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Rigel Announces First Quarter 2013 Financial Results

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:RIGL) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. For the first quarter of 2013, Rigel reported a net loss of $25.6 million, or $0.29 per share, compared to a net loss of $23.2 million, or $0.32 per share, in the first quarter of 2012. Weighted average shares outstand...

ABLYNX STARTS PRE-CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALX-0962, AN ANTI-IgE NANOBODY, TO TREAT SEVERE ALLERGIC ASTHMA

GHENT, Belgium, 7 May 2013 - Ablynx [Euronext Brussels: ABLX] today announces that it has initiated pre-clinical development of its anti-IgE Nanobody®, ALX-0962, for the treatment of severe allergic asthma, with the goal of commencing Phase I clinical development in the second half of 2014. ALX-0962 consists of a highly potent anti-IgE Nanobody with a unique dual mode of action (which refers to...

New report highlights factors that contribute to asthma

There is still no cure for asthma, so for 22 million people in the U.S., this chronic disease continues to be a daily burden no matter where they live. But it's not just air pollution they should be worried about. Factors such as pollen, secondhand s...

Aerocrine: Interim Report January - March 2013

Regulatory News: Aerocrine (STO:AERO-B) secures long-term financing. US clinical sales grew by 45%. January – March 2013 Global Net sales decreased by 14% to SEK 33.7m (39.0)*. Adjusted for currency fluctuations, net sales decreased by 10% Year over Year (Y-o-Y). Net sales fo...

There's More To Asthma Than Meets The Air

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- There is still no cure for asthma, so for 22 million people in the U.S., this chronic disease continues to be a daily burden no matter where they live. But it's not just air pollution they should be worried about. Factors such as pollen, secondhand smoke – even high rates of poverty, a large uninsured population or a high number of ER visits...

Ablynx: ABLYNX STARTS PRE-CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALX-0962, AN ANTI-IgE NANOBODY, TO TREAT SEVERE ALLERGIC ASTHMA

GHENT, Belgium, 7 May 2013 - Ablynx [Euronext Brussels: ABLX] today announces that it has initiated pre-clinical development of its anti-IgE Nanobody®, ALX-0962, for the treatment of severe allerg...

For Pregnant Smokers, Vitamin C Might Help Babies' Lungs

TUESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin C may help prevent lung problems in babies born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy, according to a small new study. Pregnant women are advised not to smoke because it can harm the baby's lungs and lead t...

Smokers Taking Vitamin C During Pregnancy May Head Off Lung Problems In Newborns

Pregnant women are advised not to smoke during pregnancy because it can harm the baby's lungs and lead to wheezing and asthma, among other problems. If a woman absolutely can't kick the habit, taking vitamin C during pregnancy may improve her newborn...

Oral drops provide needle-free relief from allergies, asthma

Allergy shots are commonly used to treat children with severe environmental allergies and asthma, but under-the-tongue drops may offer yet another beneficial - and stick-free - option for pediatric allergy sufferers, according to a Johns Hopkins Children's Center review of existing scientific evidence. The new research comes on the heels of another recent Hopkins study, which showed that oral...

CML HealthCare Inc. Enters Into a Strategic Partnership With Inflamax Research Inc. and Establishes CML HealthCare Bioanalytics Inc. to Expand Testing Capacity

MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 05/07/13 -- CML HealthCare Inc. (TSX: CLC) (the "Company" or "CML"), a leading community-based Canadian provider of diagnostic testing for integrative health is pleased to announce that it has entered into a partnership with a leading Toronto-based Contract Research Organization (CRO), Inflamax Research Inc. ("Inflamax") to provide seamless clinical resea...

DBV Technologies and Mount Sinai Hospital Enter Into a Research Collaboration Agreement

BAGNEUX, FRANCE -- (Marketwired) -- 05/07/13 -- DBV Technologies (EURONEXT PARIS: DBV) (ISIN: FR0010417345), creator of Viaskin®, a new standard in the treatment of allergies, announced today a partnership with the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (New York) for research related to the mechanism by which epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT®) using Viaskin...

Declaring War on Severe Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome

FOLSOM, Calif., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- War has been declared on Severe Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome (ACOS). It's tied in with recognition of World Asthma Day May 7, 2013. The World Asthma Foundation (WAF) is leading the charge to raise awareness and to elevate the discussion about this highly prevalent but terribly underappreciated ACOS syndrome. ACOS, which was formerly called "ast...

Allergy Testing and Immunotherapy Schemes Put Patients at Risk

Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics Asks Congress to Protect Patients From Fraud and Sub-Standard Allergy Care WASHINGTON, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Add-on allergy testing and immunotherapy schemes are popping up in primary care practices across the country – exposing patients and families to less-than-professional diagnosis and therapy and raising a potenti...

Prevent Asthma and Allergies Triggered by Pests This Spring

Avoid asthma and allergy symptoms by safe-proofing your home against pests Every year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America designates May as National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, a peak season for allergy and asthma symptoms. The Nati

Parents: Suck Your Baby's Pacifier First To Help Ward Off Allergies

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online When a baby’s pacifier falls to the ground, what’s the best way to clean off the ‘business end’? Wipe away any dirt? Rinse it in boiling water? A new study on Swedish babies suggests that the best thing to do for the child is to lick or suck the pacifier and then place it back in baby’s mouth. While that act may seem repulsive to som...

Drugs.com Releases Q1 Sales for Top 100 U.S. Drugs: Rough U.S Flu Season Boosts Numbers for Tamiflu

NEW YORK, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Drugs.com, the leading online clinical drug resource, today released first quarter 2013 U.S. prescription sales data for the top 100 drugs. (Photo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130506/PH07894-a )(Photo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130506/PH07894-b )    The top five drugs have minor shifts in rank but exhibit positive...

Oral drops provide a safe and effective alternative for allergy sufferers

Allergy shots are commonly used to treat children with severe environmental allergies and asthma, but under-the-tongue drops may offer yet another beneficial - and stick-free - option for pediatric allergy sufferers, according to a Johns Hopkins Chil...

Sucking on your kid's pacifier: good idea or gross?

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Toddlers are less likely to have asthma and itchy rashes if their parents "cleaned" their pacifiers by sucking on them when the kids were infants, a small new study suggests.

LivingWithAsthma.net, an Online Support Community for Families of Children Suffering from Asthma, Launches in Conjunction with World Asthma Day, May 7, 2013

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 06, 2013 LivingWithAsthma.net , the newest online support community for families of children with asthma, launches tomorrow, May 7, 2013, which is World Asthma Day—an annual event organized by the Global Initiativ...

Chalk Dust Can Contain Milk Protein, Triggering Respiratory Symptoms In Children With Milk Allergy

Many of today's school teachers opt for dustless chalk to keep hands and classrooms clean. But according to a study published in the May issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthm...

Oral drops can give kids needle-free relief from asthma, allergies

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Allergy shots are commonly used to treat children with severe environmental allergies and asthma, but under-the-tongue drops may offer yet another beneficial -- and stick-free -- option for pediatric allergy sufferers, accord...

Vitamin C may decrease impact of smoking during pregnancy on childhood respiratory health

Pregnant women are advised not to smoke during pregnancy because it can harm the baby's lungs and lead to wheezing and asthma, among other problems. If a woman absolutely can't kick the habit, taking vitamin C during pregnancy may improve her newborn...

Vitamin C may head off lung problems in babies born to pregnant smokers

(American Academy of Pediatrics) Pregnant women are advised not to smoke during pregnancy because it can harm the baby's lungs and lead to wheezing and asthma, among other problems. If a woman absolutely can't kick the habit, taking vitamin C during...

The Association Between Acetaminophen and Asthma

Is acetaminophen a real asthma promoter or an innocent bystander? Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine

Pediatric Asthma and Development of Atopy

Learn more about the converging rivers of allergy, asthma, and immunology. Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology