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Naltrexone may lessen chronic pain

Written by | 21 May 2013

Low doses of the opioid antagonist naltrexone  may relieve pain associated with fibromyalgia compared with placebo by targeting the immune pathway of pain, researchers said.

BTS 2013 Report – Post-transplant antibody monitoring – for and against

Written by | 24 Apr 2013

by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by William McKane, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Declan de Freitas, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.   Pre-transplant and de novo… read more.

NO lower in younger kids

Written by | 25 Mar 2013

Levels of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), a key measure of airway inflammation related to asthma, are substantially lower in non-asthmatic younger children than older ones, a researcher… read more.

Pregnancy probiotics cuts allergies

Written by | 22 Mar 2013

When mothers in Norway ate probiotic-enhanced dairy products while pregnant, their children were less prone to eczema and nasal allergies during infancy and toddlerhood, a researcher said here.

Organic pollutants factor in Asthma risk

Written by | 22 Mar 2013

Changes in immune cell gene regulation brought on by exposure to organic chemical pollutants appear to be a factor in childhood asthma risk.

WBC play key role in controlling RBC levels

Written by | 21 Mar 2013

Researchers have found that macrophages that play a key role in the immune response – also help to both produce and eliminate the body’s red blood cells (RBCs)…. read more.

Early HIV treatment delays immune system damage and cuts transmission risk

Written by | 13 Mar 2013

Taken from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) – by Bruce Sylvester – Forty-eight weeks of antiretroviral treatment in the early stages of HIV infection delays damage… read more.

Low birth weight not associated with asthma risk

Written by | 27 Feb 2013

New study helps understand who is at risk and why.  Asthma is a serious condition that affects more than 25.7 million Americans, and is responsible for nearly 4,000… read more.

Geographic factors can cause allergies, asthma

Written by | 27 Feb 2013

New study finds those living close to the equator are at higher risk.  Those living near the equator may find themselves sneezing and wheezing more than usual. And… read more.

Japanese team creates cancer-specific killer T cells from induced pluripotent stem cells

Written by | 11 Feb 2013

World Health Matters – Japan – by Eoghan McNeill – Researchers from the RIKEN Research Centre for Allergy and Immunology in Japan report today that they have succeeded… read more.

Children with egg allergies can safely receive flu vaccine, U-M study says

Written by | 24 Jan 2013

Egg allergic children did not have adverse reactions to single dose of influenza vaccine in multi-center study

Abuse during childhood linked to adult-onset asthma

Written by | 21 Dec 2012

According to a new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University, African-American women who reported suffering abuse before age 11 had a greater likelihood of… read more.

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