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NICE backs Aimmune’s peanut allergy drug Palforzia for children

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Children in England with peanut allergies could be among the first in Europe to get access to Aimmune’s oral immunotherapy Palforzia, after the drugmaker agreed a supply deal with NHS England. billion last year, is also developing immunotherapies for other indications including egg and multi-tree nut allergies.

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Asthma Drug Xolair Wins FDA Approval as First Treatment for Multiple Food Allergies

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The class of IgE-mediated food allergies includes 160 foods, with peanuts, milk, eggs, wheat, soy and tree nuts being the most common ones. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost six percent of people in the US in 2021 had a food allergy. However, the treatment is restricted to peanut allergy.

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Common meat-free proteins may trigger soybean and peanut allergies in some people

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Many people keen to reduce their meat consumption are turning to substitutes made of legumes packed with protein, vitamins, and fiber. But allergies to legumes like soy or peanuts are both common and dangerous. Dr. Mark Smits and a team of scientists at University Medical Center Utrecht set out to investigate.

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Ready, Set, Food! Receives $3.5 Million to Help Parents Fight the Food Allergy Epidemic

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who is on a mission to help parents save their children from food allergies by providing them with a powder added to their milk bottles. Zakowski started this company because his nephew developed several severe food allergies. Related: Red Meat Allergy Test Gets FDA Clearance. The product is part of a three-step guidance system.

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No drugs for prions: could new approaches alleviate therapeutic scarcity?

Pharmaceutical Technology

As per the prevailing prion theory, a misfolded version of a normal cell-surface protein acts as the chief infectious agent. There is an enormous emphasis on prion protein and prion protein folding,” says Dr. Laura Manuelidis, professor of neuropathology at the Yale School of Medicine. “If

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Why Plant-Based Meat Safety Differs From That of Animal Protein

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But several researchers and experts have brought to light some food safety concerns of plant-based meat, and why it must be treated differently than that of animal protein. Because of their near-neutral pH and high protein and moisture content, plant-based meats are susceptible to microbial growth. Subject to Microbial Growth.

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Putting bugs on the menu, safely

Scienmag

The thought of eating insects is stomach turning for many, but new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research is shedding light on allergy causing proteins which could pose serious health risks for those suffering from shellfish allergy Credit: Edith Cowan University The thought of eating insects is stomach turning for many, but new Edith Cowan University (..)