Article: Do pets prevent allergic disease? The weight of the evidence favors a preventive role.(Point/Counterpoint)

Article: Do pets prevent allergic disease?(POINT/COUNTERPOINT)
Internal Medicine News;  September 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ......risks for later allergic disease. A review of 11 studies involving a total...exposure to pets and allergic disease. These results come from studies in Germany, Sweden...to the risk for allergic disease. In some studies, the protective...

Article: KEY MOLECULAR SIGNALING SWITCH INVOLVED IN ALLERGIC DISEASE IDENTIFIED
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 29, 2006 ;     611 words ......revolutionize treatment of asthma and allergic disease. "Our research, for the first time...an antibody known to trigger Type I allergic disease. "Understanding ADAM10's role in allergic disease makes it a potential target for the design of drugs to treat asthma and allergic ...

Article: Prevention of allergic disease in childhood reviewed.
Health & Medicine Week;  July 12, 2004 ;     503 words ......researcher reviews the prevention of allergic disease in childhood in a recent issue...children with early symptoms of allergic disease or children with chronic disease...regards prevention of development of allergic disease in childhood primary prevention...Sonderborg Hospital. The ...

Article: Study findings from University of Wales broaden understanding of allergies.
Biotech Week;  September 10, 2008 ;     297 words ......of immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated allergic disease set against a background of greater...physicians treating patients with allergic disease need to have an up-to-date knowledge...assessment of patients with IgE-mediated allergic disease and provide an up-to-date summary...

Article: Studies from University of Aberdeen update current data on nutraceutical research.
Pediatrics Week;  April 25, 2009 ;     355 words ......increase in asthma and allergic disease in westernised countries...rise in asthma and allergic disease, scientists in Scotland...a small number of studies have highlighted...childhood asthma and allergic disease, wrote G. Devereux...risk of asthma and allergic ...

Article: Do pets prevent allergic disease? The evidence of a protective effect is inconsistent.(Point/Counterpoint)
Skin & Allergy News;  June 1, 2007 ;     649 words ......political border? The studies showing that dogs and cats protect against allergic disease are highly inconsistent...increase the risk of allergic disease rather substantially...the development of allergic disease--when we discuss...

Article: Toll-like receptors may be good vaccine candidates in allergic disease.
Vaccine Weekly;  August 18, 2004 ;     386 words ......good vaccine candidates in allergic disease. According to recent research...basis of epidemiological studies and recent data, it has been...receptors and immune response in allergic disease. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol...Immunotherapy, Receptor Studies, Proteomics, and Immunology...

Article: New allergy in children study findings have been reported by scientists at McGill University, Department of Pediatrics.(Report)
Biotech Week;  May 20, 2009 ;     455 words ......detailed in 'The low prevalence of allergic disease in Eastern Europe: are risk factors...Experimental Allergy, The prevalence of allergic disease is known to be low in Eastern Europe...to understand the low prevalence of allergic disease in Belarus and other Eastern European...

Article: New clinical gastroenterology study findings recently were reported by researchers at University of Turku.(Clinical report)
Gastroenterology Week;  August 25, 2008 ;     623 words ......control symptoms and reduce the risk of allergic disease have hitherto focused on elimination...and inexperienced and the risk of allergic disease is heightened. In humans, documented...suffice to counter the plethora of allergic disease. First, it needs to be acknowledged...

Article: Studies from Johns Hopkins University add new findings in the area of immunology.
Immunotherapy Weekly;  April 8, 2009 ;     402 words ......like activity, in vitro studies have long demonstrated a...mediators that are hallmarks in allergic disease, including vasoactive amines...has long been observed in allergic disease, wrote J.T. Schroeder and...Functional Responses in Allergic Disease. Journal of Immunology...

Article: Molecular mechanisms of allergic disease.(Featured CME Topic: Allergy)
Southern Medical Journal;  November 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Epidemiologic studies reflect an increasing prevalence...cause of this increase in allergic disease is unclear, the result in...eosinophils in the pathogenesis of allergic disease. Although previous pharmacologic...treating the symptoms of allergic disease, new therapies ...

Article: High Paracetamol Use Link Found.(acetaminophen use may be linked with asthma and allergic disease prevalence)
Immunotherapy Weekly;  November 22, 2000 ;     327 words ......countries, which have some of the world's highest rates of allergic disease, also had some of the highest levels of paracetamol sales...caution, and might be explained by other risk factors for allergic disease that are more common in countries with higher paracetamol sales. They are therefore ...

Article: Two out of three prescription antihistamine users don't have allergic disease.
Biotech Week;  July 21, 2004 ;     522 words ......providers and should be a first step for effective treatment of allergic disease, said Sheryl Szeinbach, PhD, professor, division of pharmacy...SL, Williams B, Muntendam P, et al., Identification of allergic disease among users of antihistamines. J Manag Care Pharm, 2004...

Article: AAAAI: Call for Entries: Have You Written a Story on Allergic Disease? Win $1000.
PR Newswire;  September 28, 2007 ;     444 words ......interest in the research and treatment of allergic disease, is now accepting entries for the...outstanding medical/health reporting in allergic disease issues. Winners in each category will...public awareness about some aspect of allergic disease. -- Recognizes the ...