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  • May 2008

    • Science Could Crack Peanut Allergy: Expert

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 3, 08 6:03 AM CDT

      Science Could Crack Peanut Allergy: Expert

      Scientists are working to help those with peanut allergies and may even replace nuts with a tasty, genetically modified snack, one expert says. "There are multiple types of studies that are ongoing now," said Dr. Wesley Burks of Duke University. "I think there's some type of immunotherapy that will be available in five years.” And the need for peanut allergy relief is rising, Reuters reports. More »

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      medical research  • allergy  • genetic engineering  • peanut  • immunotherapy

  • March 2008

    • FDA Probes Suicide Link to Asthma Drug

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Mar 28, 08 7:09 AM CDT

      FDA Probes Suicide Link to Asthma Drug

      The FDA has opened an investigation of anecdotal links between the popular asthma and allergy drug Singulair and suicidal thoughts. In the past year, manufacturer Merck has added warnings of several possible side effects of  the pill related to the nervous system, including anxiety, depression, tremors, and suicidal thinking. The FDA says its review of the drug, which had sales of more than $4.3 billion last year, may take up to nine months. More »

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      FDA  • suicide  • Merck  • asthma  • allergy  • Singulair

    • Season Springs Forward as Climate Warms Up

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 20, 08 6:58 AM CDT

      Season Springs Forward as Climate Warms Up

      Today is officially the first day of spring, but spring has been gradually shifting into winter, the AP reports. Signs of spring—trees flowering, animals coming out of hibernation—are coming earlier every year. The shifting season has biologists seriously worried. "The alarm clock that all the plants and animals are listening to is running too fast," said one. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • weather  • allergy  • biologists  • flowers  • seasons

  • October 2007

    • Scary Surge in Kid Food Allergies

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Oct 28, 07 8:24 AM CDT

      Scary Surge in Kid Food Allergies

      Behind the fear of life-threatening peanut allergies stand astounding statistics: between 1997 and 2002, peanut allergies doubled in children under the age of 5. Other childhood food allergies are also skyrocketing, with allergists seeing more children with multiple sensitivities that seem to be lingering longer than they did in the past, Newsweek reports. Intriguing theories abound as scientists scramble to find answers. More »

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      children  • food safety  • children's health care  • childbirth  • allergy  • banned foods

  • May 2007

    • Gluten-Free Sticks for Many Dieters

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 8, 07 8:24 PM CDT

      Gluten-Free Sticks for Many Dieters

      Gluten-free diets, once the purview of those with life-threatening conditions like celiac disease, have hit the mainstream. Docs now estimate that gluten allergies strike one in 100 North Americans, and even those who aren't allergic are turning onto gluten-free, blaming the protein for ailments from infertility to anxiety. More »

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      health  • diet  • allergy  • gluten  • gluten free diets

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