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Anaphylaxis (Also Called Anaphylactic Shock.) Defined

A sudden, severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction caused by food allergy, insect stings or medications. Symptoms can include hives, swelling (especially of the lips and face), difficulty breathing (either because of swelling in the throat or an asthmatic reaction), vomiting, diarrhea, cramping and a fall in blood pressure.

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Health Canada Reminds Parents Of School Lunch Allergen Safety

Published August 28, 2008, 5:14 am, Medical News Today

As children head back to the classroom, Health Canada is reminding parents of the importance of allergy awareness when packing lunches for their children. Severe allergic reactions can occur quickly and without warning, and some foods can be life-threatening to allergic children. As many as 1.

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Food allergy walk will raise awareness

Published August 27, 2008, 6:39 pm, Howell Tri Town News

Afundraising walk is planned next month along the Long Branch oceanfront to increase public awareness about food allergies, which affect more than 12 million Americans.

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Enrollment Complete in 15-Year Long-Term Follow-Up Study Evaluating Impact of AVONEX(R) in Patients with Relapsing ...

Published August 27, 2008, 1:44 pm, Centre Daily Times

Biogen Idec today announced that enrollment is complete in the ASSURANCE trial, a long-term follow-up study which will assess up to 15 years of AVONEX(R) (interferon beta-1a) treatment in an effort to provide detailed data on the long term efficacy of the drug. ASSURANCE is a multi-center, open-label follow-up study of patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) treated with AVONEX or ...

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Enrollment Complete in 15-Year Long-Term Follow-Up Study Evaluating Impact of AVONEX(R) in Patients with Relapsing ...

Published August 27, 2008, 1:30 pm, wallstreet:online AG

Biogen Idec today announced that enrollment is complete in the ASSURANCE trial, a long-term follow-up

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Enrollment Complete in 15-Year Long-Term Follow-Up Study Evaluating Impact of AVONEX(R) in Patients with Relapsing ...

Published August 27, 2008, 1:18 pm, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.----Biogen Idec today announced that enrollment is complete in the ASSURANCE trial, a long-term follow-up study which will assess up to 15 years of AVONEX® treatment in an effort to provide detailed data on the long term efficacy of the drug.

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How to clear confusion from food allergy warnings

Published August 27, 2008, 5:37 am, CTV.ca

It's one of the biggest frustrations of life with food allergies: That hodgepodge of warnings that a food might accidentally contain the wrong ingredient.

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Video: New Survey Shows Three in Four School Nurses Have Students at Risk for Severe Allergic Reactions Who Do Not ...

Published August 27, 2008, 5:00 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

A new survey conducted by the National Association of School Nurses found that 72% of school nurses have students with a known history of allergies or prior use of epinephrine whose parents have not provided the school with auto-injectable epinephrine.

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How to clear confusion from food allergy warnings

Published August 27, 2008, 2:33 am, Asbury Park Press

Health officials in the U.S. and Canada are debating setting standards, amid increasing concern that consumers are so confused they're starting to ignore the warnings.

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Food Allergy Warnings May Get Clearer

Published August 26, 2008, 7:49 am, WCVB Boston

Health officials in the U.S. and Canada debate setting standards on food labels to avoid confusion for food allergy sufferers.

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Mandatory allergy warnings on food? Health officials debate necessity

Published August 26, 2008, 6:31 am, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

WASHINGTON — It's one of the biggest frustrations of life with food allergies: That hodgepodge of warnings that a food might accidentally contain the wrong ingredient. The warnings are voluntary — meaning there's no way to know if foods that don't bear them really should. And they're vague: Is "may contain traces of peanuts" more reliable than "made in the same factory as peanuts?" Now health ...

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