Hair Dye :: Allergy to hair dye increasing
Allergic reactions to hair dye are increasing as more and younger people dye their hair, warn researchers in this week?s BMJ.
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Asthma :: AANMA educates allergic asthma patients with grant from Genentech and Novartis
Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) received an educational grant from Genentech, Inc., and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation to help patients better understand allergic asthma.
Hay Fever :: Allergy shots offer safe relief for hay fever
Allergy shots are effective and safe for reducing symptoms of hay fever, according to a new review.
Cancer :: Molecular link between inflammation and cancer discovered
A team led by biochemists at the University of California, San Diego has found what could be a long-elusive mechanism through which inflammation can promote cancer.
Hayfever :: Subcutaneous injection of pollen-extract can ward off symptoms of hayfever
Injecting small amounts of pollen-extract just below the skin in people who have hayfever can desensitize them to the pollen and reduce their symptoms. It also reduces the amount of medication they use.
Asthma :: Inhaled steroids best treatment for children with asthma
Although several medications are available to help children maintain asthma control, clinical trials directly comparing them have not been conducted. In fact, current recommendations in national and international asthma guidelines are based either on studies of single treatments compared to a placebo in children or on comparison studies in adults.
Lung :: Carbon monoxide protects lung cells against oxygen-induced damage
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have demonstrated that low-dose carbon monoxide administered in conjunction with oxygen therapy markedly inhibits oxygen-induced damage to lung cells. These findings, being reported in the Jan. 19 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, have significant implications for the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, according to the study’s authors.
COPD :: NIH gives PITT $13 million grant for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease research
The University of Pittsburgh has been awarded nearly $13 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to increase our understanding of and improve outcomes for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a degenerative breathing disorder that is the fourth leading cause of death and the second leading cause of disability annually in the United States. The five-year grant establishes Pitt as a Specialized Center of Clinically Oriented Research.
Ear :: Treatment guidelines for ear infections
Researchers at Children?s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC have launched a major National Institutes of Health-funded study to develop definitive treatment guidelines for the most common pediatric illness ? ear infections.
Esophagitis :: Clues to the cause of difficulty with swallowing in children
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) is disease that was first described in children only 20 years ago, but has shown a rising incidence in both children and adults. An inflammatory condition of the esophagus, its symptoms including vomiting, heartburn and difficulty in swallowing.