Article: Study confirms long-term benefits of allergy shots, researchers say

Article: Study confirms long-term benefits of allergy shots, researchers say
AP Online;  December 15, 1998 ;     495 words ......long-term benefits of allergy shots, which virtually...researchers reported. Allergy shots have been dogged...worldwide show that allergy shots work well when...medical term for allergy shots. Allergic rhinitis...president of the American College of ...

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 ......children with asthma be given allergy shots? That question was complicated...Should I quit these allergy shots?' " said Nancy Sander...showed no benefit to giving allergy shots to children with severe...study, emphasized that allergy shots are valuable for many...Wray, ...

Article: Allergy Shots.(brochure available from the American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology)(Brief Article)
Family Practice News;  September 1, 2000 ;     50 words ...You Can Have a Life Without Allergies is a brochure on allergy shots available from the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. It can be obtained online at http://allergy.mcg.edu, by calling 800-842-7777, or by contacting...

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...researchers reported Monday. Allergy shots have been dogged by controversy...most studies worldwide show that allergy shots work well when they are properly...Immunotherapy is the medical term for ...

Article: ACAAI Says Allergy Shots Should be Used More Frequently in Allergic Asthma To Prevent More Serious Disease.
PR Newswire;  August 21, 2000 ;     700+ words ......should strongly consider allergy shots to prevent the development...conference sponsored by the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology...research on immunotherapy. Allergy shots, also known as allergen...immunotherapy planned by the American College ...

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

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: 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...

Article: Scratch, sneeze, sniffle; Allergy shots build sufferers' immunity.(LIFE - HEALTH)
The Washington Times;  August 24, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Schneider, 43, of Falls Church receives allergy shots every three to four weeks. Since starting...Before I came [to the doctor] for allergy shots, I was a real case, Mr. Schneider says...occasionally on my body everywhere. Allergy shots, or immunotherapy, are an effective...

Article: ALLERGY SHOTS FAIL KIDS WITH ASTHMA.(MAIN)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  January 30, 1997 ;     219 words ...Byline: New York Times Allergy shots do not provide additional benefits to children with moderate...they were assigned at random to one of two groups: one given allergy shots, or a comparison group given inactive injections, or placebos...

Article: NEW RESEARCH CONFIRMS HOW ALLERGY SHOTS HELP PATIENTS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 23, 2006 ;     451 words ......Center have shown in animal studies how allergy shots work - a finding that could lead to...suspected for years but never proven - that allergy shots work because the injected IgG antibody...Allergists have suspected for years that allergy shots protect against anaphylaxis, at ...

Article: ALLERGY SHOTS CAN LAST YEARS AFTER TREATMENT.(FRONT)
The Virginian Pilot;  August 12, 1999 ;     325 words ...Byline: LINDA A. JOHNSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS Monthly allergy shots can lessen the torment of hay fever for years after...of symptoms reported by patients who had continued allergy shots during the three-year trial and those who got dummy...

Article: Study: Allergy Shots Block Symptoms
AP Online;  August 11, 1999 ;     404 words ......Press Writer AP Online 08-11-1999 Study: Allergy Shots Block Symptoms Monthly allergy shots can lessen the torment of hay fever for...States and northern Europe have hay fever. Allergy shots were the primary treatment until the 1940s...