Pregnancy & Delayed Allergies

1/20/16:  Peanuts During Pregnancy Have No Impact

The mother eating peanuts during pregnancy or while breastfeeding appears to have no impact on children developing (or not developing) food allergies according to a study that came out the prior month. [1]

1/26/16:  Delayed Allergies Are Getting More Notice

Immediate and delayed allergies (IgE and IgG) have produced some debate over the years, but now the IgG (delayed) are gaining more importance especially for milk allergy manifesting in eczema and mucus membrane related issues (sinuses).  [2]

[1]  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4675539/

[2]  https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/on-medicine/2016/01/26/prevalence-risk-factors-allergic-reactions-food/

Australian Company working on Peanut Vaccine

12/6/2015:  World Allergy Organization Met in Florida, USA

Thirty-nine countries participated in the Food Allergy and Microbiome conference in December.  "We are just at the very beginning of understanding the role of the microbiome in health and disease. The field of food allergy offers a unique opportunity to evaluate the microbiome given the focus of this disease on the GI tract," states Alan Landay, PhD [1]

12/16/2015:  Melbourne Australian Company working on Peanut Vaccine

Aravax has been awarded $4.85 million to fast-track the clinical development of a peanut allergy vaccine by using carefully selected fragments of peanut proteins to switch off allergic reactions. [2]

[1] http://www.worldallergy.org/symposium2015/

[2]  http://allergenbureau.net/melbourne-group-to-fast-track-peanut-allergy-vaccine/

IBS, Prebiotics and Allergies

11/6/2015:  Prebiotics Can Prevent Allergies

Prebiotics stimulate the growth of bacteria in the intestine. Antoine Magnan, researcher at France's Inserm research institute concluded that, "Adding prebiotics thus considerably reduced the severity of the allergies [in mice]."  [1]

11/12/2015:  IBS and Allergies Are Linked

The Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology summarized the results of two studies that both concluded that food allergies and related genes increase the chances of having IBS.  Dr. Antonio Carroccio, Ospedale Civili Riuniti in Italy, states, the link between IBS and having genes that raise your risk of getting certain allergies is well known and real. [2]

[1]  http://www.newsmax.com/Health/Health-News/prebiotics-help-prevent-food/2015/11/06/id/700937/

[2]  http://www.webmd.com/ibs/news/20151112/food-allergies-ibs-diarrhea

World Allergy Congress

10/17/2015:  World Allergy Congress Met in Seoul, Korea

Over two thousand people from 71 countries around the world gathered for the World Allergy Congress to discuss science and precision medicine for allergy and asthma.  Research was provided in over 30 abstracts that were granted outstanding abstract awards on topics such as: New genetically modified soybeans that have new proteins; eczema and a slowed growth in children; and feeding impacts gut microbacteria in infants as well as allergic IgE counts. [1]

10/29/2015:  Auvi-Q Recall

Auvi-Q recalled the injectors due to a potential inaccurate dose delivery for lot numbers 2299596-3037230 with expiration dates between March 2016 through December 2016. [2]

[1]http://www.worldallergy.org/wac2015/scientific_program/abstract_awards.php

[2] http://www.auvi-q.com/

Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research

9/8/2015: Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research Discovery

Scientists from Switzerland, Japan and the U.S. have discovered that mast cells responsible for causing an  allergic reaction, might be able to help suppress it as well, because those cells are so active.  This is a possible new way to deal with allergies. [1]

9/25/2015:  International Food Allergy Alliance Meeting

Worldwide, 220 million people have food allergies.  The International Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Alliance comprised of 20 international partners, meets from September 27th to 29th with a focus on encouraging the commercial sector to get involved with physicans, food companies and pharmaceutical scientists to help find a cure.  [2]  

[1]  www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150908094114.htm

[2]  http://www.foodallergy.org/2015/092515