AllerGen
There is an epidemic of allergies like asthma, hay fever, eczema, food and pet allergies and life-threatening anaphylaxis facing the industrialized world, and Canada is near the top of the list of nations facing a growing problem. Nearly one in three Canadians now suffers some form of allergic illness. The health care and socio-economic costs are huge and the potential impact on our next generation is extreme.
What’s been done about it so far?
Not enough. In 2004, only 129 specialists were practicing in immunology and allergy in Canada (compared, for example, to 998 in cardiology). This translates into one specialist for every quarter million Canadians – for one of the fastest growing disease segments in the country.
We need new researchers – we need new students in doctoral programs. We need to align research and development – we need to unite public and private partners. We need to bring all the scientific disciplines into one network – we need to get solutions to market faster.
We need to mobilize Canadian science to reduce the illness, mortality and socio-economic costs of allergic disease. This is AllerGen’s role.
Allergic Living
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EASE
The Eczema & Sensitive-Skin Education (EASE) Program is a patient empowerment program that is intended to improve patient outcomes and the quality of life for millions of persons who suffer from eczema and severe sensitive skin conditions. By providing educational tools and resources relating to the care and treatment of eczema and sensitive skin, the EASE Program makes it easier for consumers to navigate the complexity of information directed at eczema and sensitive skin patients and to evaluate the myriad of personal care and household products on the market.
GA²LEN
The European collaborative project PreDicta was launched in October 2010 in Athens (Greece). The 7,8 million Euro initiative funded in large part by the European Commission will endeavor to answer a simple but unanswered question: Why do asthma symptoms persisit?…
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The PreDicta consortium integrates 14 partners from 9 European countries that will work together during five years under the coordination of Professor Nikos Papadopoulos.
For further information about PreDicta, please visit the PreDicta website.
