AllerGen trainee and Banting Postdoctoral Fellow Meghan Azad (University of Alberta) is lead author on an article that concludes there is insufficient evidence to recommend probiotic supplementation for the prevention of childhood asthma and wheeze. Published in the December 2013 …
Trainee Meghan Azad publishes on probiotics and childhood asthma in BMJ Read more »
AllerGen investigators Drs Anne Ellis and Stuart Turvey recently commented on a joint position statement issued by Canadian pediatricians and allergists, which recommends that babies at risk for food allergies may eat potential “trigger” foods as early as six months. …
University of Manitoba-based AllerGen investigator Dr. Allan Becker was recently featured on “Doctors Care”—a multi-episode television series on healthcare produced by Doctors Manitoba and broadcast throughout the province. In Episode 4, on Children’s Health Research, Dr. Becker spoke about the importance of AllerGen’s Canadian …
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The Centre for Allergy Research (CfA) of the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, an AllerGen research partner, invites applications to a post-doctoral research position in Chemometrics, Biostatistics and ‘Omics data integration. The successful candidate will join the multidisciplinary ChAMP (CfA …
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Delaying the introduction of potential “trigger” foods, such as peanut, fish or egg, beyond six months of age, does not prevent, and may even increase, the risk of developing food allergy, according to new guidelines from Canadian pediatricians and allergists. …
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A project to develop a simple test strip to measure bronchitis in patients with asthma and COPD has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Grand Challenges Canada’s global health care program. Dr. Parameswaran Nair, an AllerGen investigator and the …
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Clean Air Champions, an Ottawa-based national charity and an AllerGen partner, has been awarded the 2013 International Olympic Committee (IOC) World Sport and Environment Award. Deirdre Laframboise, co-founder and Executive Director of Clean Air Champions, accepted the award at the …
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Postmedia News outlets, including the Montreal Gazette, The Province (BC), The Windsor Star and The Ottawa Citizen, recently highlighted AllerGen’s Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study and ongoing research on the importance of the human microbiome. AllerGen investigator Dr. Stuart Turvey and Dr. Brett …
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Allergy experts Dr. Moshe Ben-Shoshan and Dr. Yuka Asai gave free public lectures in front of a standing-room only crowd at a food allergy fair on Saturday, November 9, 2013, in Montréal. Drs Ben-Shoshan and Asai, both AllerGen investigators from …
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Several AllerGen researchers were featured in “Picture of Health: The players and the innovators in Hamilton’s health care sector,” part of the October 24 edition of The Hamilton Spectator. “Working to stem the rising tide in allergies” highlights Dr. Judah Denburg’s research, …
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The Quebec Food Allergy Association (AQAA) will host its first annual ‘Salon for food allergies’ on Saturday, November 9, 2013. This free public fair will feature: • Interactive workshops, kiosks, contests and prizes • Allergen-free recipe demonstrations by a local chef • Presentations …
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There is no credible evidence to suggest that embracing a wheat- and gluten-free diet is a wise lifestyle choice—except for people with specific ailments such as celiac disease—according to a recent commentary by Professor Timothy Caulfield, an AllerGen investigator and a …