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Allovate Therapeutics Provides Free Allerdent To Physicians
Allovate Therapeutics, a New York-based biotechnology company, announced today that it is making its allergy immunotherapy delivery platform available without charge to allergy professionals facing difficulties bringing their patients into the office for injections. Allovate was founded in 2012 with the goal of improving and advancing the administration of allergy immunotherapy for patients of ...
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Allovate Therapeutics Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent Covering Novel Oral Mucosal Immunotherapy Platform
Allovate Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company focused on improving treatment for allergies, announced today that the U.S Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted U.S. Patent No. 9,271,899 entitled, “Methods, Articles and Kits for Allergic Desensitization, via the Oral Mucosa.” The issuing patent including claims to the approach of combining allergenic proteins with ...
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Allovate Therapeutics Appoints Bob Pomrenke as CEO
Allovate Therapeutics (“Allovate®”), a New York-based biotechnology company focused on improving treatment for allergies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert "Bob" Pomrenke to the position of Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2019. Mr. Pomrenke brings over 25 years of sales, marketing and business development experience in the allergy immunotherapy market. ...
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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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Meet the Molds - Important aeroallergens in allergy testing
Despite being defined more than 100 years ago; atmospheric molds have remained undervalued as an important aeroallergen in allergy testing. Of the estimated number of more than 1 million different fungal species, approximately 80 species have been linked with respiratory allergy. However, epidemiologic studies have suggested that the prevalence of allergies to molds is less than 3% in an allergic ...
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Better air quality means better lung function.
Ambient air pollution has many detrimental health effects, causing about seven million premature deaths annually worldwide. Children are particularly susceptible to the effects of ambient air pollution because their respiratory systems are immature. The air quality in Zabrze, a city located in the Upper Silesian Industrial Region of Poland, is among the worst in Europe. In cooperation with Polish ...
By AioCare
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The Essential Guide to Food Allergies
Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) has established that more than 32 million people in the US are victims of food allergy. Almost 8% of children with a food allergy are less than 5 years old and overall 4% of adults suffer from food allergies. Research conducted by NIH shows that more than 3.24% people in France have different types of food allergies. The study also shows that there is an ...
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Protecting Patients and Medical Staff from Healthcare-Associated Mold Outbreaks in Puerto Rico
Many patients treated in hospitals or staying in long-term care facilities have conditions that make them much more susceptible to infections due to microbial pathogens, including mold. Over the past last several years, a number of hospitals across the United States have had to temporarily close portions of their facilities due to the discovery of mold growth. In a high profile case in ...
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Identifying Respiratory Irritants, Allergens and Known Asthma Triggers to Mitigate Occupational Asthma Risks
Occupational asthma, also known as work-related asthma, can dramatically impact a worker’s quality of life and reduce their productivity. Sadly, it’s the most common occupational lung disease in the United States and the condition increases costs to employees, employers and society. As an example, inhalation exposure to something as basic as flour dust can cause a condition known as ...
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St. Louis County, Mo., Health Department Receives $30,000 EPA Grant for Community-Based Asthma Care in Normandy School District
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that the St. Louis County Health Department will receive $30,000 for community-based asthma care for the Normandy School District. The funding is part of a combined $1.2 million in funding to 32 state and local governments, tribes, and non-profit organizations for indoor air quality projects across the nation. According to school district ...
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Linn County, Iowa, Public Health Receives $29,985 EPA Grant for Asthma Education Program
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that Linn County, Iowa, Public Health will receive $29,985 for an asthma education program for health care providers, caregivers and asthma sufferers. The funding is part of a combined $1.2 million in funding to 32 state and local governments, tribes, and non-profit organizations for indoor air quality projects across the nation. The Linn County ...
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Angany and Lincoln Diagnostics to Collaborate on Angany’s Outreach to US Allergists
Louis-Philippe Vézina, CEO of Angany Inc. and Douglas Hein, President of Lincoln Diagnostics Inc. announce the commitment of their respective companies to collaborate on Angany’s outreach to US allergists. A formal agreement to this effect was signed earlier this year. Angany introduces a new approach to allergy immunotherapy based on translational science and designed to overcome ...
By Angany Inc.
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Deadly Fungal Pathogen Appears to be Developing Drug Resistance
Clinical Infectious Diseases recently published a study that discovered azole-resistance markers in 75% of a small group of aspergillosis patients who had not previously been treated with an azole. Although the study group was small, the findings appear to indicate that there is a growing dissemination of drug-resistant strains of Aspergillus fungi. Azole antifungal agents are a common option ...
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Mold Closes California Medical Center
In October of last year, the Calavera Enterprise reported that the Valley Springs Medical Center was being temporarily closed due to an unexpected discovery of mold. The mold was not readily visible and was only discovered during routine repairs to the building. The medical center, located in Valley Springs, California, made the decision when Aspergillus fungi were identified as part of the ...
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Airborne Fungal Pathogens a Health Threat in Moisture Damaged Buildings
Water damage in a home, office or school, can result in property damage, structural damage and even create an indoor environment that can be dangerous to people’s health. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Molds are very common in buildings and homes and will grow anywhere indoors where there is moisture. The most common indoor molds are ...
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Are Infections Caused by Aspergillus Fungi Developing Drug Resistance?
A study recently published in the journal, Clinical Infectious Diseases, discovered azole-resistance markers in 75% of a small group of aspergillosis patients who had not previously been treated with an azole. The research was conducted by the University of Manchester working with colleagues in the United States. Aspergillosis is the disease cause by Aspergillus. According to the Centers ...
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Abionic Signs Agreement to Optimize Asthma Management in the U.S. through Innovative Rapid Point-of-Care Tests
Abionic SA, the developer of proprietary disruptive nanotechnology based rapid diagnostic solutions, and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced today a strategic agreement to develop and provide an In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Asthma Test Panel using Abionic’s POC abioSCOPE® platform in the United States. Abionic’s POC abioSCOPE®, a compact, ultra-fast medical device ...
By Abionic SA
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Texas Residents with Immune System Deficiencies Cautioned to be on the Lookout for Indoor Mold
Last week, Governor Gregg Abbott added dozens of counties to his emergency declaration due to flooding and heavy rains across Texas. Countless homes and buildings have been damaged or destroyed by floodwaters and many others have suffered water damage due to leaking exteriors. All of this moisture has residents on the lookout for mold growth in their homes and businesses and those with a ...
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Pollen Allergies, Hay Fever & IAQ Discussed in New Online Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of another online video to help educate the public about issues that may impact their health. The latest educational video discusses pollen allergies, hay fever and IAQ. Allergic rhinitis is an allergic inflammation of the nasal airways that occurs when an allergen, such as pollen, is inhaled by an individual ...
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Pollen, Mold and Other Indoor Contaminants Impact Puerto Rico’s Allergy and Asthma Rates
Allergy and asthma rates in Puerto Rico are much higher than most other parts of the United States. There are a number of factors for why this is likely the case, including the region’s tropical climate which is conducive for the growth of mold and year-round pollen. Flowering plants, trees and grasses release pollen into the environment. The fine powdery substance can be carried by the ...
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