January 18, 2024

Allergic reactions that occur in susceptible individuals after consuming some oral care products necessitate manufacturers to include detailed ingredient lists on product labels to ensure patient safety. Globally, food allergies are becoming increasingly common and more severe, affecting about 5% of adults and 8% of children. The most severe allergic reactions are mediated by immunoglobulin...

Mediterranean-style and anti-inflammatory diets tied to decreased arterial stiffness An obesogenic dietary pattern in childhood is associated with increased arterial stiffness in adolescence, according to a study published online Jan. 5 in the British Journal of Nutrition. Genevieve Buckland, Ph.D., from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, and colleagues examined the relationship between childhood...

Individuals with elevated C-reactive protein at 1.0 mg/dL and poverty had a greater risk for 15-year all-cause mortality There is a potential synergistic effect for inflammation and living in poverty with increased mortality risk for adults, according to a study published online Jan. 16 in Frontiers in Medicine. Arch G. Mainous III, Ph.D., from the University...

Casgevy is the first CRISPR-based medicine to be approved for use in the United States After approving Casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel) in December to treat sickle cell disease, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that the therapy has now been approved to treat patients older than 12 years with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia. Casgevy is the first CRISPR-based...

Reductions in cancer mortality being threatened by increasing incidence for six of top 10 cancers Cancer mortality is decreasing, but progress is being hampered by increasing incidence of some cancers, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. Rebecca L. Siegel, M.P.H., from the American Cancer Society in Atlanta,...