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Bio-Me and Siolta Therapeutics to collaborate on developing microbiome-based pediatric allergy and asthma test
Microbiome Dx company Bio-Me and Siolta Therapeutics today announced that they have entered into a collaboration and marketing agreement. Under the agreement, Siolta will provide both samples and insights into key criteria for Bio-Me to develop a rapid, detailed and comprehensive diagnostic test for infants at risk of developing allergy and asthma. The test will be offered to parents of ...
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Asthma Triggers from Mold in Indoor Environments can be Deadly
A new study reported in Indoor Environment Connections’ August issue discusses Harvard researchers’ findings that some people with certain genes appear to be more likely to suffer asthmatic attacks in homes with high levels of mold. A few years ago a study, published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, indicated that children’s asthma risk more than doubled if ...
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Bio-Me and Siolta Therapeutics to collaborate on developing microbiome-based pediatric allergy and asthma test
Microbiome Dx company Bio-Me and Siolta Therapeutics today announced that they have entered into a collaboration and marketing agreement. Under the agreement, Siolta will provide both samples and insights into key criteria for Bio-Me to develop a rapid, detailed and comprehensive diagnostic test for infants at risk of developing allergy and asthma. The test will be offered to parents of ...
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Dust Mites, Allergies & Asthma Discussed in New Online Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of another online video to help educate people about issues that may impact their health. Their latest educational video discusses health issues associated dust mites and their connection to indoor allergies and their ability to trigger asthma attacks. One of the most common causes of allergies to house dust is ...
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Indoor Allergies & Asthma Triggers Identified with IAQ Index
Asthma is a disease that affects the lungs and is one of the most common long-term diseases of children. Adults can also suffer from asthma and the relentless wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing that it can bring during an attack. When an asthma attack occurs the body’s airways become smaller as they swell. Less air makes its way to the lungs and the body’s ...
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EU allergy and asthma network marks its achievements
The Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA2LEN)1, established in 2005 to facilitate excellence in allergy research across clinical and research institutions in Europe, has recently published a report on its major achievements. Funded by the EU, GA2LEN is composed of a multidisciplinary research network centred on scientific projects in allergy and asthma. It integrates research on ...
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New Blood Test Helps Clinicians Pinpoint A Potentially Life-Threatening Sensitization to Insect Stings
ImmunoCAP Specific IgE Stinging Insect Allergen Components have been cleared by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for in vitro diagnostic use. Results from these component tests can act as a diagnostic aid to help specialists and other healthcare providers discriminate between true sensitization and cross reactivity, identify culprit insect(s) in patients with inconclusive patient ...
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Indoor Environmental Experts Identify Allergen & Asthma Triggers Caused by Common Pest
The mild climate in Puerto Rico and dense population in many of the islands' towns and cities makes the region an ideal environment for cockroaches to flourish. These insects are one of mankind's most commonly found pests. Thousands of species of cockroaches can be found worldwide, but just a handful of the species make up the vast majority of the pests found in homes and buildings across the ...
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Puerto Rico’s IEQ Experts Identify Allergy & Asthma Triggers Caused by Dust Mites
The warm and humid conditions in many parts of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean make for an ideal environment for dust mites. One of the most common causes of allergies to house dust is due to the presence of these tiny eight-legged creatures that are typically too small to see with the naked eye. Many homes and buildings have dust mites and a single gram of dust may have hundreds or more in ...
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Children, males and blacks are at increased risk for food allergies
A new study estimates that 2.5 percent of the United States population, or about 7.6 million Americans, have food allergies. Food allergy rates were found to be higher for children, non-Hispanic blacks, and males, according to the researchers. The odds of male black children having food allergies were 4.4 times higher than others in the general population. The research, which was funded by the ...
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61 International Studies Link Moldy Homes to Asthma & Allergies
Last week, Reuters Health reported on the link between homes with visible mold and children’s asthma and allergies. The article, “Moldy home tied to kids’ asthma, allergies” reported that “Researchers found that across 61 international studies since the 1990s, children living in water-damaged, moldy homes were more likely to have asthma, wheezing problems or nasal ...
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Are Chicago’s Urban Youth at a Higher Risk of Developing Asthma?
Earlier this year, HealthDay News reported on a European study that found that children who grow up on farms are less likely to develop childhood asthma. According to the article, “Kids Growing Up on Farms Less Likely to Have Asthma”, the risk of developing this condition was reduced by as much as 51%. The article stated, “…researchers suspect that it's the diversity of ...
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Bio-Me represented with two presentations at the 6th Microbiome Movement – Drug Development Summit 2021
On July 1st Bio-Me has two back-to-back presentations. Our Founder and CEO, Morten L. Isaksen will first be presenting how we support companies in their development of microbiome modulating drugs with our PMP™ technology for targeted microbiome analysis. Following that, our COO Warren Flood will do a joint presentation with Ricardo Valladares, CSO at Siolta Therapeutics showcasing ...
By Bio-Me
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Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month and Identifying Asthma Triggers, Allergens and Respiratory Irritants in Puerto Rico
Asthma is one of the most common lifelong chronic diseases in Puerto Rico and across the rest of the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The agency reports that 1 in 13 Americans (more than 25 million) lives with the condition. Add allergies to the equation and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America states that over 65 million Americans are ...
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EPA’s ERMI Fungal Sampling Technology used as a Predictor of Childhood Asthma
A study just published online in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology discusses how mold exposure may contribute to the development of childhood asthma. The study was developed to help determine if mold exposures at an early age will lead to the development of asthma. The article, entitled “High environmental relative moldiness index during infancy as a predictor of asthma at 7 ...
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New Blood Tests Help Assess Asthma Risk and Decide Pet Selection
AACC 2019 – New blood tests may help healthcare providers identify if patients are sensitized to up to 11 different molecular allergen component proteins found in dogs, cats, or horses. The assays analyze sensitivity to specific proteins found in the skin, fur and saliva of these animals. ImmunoCAP Allergen Components test for Furry Animal have been cleared by the U.S. Food & Drug ...
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Could Dust Mites be Triggering Your Allergies or Asthma?
Lurking in ordinary house dust is one of the most common causes of allergies. Dust mites can be found in most homes and a single gram of house dust may have hundreds or even thousands of dust mites in it. Dust mites are tiny eight-legged creatures that feed on human skin scales that people shed as well as animal dander, fungi, bacteria and pollen. Because they absorb water from the air and their ...
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Puerto Rico’s Indoor Environmental Experts Identify Allergen & Asthma Triggers Caused by Common Pest
The mild climate in Puerto Rico and dense population in many of the islands’ towns and cities makes the region an ideal environment for cockroaches to flourish. These insects are one of mankind’s most commonly found pests. Thousands of species of cockroaches can be found worldwide, but just a handful of the species make up the vast majority of the pests found in homes and ...
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Mold Exposure to Infants Triggers Asthma Attacks
This month, U.S. News & World Report published a story from HealthDay News about exposure to household mold and infants’ asthma. The article discusses a new study that analyzed seven years worth of data covering 176 children. The Cincinnati Childhood Allergy and Air Pollution Study found that exposure to mold in the home during a child’s infancy greatly increased the risk of ...
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Allergy Prevention Tips for Healthy Homes and Offices in Puerto Rico
For most people, the majority of their time is spent at home and at their place of business. For those with allergies, both of these indoor environments can often be a source of allergens that cause or aggravate their condition. Millions of people have respiratory allergies, asthma or COPD. Exposure to common indoor allergens such as mold, dust mites, latex, pollen, pets, rodents and cockroaches ...
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