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Allergy Defined
An acquired, abnormal immune response to a substance that can cause a broad range of inflammatory reactions.
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Fall babies may have higher asthma risk
Published November 21, 2008, 2:19 pm, KGO-TV Bay Area
Researchers probe a possible link between the month of conception and asthma.
Blood Component That Turns Anthrax Bacteria Virulent Identified
Published November 21, 2008, 1:13 pm, Science Daily
Scientists have discovered the key chemical that signals Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium that causes anthrax, to become lethal. This finding opens up new avenues of exploration for the development of treatments for bacterial infections.
Helping diabetics through the holiday season
Published November 21, 2008, 1:04 pm, News-Medical-Net
November ushers in American Diabetes Month - not only a time to be thankful for bustling basic and clinical research underway on the disease, but also the unofficial start of the holiday season.
Scripps research scientists identify blood component that turns bacteria virulent
Published November 21, 2008, 12:01 pm, EurekAlert!
( Scripps Research Institute ) Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute have discovered the key chemical that signals Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium that causes anthrax, to become lethal. This finding opens up new avenues of exploration for the development of treatments for bacterial infections.
Ancient And Modern Plagues Show Common Features
Published November 21, 2008, 11:43 am, Science Daily
The Plague of Athens is one of 10 historically notable outbreaks described in an article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The phenomenon of widespread, socially disruptive disease outbreaks has a long history prior to HIV/AIDS, severe acute respiratory syndrome, H5N1 avian influenza and other emerging diseases of the modern era, note the authors.
Study of Ancient and Modern Plagues Finds Common Features
Published November 21, 2008, 11:13 am, National Institutes of Health
In 430 B.C., a new and deadly disease — its cause remains a mystery — swept into Athens. The walled Greek city-state was teeming with citizens, soldiers and refugees of the war then raging between Athens and Sparta. As streets filled with corpses, social order broke down.
FOOD ROULETTE: Mislabeling, lax oversight threaten children with allergies
Published November 21, 2008, 11:12 am, Grand Forks Herald
American children with food allergies are suffering life-threatening - and completely avoidable - reactions because manufacturers mislabel their products and regulators fail to police store shelves, a Chicago Tribune investigation has found.
Autumn Babies More Prone to Asthma
Published November 21, 2008, 10:56 am, US News & World Report
Winter viruses may be to blame, study suggests
Study of ancient and modern plagues finds common features
Published November 21, 2008, 10:02 am, PhysOrg
In 430 B.C., a new and deadly disease—its cause remains a mystery—swept into Athens. The walled Greek city-state was teeming with citizens, soldiers and refugees of the war then raging between Athens and Sparta. As streets filled with corpses, social order broke down. Over the next three years, the illness returned twice and Athens lost a third of its population. It lost the war too. The Plague ...
Study of ancient and modern plagues finds common features
Published November 21, 2008, 10:01 am, EurekAlert!
( NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ) The Plague of Athens is one of 10 historically notable outbreaks described in an article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases by authors from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. The phenomenon of widespread, socially disruptive disease outbreaks has a long history prior to ...
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Fri Nov 21
- Charleston Family Life Examiner: Nut-Free Graham Cracker Crack
- Allergy Allergies and Hay Fever - Pollen.com - 4 Day Allergy Alert Forecast
- AAAAI - American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology - www.aaaai.org
- http://www.gfc fdiet.com/Sali cylatesGFCFfoo d.htm
- Increased expression of osteopontin is associated with long-term bee venom immunotherapy: Venom allergen immunotherapy (VIT) is highly effective for treating insect allergy. Significantly more osteopontin is present in persons treated with bee venom, consequently, osteopontin is a biomarker for VIT.
- Dog Health Library: Dog Health Guide & Dog Health Articles: Complete Guide on Dog Health: Articles on Dog and Dog Health Library.
- Allergy & Asthma -- Information on allergies and asthma
- Are Hypoallergenic Dogs a Myth?: There is a lot of buzz now about the quest to find the apptopriate dog for the president-elec t Barack Obama?s family.
- Nut and Dairy free Pumpkin Bread
Thu Nov 20
- Green for danger: Some tree plants may cause allergies occurring from resin. A piece of advice on what to adoid in a holliday season.
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