Rhinoviruses Fatal to Lung Transplant Recipients
GENEVA, Switzerland -- Rhinoviruses appeared to reach out beyond the upper respiratory tract to cause progressive respiratory and graft dysfunction that killed two of 11 lung transplant recipients, reported researchers here.
Med Page Today Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:43:07 -0400

Namibia: Our Collective Allergies to Competence - AllAfrica.com
Namibia: Our Collective Allergies to CompetenceAllAfrica.com, Washington - 10 hours ago... primary cactus is not necessarily a prevalent lack of skills as the Cabinet indaba concluded, but rather incongruence and our collective allergies to competence ...
Google News Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:35:00 GMT

What to Give Fido This Holiday Season? - HappyNews.com
What to Give Fido This Holiday Season?HappyNews.com, TX - 14 hours ago... Additionally, some pets may have health conditions or food allergies that warrant special consideration," states CVMA President Ron Faoro, DVM. ...
Google News Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:05:00 GMT

Intact Tonsils Triple Risk Of Recurrent Strep Throat
Children with recurrent strep throat whose tonsils have not been removed are over three times more likely to develop subsequent episodes of strep throat than children who undergo tonsillectomy, as per a Mayo Clinic study reported in the Nov. 2 issue of Laryngoscope. "These results suggest that tonsillectomy is a useful treatment for treating children with recurrent strep throat infections," says Laura Orvidas, M.D., Mayo Clinic ear, nose and throat surgeon and senior study investigator. "It should decrease the amount of infections experienced by this subset of children and therefore diminish the number of missed school days and hopefully improve overall quality of life"........
Medicine World Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Switch Involved In Allergy
A research team has identified a key enzyme responsible for triggering a chain of events that results in allergic reaction, as per new study findings published online this week in Nature Immunology. The work by scientists from Virginia Commonwealth University, the Hospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medical College in New York sets the stage for development of new strategies and target therapies that control allergic disease the sixth leading cause of chronic disease in the United States........
Medicine World Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Asthma Linked To Soot From Diesel Trucks
Soot particles spewing from the exhaust of diesel trucks constitute a major contributor to the alarmingly high rates of asthma symptoms among school-aged children in the South Bronx, as per the results of a five-year study by scientists at New York University's School of Medicine and Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service........
Medicine World Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Asthma Linked to Sleep Apnea in Women
It has long been thought that obstructive sleep apnea predominantly affects men, but a new study by the University of Cincinnati has found the condition is more prevalent in...
About Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Bee Stings Can Kill Even the Non-Allergic
Bee stings can be fatal for those who are allergic to their venom, but even for those who are not allergic, bee stings can be dangerous. A 39-year-old Arizona...
About Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

'Be S.A.F.E.' Campaign Raises Public Awareness
Physicians from the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the American College of Emergency Physicians have teamed up to create the Be S.A.F.E. public awareness campaign to...
About Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Christmas Tree Allergies - 10TV
10TVChristmas Tree Allergies10TV, OH - Dec 14, 2006... Carolyn. What they thought was a Christmas cold, turned out to be allergies. ... Friedman. There is a difference between a winter cold and allergies. ...
Google News Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:08:00 GMT

Another recall
MILK ALLERGY ALERTDecember 13, 2006Unilever is recalling "Ragu® Pasta Sauce, Old World Style, Marinara", UPC #3620000400, Best If Used By SEP20 2008, due to undeclared milk. The formulaalso contains ground beef.The affected product is packaged in 1-lb. 10-oz. (26-oz.) (737 g) glassbottles marked with UPC # 3620000400 located to the right side of the frontlabel [...]
Word Press Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:11:20 +0000

food allergy alert
ALMOND, PEANUT, AND HAZELNUT ALLERGY ALERTDecember 13, 2006Schär brand Wafers and Biscotti products described below are being recalledin Canada due to undeclared almonds, peanuts, or hazelnuts. It is likelysome of these products have entered the United States.All Best Before dates and lot codes of the following Schär brand products,imported from Italy, are affected by this [...]
Word Press Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:43:34 +0000

Take a quick allergy quiz.and send it to your friends!
This is such a good idea, and it results in prizes being awarded to classrooms, so all students can have treats and celebrate what they’ve learned!  Send this to all your friends & family…and your teachers!
Word Press Thu, 07 Dec 2006 20:33:47 +0000

City Kids With Asthma Lose Out On Preventive Treatment
A new study by specialists at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and elsewhere suggests that only one in five inner-city children with chronic asthma gets enough medicine to control dangerous flare-ups of the disease.The findings, reported in December's Pediatrics, are disturbing, the researchers say, because preventive therapy failure leads to over-reliance on fast-acting 'rescue' drugs after an asthma attack strikes and to more complications and increased risk of death.
Medicalnewstoday.com Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:00:00 PST

Alimera Sciences Receives FDA Approval To Market Alaway(TM) OTC For Up To 12 Hours Of Eye Itch Relief
Alimera Sciences Inc., an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company founded just three years ago, today announced that the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its ophthalmic solution Rx-to-OTC-switch new drug application (NDA) for Alaway(TM) (ketotifen fumarate ophthalmic solution 0.025%). Alaway(TM), a multiple action eye anti-allergic, is Alimera's first NDA submission and the first to win approval.
Medicalnewstoday.com Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PST

New Journal Focuses On Lifestyle Health
With more and more Americans battling maladies such as allergies, anxiety, depression, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and weight management issues, it's clear that everything we do - from what we eat to how much exercise and sleep we get - directly impacts our health. The need for the latest research and information in these fields is apparent.
Medicalnewstoday.com Sat, 02 Dec 2006 05:00:00 PST

Health Tip: Do You Have Pink Eye?
Title: Health Tip: Do You Have Pink Eye?Category: Health NewsCreated: 11/30/2006 2:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/30/2006 2:05:26 AM
MedicineNet Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PDT

Air Pollution Harms Healthy Kids' Lung Function (HealthDay)
Air pollution, including tiny carbon particles from motor exhaust, works its way into children's airways and diminishes their lung function, British researchers say.
Yahoo 6//Jul 2006

ACAAI: Asthma Deaths Decline Worldwide
PHILADELPHIA -- Asthma mortality rates are declining worldwide, largely due to increased use of inhaled corticosteroids to better manage the disease, according to a report from an international group of asthma researchers.
Med Page Today Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:40:31 -0400

Kawasaki Disease
Title: Kawasaki DiseaseCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 11/2/1998 7:46:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 11/20/2006
MedicineNet Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PDT

Allergy Headline News - All the News That Itches
The asthma update, see an allergist if you have a chronic cough, please! Visit Allergytranslation.com and support the show's sponsor. Tell your friends! Traveling with allergies has never been easier. Give the card to waitresses, hotel clerks, flight attendants, etc. Poison ivy allergy, asthma screenings in the US, 6 million kids with asthma, many undiagnosed. Don't send me your lice stories!, Genetically modified organisms, genetically engineered foods, why does FDA do nothing? Are the food companies doing a cover-up of how much the GMOs hurt us? Is this like the tobacco industry in the 50s? Do we need to go all organic? Allergic to sex? Semen allergy can be cured. Christmas trees are allergy trigger. Do you love the holidays? Medicine deaths in Panama (poisioning). If you're getting over your fall allergies, it's time to start treatment to prevent next year's reactions. Allergic eye disease? It's actually peanut allergy! Contest winner announced. Coming soon: breathXchange masks. Add me to your myspace, cafemom, vox, wordpress community! Top ten best-selling allergyware.com designs of all time are: do not feed this child, nut free zone, do not feed the animal, contents: one really cute kid, warning: this shirt may contain one incredibly precious child, What are you trying to do, kill me? (asthma), I love my child, no child lost to food allergies, peanut free zone, peanut awareness, a contest for the kiddies!, do you use a 504 plan, allergyhope.com details european allergy treatment, tootsie rolls and other treats are reported as safe for nut-allergic kids (tootsie rolls do have milk, though). Music by: kcsalto, In Need of Sympathy, Keith Varon, The Shakes, sevensidedstar, Mario Ajero on piano.
LM Harmon Sat, 18 Nov 2006 12:25:59 GMT

ACAAI: Expect More Generic Corticosteroids in the Future
PHILADELPHIA -- With the first generic version of a nasal corticosteroid approved this year, more can be expected, according to a presentation here.
Med Page Today Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:54:19 -0400

Wegener's Granulomatosis
Title: Wegener's GranulomatosisCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997Last Editorial Review: 11/15/2006
MedicineNet Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PDT

Halloween mail bag edition
See the blog at http://allergyware.wordpress.com for full show notes on music, web pages, links to resources, and how to enter the giveaway contest.
LM Harmon Sun, 22 Oct 2006 03:38:50 GMT

A very witchy, spooky, scary, wizardy Halloween Allergy News - Trick or Treat! A contest and stuff to giveaway!
Sometimes we try our best to educate our friends and family, but they still don't get it. This time of year they're handing out candy like they're POSSESSED or something (buh-dum-dum). Send in your thoughts, gripes, successes, or tips and win a prize! Listen to learn more. Other topics: Autism, MMR vax. Cover artwork is the scariest costume I found on the net!! ;) The robot keeps talking during the podcast. How to avoid accidental death in the hospital due to wrongly administered drugs. My MIL's accidental poisoning in the hospital. Is the Dr. always right? Articles: Peanut Allergy can return in kids who've outgrown it, a letter to class parents about food allergies, urgent email from a listener who says her Dr. won't let her eat anything, Rosie O'Donnell's comments on The View re: peanut allergy. Dial: 1-888-654-2278 (1-888-65GCAST), and when prompted, enter the phone number 225-553-7532 (CALL-LESLEA). When prompted for a pin, enter 1111. Then leave me a message! It doesn't matter if you "save it" or "post it," just record it! ) I will check the comment line once a week or so and if your comment works as part of the show, you might just hear yourself "on the air." (Or should that be "on the wires"?) If you're calling from outside the US, call +1-305-437-8719, then CALL-LESLEA, then 1111, just like above.
LM Harmon Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:46:30 GMT