Allergy and Immunology News

Purpose The Pirbright Institute carries out research on a number of important viral diseases of swine such as those inducing classical swine fever, foot-and-mouth disease, African swine fever and influenza.The Porcine immunologist post is aimed at strengthening fundamental research capability in the field of pig immunology and analysis of immune ... (more)

Kate O'Reilly's spring allergy survival kit includes the usual stuff - nasal sprays, allergy pills and a box of tissues.

Allergies to tree pollen are in full bloom in the Midwest-and when spring allergy season begins, it comes on fast, according to local allergists.

A recent report by the Center for Disease Control shows a huge jump in the number of American kids with food and skin allergies.

Although spring allergies are mild in most of California, when allergy season begins, it comes on fast, according to allergists familiar with the area.

What should you do if you're suffering from the high pollen count? How do you know if you are having an allergic reaction, to pollen, animals, foods or other items? What are allergies, and how should children deal with them? Dr.

Researchers Madhavan Nair, right, and Sakhrat Khizroev, at Florida International University, developed a technique that can release the anti-HIV drug AZTTP into the brain.

WBBM's Steve Miller reports allergists have predicted this year will be just as bad as last year for allergies, although at least it didn't start until later this year.

Allergy research is constantly progressing and changing. That's why parents that have children with severe allergies need to be aware.

Washington, May 9 : A bizarre 12-centimetre-long skeleton found in a pouch in a ghost town in the Atacama Desert of Chile ten years ago has confused scientists and UFO enthusiasts.

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All this rain should scrub the air from pollen giving a bit of relief to those runny noses and itchy eyes.

Allergies to tree pollen are in full bloom in the Midwest-and when spring allergy season begins, it comes on fast, according to local allergists.

Dr. James Li is chair of the Division of Allergic Diseases in the Department of Internal Medicine and a board-certified asthma and allergy specialist.

The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act radically hikes small-business costs, impoverishes states and violates the plain language of the U.S. Constitution, claims a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Houston, Texas.

Three Summit Medical Group physicians have contributed to a recent Journal of Asthma article on the respiratory health of children exposed to the 2001 World Trade Center disaster.

Stumped for years by a natural filter in the body that allows few substances, including life-saving drugs, to enter the brain through the bloodstream, physicians who treat neurological diseases may soon have a new pathway to the organ via a technique developed by a physicist and an immunologist working together at Florida International University's ... (more)

Allergies to tree pollen begin later in New England than in most other areas, but when it begins, it comes on fast, according to allergists familiar with this area.

It's not the pretty flowers causing your allergies, said UNC Charlotte botanist Larry Mellichamp.

The American Association of Immunologists Annual Meeting being held Friday through Tuesday has brought 3,500 attendees to the Hawaii Convention Center.