Article: ALLERGY VACCINE MAY HAVE CAT LOVERS PURRING.(L.A. LIFE)(Statistical Data Included)

Article: TAMING YOUR MAIN SNEEZE
The Boston Globe;  October 17, 1999 ;     700+ words ......cat -- but clearly, almost everybody is exposed to cat dander." It's not the fur that causes so much misery. The...theaters. Swedish researchers this year reported that cat dander from the homes of children who owned cats could be...it's probably time to consider immunotherapy, or allergy ...

Article: Ask Doctor Cory.
Child Life;  March 1, 2005 ;     587 words ......Although not always 100 percent effective, allergy shots con cure your allergies. I am writing...Claire: Thank you for your letter. Allergy shots can help to decrease the symptoms of...still not a cure. After a series of allergy shots, allergy symptoms often become milder...

Article: A Shot for You?
The Washington Post;  March 25, 2003 ;     257 words ...While allergy shots improve or cure more than eight...You may be a good candidate for allergy shots if: you suffer from various allergies...is not an automatic disqualifier. Allergy shots may pose less of a risk to the fetus...

Article: STUDY CONFIRMS BENEFITS OF ALLERGY SHOTS
Post-Tribune (IN);  December 15, 1998 ;     313 words ......confirms the long-term benefits of allergy shots, which virtually cured some children...Japan, researchers reported Monday. Allergy shots have been dogged by controversy despite...that most studies worldwide show that allergy shots work well when they are properly prepared...

Article: UCLA team develops treatment for cat allergies
University Wire;  April 27, 2005 ;     615 words ......frequently have significant amounts of cat dander in their homes even if they do not own a cat, Brown said. "Cat dander is so common in our culture," Brown...immunotherapy, in which they are given allergy shots that start with tiny doses of the...their allergic response, he said. ...

Article: SHOTS CAN SPARE ALLERGY SUFFERERS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  May 6, 1997 ;     579 words ......and itchy eyes. Through five years of allergy shots, Shulan built up an immunity to ragweed...losing their battles with allergies. ``Allergy shots are the only thing that really change...severe reactions and should not take allergy shots, he said. Before giving allergy ...

Article: LONG-TERM ALLERGY SHOTS BENEFICIAL, STUDY CONFIRMS.(MAIN)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  December 15, 1998 ;     361 words ......confirms the long-term benefits of allergy shots, which virtually cured some children...Japan, researchers reported Monday. Allergy shots have been dogged by controversy despite...that most studies worldwide show that allergy shots work well when they are properly prepared...

Article: Study confirms long-term benefits of allergy shots, researchers say
AP Online;  December 14, 1998 ;     496 words ......confirms the long-term benefits of allergy shots, which virtually cured some children...Japan, researchers reported Monday. Allergy shots have been dogged by controversy despite...that most studies worldwide show that allergy shots work well when they are properly prepared...

Article: BRIEFING.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  January 19, 2001 ;     358 words ...Allergy shots cut pollen reactions Allergy shots to protect against grass pollen allergies can reduce hay...triggered by grass pollens. Half the patients received allergy shots and half received shots containing no medication. They...

Article: Curbing allergy to insect venom: therapy stops reactions to stings years later.
Science News;  August 14, 2004 ;     502 words ......less likely than adults to receive allergy shots against insect venom--in part because...allergy shows that those who received allergy shots as children still benefit from them...for allergy would be candidates for allergy shots. In addition to the pain they inflict...

Article: Allergy Shots and Asthma
The Washington Post;  February 22, 1996 ;     261 words ...Allergy shots appear to help very little, if at all...Health recommended five years ago that allergy shots be used only when patients' asthma...addition to the minimal benefits of allergy shots for asthma, the injections are expensive...

Article: Rethinking the Role of Allergy Shots for Asthma; For Some Children With Top-Notch Medical Care, Injections May Not Be Necessary, Study Suggests
The Washington Post;  February 4, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Should children with asthma be given allergy shots? That question was complicated last...people are asking, `Should I quit these allergy shots?' " said Nancy Sander, president and...results showed no benefit to giving allergy shots to children with severe asthma whose...

Article: ALLERGY DROPS GIVEN IN PLACE OF ALLERGY SHOTS AT EMORY CRAWFORD LONG HOSPITAL
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 19, 2007 ;     479 words ......you dislike those weekly or monthly allergy shots, but need the therapy to dry up your...practiced in the U.S., simply because allergy shots are more common," says Dr. Patel...and prescribed nasal sprays." As with allergy shots, the allergy drops are not quick fixes...

Article: Allergy Shots: Liberation From Suffering.
World and I;  October 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......of Falls Church, Virginia, receives allergy shots every three to four weeks. Since starting...Before I came [to the doctor] for allergy shots, I was a real case, Schneider says...occasionally on my body everywhere. Allergy shots, or immunotherapy, are an effective...