News tagged with eosinophilic esophagitis

Allergy drug found to clear condition but not symptoms of throat disease

A group of Mayo Clinic researchers conducted the first controlled trial of swallowed fluticasone nasal spray (also known as Flonase) on people with the allergic esophageal condition called eosinophilic esophagitis. Research ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Food allergy-related disorder linked to master allergy gene

Scientists have identified a region of a human chromosome that is associated with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a recently recognized allergic disease. People with EoE frequently have difficulty eating or may be allergic ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 07, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast




Search results for eosinophilic esophagitis


Subtle Mutations in Immune Gene May Increase Risk for Asthma

A gene that encodes a protein responsible for determining whether certain immune cells live or die shows subtle differences in some people with asthma, a team led by Johns Hopkins researchers reports in the June European ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jun 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mast cell tryptase test may aid in diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis

(PhysOrg.com) -- A pathology test may help doctors distinguish between two separate but overlapping esophageal disorders that require different courses of treatment, according to a study by researchers at the University of ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 04, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

String probes for devastating childhood digestive disease

A swallowed string may someday replace the invasive, uncomfortable endoscope now used to diagnose eosinophilic esophagitis, a devastating childhood disease of the esophagus.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 30, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


List of search results for eosinophilic esophagitis