Latest Allergen Bureau News
Old age onset of food allergy
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
Most studies that report an increasing incidence of food allergies focus mainly on children and young adults. Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna in Austria have looked at food allergies in the elderly and suggest prevalence may be underestimated in this age-group.
Peanut allergy and asthma morbidity
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
A study has been conducted by researchers in the USA to assess the association of peanut allergy with asthma morbidity in school-age children. Using regression analysis, they compared the frequency of systemic steroid use and of hospitalization for asthma beyond the age of 3 years in children with asthma, with and without peanut allergy.
Do food allergens need to be avoided?
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
A review by scientists at the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, has looked at whether strict allergen avoidance is the most appropriate strategy for managing or preventing food allergy.
Home testing for food intolerance
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
A test that consumers can use in the home to determine whether they have food intolerance has been launched by the company Cambridge Nutritional Sciences in the UK. It is reported to test for food specific IgG reactions to 59 commonly eaten foods, providing results in 40 minutes.
Allergy New Zealand Quality of Life study
Monday, 15 February 2010
Allergy New Zealand, in collaboration with researchers at AUT University, are undertaking a study to develop a better understanding of parental perceptions of quality of life in children with food allergies.
Allergen Bureau welcomes new Full Member: R-Biopharm
R-Biopharm AG is developing test systems in the field of food/feed analysis and clinical diagnostic.
The test formats for food allergens are ELISA, dip stick and PCR for food analysis and/or hygiene control. R-Biopharm is the leading company in the field of gluten analysis. RIDASCREEN® Gliadin is AOAC RI validated and recommended by the Codex Alimentarius.
Allergen Bureau 2010 Conference
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