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Having allergies to many foods may make using a newly approved drug practical, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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The FDA has just approved a drug called omalizumab used to treat asthma to treat multiple, severe food allergy. Robert Wood, an allergy expert at Johns Hopkins and principal investigator on the study that demonstrated the drug’s efficacy, says the …
Can food allergies be overcome by feeding foods people are allergic to? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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A drug called omalizumab has just been approved to treat severe food allergies. Robert Wood, Johns Hopkins allergy expert and principal investigator on a study proving the efficacy of this drug, says it’s needed because the strategy of feeding increasing …
A newly approved drug to treat food allergy may be a game changer, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Should cancers be named according to which mutations they carry? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Myc, ras, BRCA…these are all shorthand for common cancer mutations, with a new study saying that’s how cancers should be identified rather than which organ or system they’re found in, since not knowing the mutations may delay proper treatment. Kimmel …
Should cancers be named differently? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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All cancers carry mutations, and these should direct how they are named, NOT where they are located. That’s the stance of a new study finding that treatments that are targeted to the actual mutations a cancer carries rely on identifying …
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