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Home - OMRF News - Archives for allergy

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Shell game: New strategy for avoiding peanut allergies

April 16, 2019

Pediatricians are recommending a surprising way for parents to approach the peanut problem.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: allergies, allergy, Chakravarty, children, Eliza, eliza chakravarty, Gaffney, kids, lethal, lunchrooms, new england journal of medicine, news, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, patrick, Patrick Gaffney, peanut, peanuts, pediatrician, recommended, school, scientist-news, u.s.

OMRF receives $2.8 million grant to study rare disorder

August 23, 2018

The grant will provide Bob Axtell with $2.8 million to study NMO and investigate its similarities to other autoimmune diseases, particularly MS.

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Oklahoma among the worst spots for fall allergy sufferers

October 25, 2017

Why is Oklahoma so bad for allergies compared to other states?

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Springtime allergies: Annoying but largely harmless

April 15, 2016

We know the culprits of springtime allergies, but what’s the root cause?

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Allergies: A springtime horror story

April 10, 2014

The histamines are coming from inside the body!

Filed Under: Featured News, News Tagged With: allergies, allergy, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, Hal Scofield, histamines, immune system, mold, pollen, robert, scientist-news, Scofield, spores, Spring Allergy Capitals

Blowin’ in the wind: Living in the allergy zone

May 16, 2013

OMRF researchers seeking new treatments for controlling allergies

Filed Under: News Tagged With: allergies, allergy, allergy capital, dr. kenneth smith, immune system, Ken Smith, pollen

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