If you thought that the only way to get allergy shots against grass allergens was in your arm, think again. Alk-Abello, a company out of Denmark, has developed a product called GRAZAX®. Grazax is a once daily allergy "vaccination" tablet: the principle is the same as other immunotherapy approaches, but there ...

If ragweed isn't pollinating where you are, it soon will be. For most of the US and Canada, the infamous weed will pollinate between mid-August and the first frost. Ragweed is a notorious allergen, perhaps because each ragweed plant will be responsible for about 1 billion grains of pollen per ...

Traditional subcutaneous immunotherapy (allergy shots) are usually a long and grueling course of treatment that can mean dozens of shots over the course of three to five years. Not only is the treatment time consuming and long term, the results can be less than stellar, with some patients only reducing ...

Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is used in Europe and other countries, but is still not being used in the US. The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology says that there are still unanswered questions on the treatment's effectiveness, use, dosage and safety. Apparently, US research studies have not yet shown ...

In today's FDA news, I saw that the new Pollinex Quattro Ragweed vaccine has made it through Phase III trials. For those not familiar with the process of having a new drug or vaccine approved, it means that this ragweed vaccine is on the doorstep of the FDA ...