The annual incidence of recurrent anaphylaxis in children is 29%, according to new findings from AllerGen’s Cross-Canada Anaphylaxis REgistry (C-CARE) project. Dr. Andrew O’Keefe, an allergist from St. John’s, Newfoundland, presented the results at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma …
A new publication using CHILD Study data reports new findings on the relationship between changes in infants’ intestinal bacteria and allergic sensitization to milk, egg or peanut at 12 months of age. The paper “Infant gut microbiota and food sensitization: …
A new UK study involving more than 600 babies shows that consumption of peanuts in the first year of life can prevent the development of peanut allergy in high-risk infants. The study, Randomized Trial of Peanut Consumption in Infants at …
Allergy researchers at McMaster University have shown, for the first time, that uric acid is a critical signal for the induction of peanut allergy. The research team included AllerGen investigators Drs Manel Jordana, Susan Waserman and Mark Larché, as well …
For years, experts have relied upon telephone surveys to estimate the number of Canadians with food allergies. But how do you accurately measure the prevalence of food allergies when people do not answer the phone or refuse to be surveyed? …
Teenagers with food allergies would like hands-on practice using epinephrine auto-injectors and to role play scenarios about safe ways to eat out, travel and date, according to new Canadian research about teens learning preferences. Allergic teens participated in focus groups …
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AllerGen researchers at McMaster University have discovered that eosinophils (specialized white blood cells) in the intestine play a different role in the allergic response that causes food allergy and anaphylaxis than was previously thought Eosinophils are typically considered to be …
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Dr. Kari Nadeau, one of North America’s foremost experts in adult and pediatric allergy, will lead the new Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy Research to be established at Stanford University in California. A US $24 million grant from technology …
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Allergic Living’s Winter 2015 issue features AllerGen’s Cross-Canada Anaphylaxis Registry (C-CARE)—the first-ever prospective study on anaphylaxis. Launched in 2011, C-CARE identifies anaphylaxis cases through reports from ambulance paramedics, emergency departments and allergists, and collects data on the cause, triggers and …
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Amazon chief Jeff Bezos and his wife have established a $2.24 million grant to support Dr. Kari Nadeau’s groundbreaking research at Stanford University to treat children with severe food allergies. The grant, which aims to raise matching funds through private …
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AllerGen researchers at McMaster University have published a new paper that identifies key cells and molecules that cause food allergy. Drs Manel Jordana, Susan Waserman, and Derek Chu, an AllerGen trainee and first author on the paper, have shown that …
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AllerGen researchers have published a review of new and emerging options for the diagnosis and management of food allergies. The article, “Diagnosis and management of food allergies: new and emerging options: a systematic review,” reviewed 100 articles published between 2009 …
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