Some outgrow allergy to tree nuts, Johns Hopkins Children's Center experts report
Nine percent of children allergic to almonds, pecans, cashews and other tree nuts outgrow their allergy over time, including those who've had a severe reaction such as anaphylaxis shock, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. ...... Their study, reported in the November issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, also found that clinicians can use blood leve...Nine percent of children may outgrow their tree nut allergies
Approximately 9% of children with an allergy to tree nuts will outgrow their allergy, including children who have previously experienced a severe allergic reaction, according to a study in the November 2005 Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (JACI). The JACI is the peer-reviewed, scientific journal of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI). ......Up to this point, rese...GroPep licenses technology to TGR BioSciences
GroPep announced today it has licensed its Whey Growth Factor Extract (WGFE) technology to Australian biotechnology company, TGR BioSciences (TGR). ...... TGR has raised $3 million to fund further clinical development of WGFE as a treatment for oral mucositis, a debilitating side effect of cancer treatments. ...... GroPep will receive royalties of more than 10% on TGR's commercialisation of the...Decline in performance of candidates taking a postgraduate medical examination between 1997 and 2001
The performance of doctors taking a postgraduate medical exam declined between 1997 and 2001, reveals a study carried out by the Royal Colleges of Physicians and published today in the Open Access journal BMC Medicine. ...... After a steady increase between 1985 and 1997, the overall performance of postgraduate students taking the Part 1 examination of the Membership of the Royal Colleges of Phys...