asked 10 allergy specialists if allergy prevalence varied ...
Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - March 4, 2014 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research
Where you live in the US does not affect prevalence of allergies
In the largest, most comprehensive, nationwide study to examine the prevalence of allergies from early childhood to old age, scientists from the National Institutes of Health report that allergy prevalence is the same across different regions of the United States, except in children 5 years and younger."Before this study, if you would have asked 10 allergy specialists if allergy prevalence varied depending on where people live, all 10 of them would have said yes, because allergen exposures tend to be more common in certain regions of the U.S.," said Darryl Zeldin, M.D.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 7, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Allergy Source Type: news
Prevalence of Allergies the Same, Regardless of Where You Live
In the largest, most comprehensive, nationwide study to examine the prevalence of allergies from early childhood to old age, scientists from the National Institutes of Health report that allergy prevalence is the same across different regions of the United States, except in children 5 years and younger.“Before this study, if you would have asked 10 allergy specialists if allergy prevalence v...
Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - March 4, 2014 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research
More than Cosmetic Changes: Taking Stock of Personal Care Product Safety
Joe Greco, principal scientist in beauty care product development for Johnson & Johnson, works on reformulating an acne gel cleanser. Johnson & Johnson is one of several companies investing considerable resources to remove specific chemicals from their products.© Rebecca Kessler
An infographic prepared by the PCPC lays out the order of events and estimated timeframe for reformulating products.© Personal Care Products Council
In 2013 Johnson & Johnson completed reformulation of about 100 baby products, a process that involved approximately 1,500 prototypes. Some prototyp...
Source: EHP Research - May 1, 2015 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Web Admin Tags: Featured Focus News Allergies and Policy Chemical Sensitivities Chemical Testing Children's Health Endocrine Disruptors Health Disparities Industry Issues Laws May 2015 Organic Farming and Products Personal Care Products Regu Source Type: research
Food allergies can persist after myeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in dedicator of cytokinesis 8–deficient patients
Dedicator of cytokinesis 8 (DOCK8) deficiency is a highly morbid combined immunodeficiency that features recurrent sinopulmonary infections, viral skin infections, and severe food allergies.1,2 Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) cures infection susceptibility in patients with DOCK8 deficiency.3-7 Whether HSCT also cures food allergy has not been systematically examined in human subjects.8 To gain insight into the etiopathogenesis of food allergy and its potential treatment, we studied food allergy in 12 DOCK8-deficient patients who underwent HSCT at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center.
Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - January 28, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Corinne S. Happel, Kelly D. Stone, Alexandra F. Freeman, Nirali N. Shah, Angela Wang, Jonathan J. Lyons, Pamela A. Guerrerio, Dennis D. Hickstein, Helen C. Su Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
Giving peanut-based foods to babies early prevents allergies
Officials at the National Institutes of Health insist earlier exposure could dramatically reduce the number of children with allergies.
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 5, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sesame allergy common among children with food allergies
A study found that about 17% of children with food allergies are also allergic to sesame, highlighting the importance of using caution when exposing these children to sesame.
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - November 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Some babies should be given peanuts early say new US guidelines
"Babies should be given peanut early – some at four months old – in order to reduce the risk of allergy, according to new US guidance," BBC News reports. The guidelines are based on UK-led research that found early exposure reduced allergy risk.
The new US guidelines, which are informed by expert panel discussions and a new UK study, suggest that if an infant has severe eczema or an egg allergy, peanuts may be introduced at around four to six months. And that waiting later may increase the risk of an allergy developing.
However, they suggest checking with a health professional first if the infant does have t...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy/child QA articles Food/diet Source Type: news
How To Desensitize Your Child To A Food Allergy
The news is suddenly full of new recommendations on how to keep your baby allergy free. But what if it is too late to prevent allergies in your household? What if you’ve already seen your little one break out in hives, swell into a bawling bruised tomato or some other scary reaction? Have the great advances in allergy understanding just come too late for you and your kid?
No. Especially if your child is still relatively young.
The newest treatment, under study by experts at Northwestern University in Chicago, involves educating the immune system on the safety of, say, peanuts, by attaching peanut proteins to wh...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
