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Allergies Flare Up In Warm Winter Weather - KPLR 11
31 Jan 2012 at 6:06pm
Allergies Flare Up In Warm Winter Weather
KPLR 11
Physicians at Urgent Care Centers are seeing about a 20 percent spike in seasonal allergy issues. Issues that were once reserved for spring time or the change of seasons. Dr. H. James Wender is the chief of allergy and immunology at Washington ...

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Interventions put a leash on pet allergy symptoms - Examiner.com
31 Jan 2012 at 11:30am
Interventions put a leash on pet allergy symptoms
Examiner.com
Guess she had not heard the good news from the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) that removing the pet from the home is not the only option. Environmental changes to help control allergy symptoms in conjunction with allergy ...

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Spring Air Offers Asthma, Allergy Friendly Bedding Line - Home Furnishings Bu...
1 Feb 2012 at 4:21pm
Spring Air Offers Asthma, Allergy Friendly Bedding Line
Home Furnishings Business
“We've never been more excited about a product introduction, especially one that addresses head-on the No.1 product in every home—the mattress—which has been identified by asthma, allergy and immunology experts as the priority target for reducing ...

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Slapping On a Skin Patch to Combat Hay Fever - Wall Street Journal
30 Jan 2012 at 8:33pm
Wall Street Journal

Slapping On a Skin Patch to Combat Hay Fever
Wall Street Journal
By JEREMY SINGER-VINE Skin patches coated with allergens may be a more convenient and effective way to treat hay fever than current methods, according to a study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Only about 5% of hay-fever sufferers ...



Food Allergy Emergencies in Schools Now Better Addressed - The State Journal-...
20 Jan 2012 at 10:42am
Food Allergy Emergencies in Schools Now Better Addressed
The State Journal-Register
Dareen Siri, MD, is a board-certified specialist in allergy, asthma and immunology at Springfield Clinic. By Dareen D. Siri MD, FAAAAI FACAAI Allergies to food and food additives affect between 4-8% of Americans. They are more common in children than ...

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Physician, 57, Is Ready For New Career in Army - Wheeling Intelligencer
3 Feb 2012 at 12:20am
Wheeling Intelligencer

Physician, 57, Is Ready For New Career in Army
Wheeling Intelligencer
Later this month, the allergy and immunology specialist will close his private practice at Belmont Community Health Center in Bellaire and satellite practice near Pittsburgh. On March 8, he'll report for basic training at Fort Sam Houston in San ...

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Girl's death highlights allergy safety - CNN
11 Jan 2012 at 12:14pm
Girl's death highlights allergy safety
CNN
Once sensitization occurs, allergy can ensue, says Dr. Clifford Bassett, fellow of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology and an allergist based in New York. Acebal's oldest daughter had a reaction to peanuts the first time she ate them, ...

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Consumer Reports: Food allergies are not rampant, and they can change over ti...
23 Jan 2012 at 3:36pm
LifeGoesStrong

Consumer Reports: Food allergies are not rampant, and they can change over time
Washington Post
Diagnosing food allergies If you suspect you have a food allergy, it's important to see a specialist who is board-certified in allergy and immunology. And if a doctor diagnosed an allergy years ago, it makes sense to check again. Your allergy may have ...
Famous And Gluten-Free? 16 Celebrities With Food Allergies Or IntolerancesHuffington Post

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ISTA Pharmaceuticals Completes Patient Enrollment in Phase 2 Clinical Study o...
30 Jan 2012 at 7:34am
ISTA Pharmaceuticals Completes Patient Enrollment in Phase 2 Clinical Study of ...
MarketWatch (press release)
ABOUT THE ALLERGIC RHINITIS MARKET According to the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI), approximately 60 million Americans are affected by allergic rhinitis, an inflammation of the nasal passages caused by exposure to certain ...

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Novo Nordisk Adds Diabetes Research to Seattle Immunology Team - Xconomy
23 Jan 2012 at 6:10pm
New York Times

Novo Nordisk Adds Diabetes Research to Seattle Immunology Team
Xconomy
Matthias von Herrath, the director of the Type 1 diabetes research group at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, will lead the new Novo research center, which is expected to open this summer, the company said in a statement.
Novo Nordisk Establishes Type 1 Diabetes R&D Center in SeattlePR Newswire (press release)
La Jolla Institute Scientist Takes Quest to Conquer Type 1 Diabetes to the ...Newswise (press release)
Novo Nordisk to establish type 1 diabetes research centre in SeattlePMLiVE

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