Success Stories is written for Canadian families and healthcare providers, providing up-to-date information on cutting-edge research into asthma, allergies and anaphylaxis and exploring what causes these illnesses, how better to manage, treat and prevent them, and steps towards finding cures. Whether it’s the results of a new childhood asthma study, the launch of a unique patient education tool or the search for a cure for food allergies, Success Stories has it covered.
Review content issue-by-issue below, or by topic / disease area:
ALLERGIES
Featuring: Dr. Malcolm Sears (McMaster University)
Featuring: Dr. Denise Daley (University of British Columbia) & Dr. Yuka Asai (Queen’s University)
Featuring: Dr. Anita Kozyrskyj (University of Alberta)
Featuring: Dr. Philippe Bégin (Sainte-Justine Hospital)
Beware of Bunk: “Alternative facts” abound in the diagnosis and treatment of allergy and asthma
Featuring: Timothy Caulfield (University of Alberta)
Smart Cells: New research suggests our own cells may one day help us overcome asthma and allergies
Featuring: Dr. John Gordon (University of Saskatchewan)
Featuring: Dr. Michael Brauer, Dr. Hind Sbihi (The University of British Columbia)
An Epigenetic Lens on Allergy and Asthma
Featuring: Dr. Michael Kobor (The University of British Columbia)
Molecular Mysteries of Allergies and Asthma: Uncovering Simplicity within Complexity
Featuring: Dr. Fiona Brinkman (Simon Fraser University)
Nothing to Sneeze at: A Better Way to Study Allergic Rhinitis
Featuring: Dr. Anne Ellis (Queen’s University)
C-CARE Registry Tracks Anaphylaxis Across Canada
Featuring: Dr. Moshe Ben-Shoshan (Montreal Children’s Hospital)
Developing a Vaccine for Asthma and Allergies
Featuring: Dr. Dr. Tobias Kollmann (The University of British Columbia)
A New Approach to Measuring Indoor Exposure to Phthalates
Featuring: Dr. Miriam Diamond (University of Toronto)
Joining Forces to Explore Occupational Allergies
Featuring: Dr. Linn Holness (University of Toronto)
Featuring: Dr. Judah Denburg (McMaster University)
Featuring: Dr. Tony Bai (The University of British Columbia)
Adults Raised in Poor Socioeconomic Circumstances Show Increased Susceptibility to Chronic Disease
Featuring: Dr. Michael Kobor and Dr. Edith Chen (The University of British Columbia)
Babies’ Exposure to Phthalates in the Home: Developing a Profile of Allergy and Asthma
Featuring: Dr. Tim Takaro (Simon Fraser University)
Featuring: Dr. Dean Befus (University of Alberta), Dr. Ronald Mathison and Dr. Joseph Davison (University of Calgary)
ASTHMA
Featuring: Dr. Meghan Azad (University of Manitoba), Dr. Shirin Moossavi (University of Calgary)
Featuring: Dr. Tim Takaro & Jaclyn Parks (Simon Fraser University)
Looking After Little Lungs: Avoiding antibiotics in infancy may protect against future asthma
Featuring: Dr. Stuart Turvey (The University of British Columbia)
Beware of Bunk: “Alternative facts” abound in the diagnosis and treatment of allergy and asthma
Featuring: Timothy Caulfield (University of Alberta)
Smart Cells: New research suggests our own cells may one day help us overcome asthma and allergies
Featuring: Dr. John Gordon (University of Saskatchewan)
Anti-Asthma Squad: Four Gut Bacteria Help Protect Kids from Developing Asthma
Featuring: Dr. Brett Finlay, Dr. Stuart Turvey (The University of British Columbia)
An Epigenetic Lens on Allergy and Asthma
Featuring: Dr. Michael Kobor (The University of British Columbia)
Molecular Mysteries of Allergies and Asthma: Uncovering Simplicity within Complexity
Featuring: Dr. Fiona Brinkman (Simon Fraser University)
Asthma patients breathe easier in El Salvador
Featuring: Featuring: Dr. Dean Befus (University of Alberta)
The Economics of Asthma: The Cost of Being at Work, but Not Being “All There”
Featuring: Dr. Mohsen Sadatsafavi (The University of British Columbia)
From Traffic Lanes to Twitchy Lungs
Featuring: Featuring: Dr. Michael Brauer (The University of British Columbia)
‘Home-Grown’ Asthma Support for Aboriginal Children and Youth
Featuring: Dr. Miriam Stewart (University of Alberta)
Developing a Vaccine for Asthma and Allergies
Featuring: Dr. Dr. Tobias Kollmann (The University of British Columbia)
A Canadian Quest for Higher Quality Asthma Care
Featuring: Dr. Teresa To (University of Toronto)
How Diesel Exhaust Changes Our Genes
Featuring: Dr. Chris Carlsten (University of British Columbia)
United Airways: From Nose to Lungs
Featuring: Dr. Louis-Philippe Boulet (Université Laval)
Can Helping “Preemies” Breath Easier Lead to Childhood Asthma?
Featuring: Dr. Cameron Mustard (University of Toronto)
Drug Plans Can Impact Kids with Asthma
Featuring: Dr. Wendy Ungar (The Hospital for Sick Children)
Probiotics – Helpful or hoopla?
Featuring: Drs John Bienenstock & Paul Forsythe (McMaster University)
Piecing Together a Protein Puzzle
Featuring: Dr. Kelly McNagny (University of British Columbia)
Featuring: Dr. Padmaja Subbarao (The Hospital for Sick Children)
Featuring: Dr. Judah Denburg (McMaster University)
Featuring: Featuring: Dr. Miriam Stewart (University of Alberta)
Asthma in the Workplace: Looking to Ease the Burden through Identification and Prevention
Featuring: Dr. Mieke Koehoorn (The University of British Columbia)
Urine Samples Advance Asthma Diagnosis and Help Patients ‘Breathe Easy’
Featuring: Dr. Darryl Adamko (University of Alberta)
A New Generation of e-Learning Tools for Asthma Education
Featuring: Dr. Scott Tebbutt (The University of British Columbia) and Dr. Anthony Levinson (McMaster University)
Featuring: Dr. Peter Paré (The University of British Columbia)
The Front Lines: Studying Asthma During Early Childhood Development
Featuring: Dr. Stuart Turvey (The University of British Columbia)
Using the World-Wide Web to Drive Asthma Genes Research Forward at High Speed
Featuring: Dr. Denise Daley (The University of British Columbia)
Teaching Kids with Asthma How to Take Charge of Their Health
Featuring: Dr. Allan Becker (University of Manitoba)
Mapping Air Pollution to Predict Asthma
Featuring: Dr. Michael Brauer (The University of British Columbia) and Dr. Ryan Allen (Simon Fraser University)
A Tale of Horses and Humans: Lung Health Parallels
Featuring: Dr. Jean-Pierre Lavoie (University of Montreal)
International Drug Companies Line Up at AllerGen CIC’s Doorstep
Featuring: Dr. Paul O’Byrne (McMaster University)
Children with Stressed-Out Mothers at Risk for Developing Asthma
Featuring: Dr. Anita Kozyrskyj (University of Alberta)
FOOD ALLERGY
Featuring: Dr. Elinor Simons (University of Manitoba)
Featuring: Dr. Denise Daley (University of British Columbia) & Dr. Yuka Asai (Queen’s University)
Featuring: Dr. Philippe Bégin (Sainte-Justine Hospital)
Featuring: Dr. Malcolm Sears (McMaster University)
Investigating Anaphylaxis: Finally, Some Numbers
Featuring: Dr. Moshe Ben-Shoshan (Montreal Children’s Hospital)
More Choice, Less Risk for those with Food Allergies
Featuring: Dr. Susan Elliott (University of Waterloo), Dr. Ann Clarke, University of Calgary)
Peer Power: Helping Allergic Kids to Help Each Other
Featuring: Dr. Miriam Stewart (University of Alberta), Kyle Dine (Anaphylaxis Canada)
Cracking the Case of Peanut Allergy
Featuring: Drs Andrew Sandford (University of British Columbia) and Catherine Laprise (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi)
AllerGen: An Incubator for Young Researchers
Featuring: Dr. Jennifer Protudjer (Karolinska Institute)
Featuring: Dr. Ann Clarke (McGill University) and Dr. Susan Elliott (University of Waterloo)
Featuring: Dr. Susan Waserman (McMaster University)