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Hookworms make coeliacs feel better
Monday, 08 August 2011
Results have been reported from Phase 1b/2a of the clinical trial looking at the impact of chronic hookworm infection on the effects of gluten in a small number of patients with coeliac disease. Researchers reported their results showed "at best, weak trends" towards reduced numbers of gluten peptide-specific T cells in blood and histological damage following wheat challenge.
Ultrasound screening for milk allergy in infants
Monday, 08 August 2011
Doppler ultrasound could be used as a screening tool to diagnose children with cow's milk allergy, based on the findings of a study recently published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
New label to certify gluten-free goods
Monday, 08 August 2011
Quality Assurance International (QAI), a provider of organic certification services in the United States, and the non-profit group National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) have worked together to launch a national certification program for gluten free foods.
Timing of food introduction not associated with allergy development
Monday, 08 August 2011
More research has shown that the delay of potentially allergenic foods in early life does not lead to a reduction in the development of allergies.
Read more: Timing of food introduction not associated with allergy development
Allergic children in lower income families go without adrenaline autoinjectors
Monday, 08 August 2011
Research has shown there are significant differences in the prescribing pattern of adrenaline autoinjectors for peanut–allergic children from families of differing socioeconomic status in Canada.
Read more: Allergic children in lower income families go without adrenaline autoinjectors
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