Novel “Inverse Vaccines” Could Soon Target Autoimmune Diseases
A novel class of therapies that are labeled vaccines – known as ‘inverse vaccines’—are designed to treat autoimmune disorders and could be made available in just a few years. In January, Swiss biotech company Anokion—which focuses on improving treatments and health outcomes for individuals suffering with autoimmune disorders—announced promising early human trials of inverse “vaccines” […]
Ticks, Mammal Vaccine Ingredients and Alpha-gal Allergy
Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), the delayed, potentially fatal red meat allergy acquired through tick bites, has increased dramatically in the United States, and cases have also been reported in Sweden, Germany and Australia.1 As of 2013, more than 5,000 people in the Southwest U.S. have been diagnosed with the condition.2 In 2007, Scott Commins, MD, an […]