During National Eosinophil Awareness Week it was stated that the National Intstitutes of Health (NIH) gave $0 a year in funding toward Eosinophil research. I am happy to say, that is no longer the case. In a press release on Wednesday, July 14, NIH Expands Food Allergy Research Program Consortium of Food Allergy Research Renewed With a Five-Year, $29.9 Million Grant, NIH announced the Consortium of Food Allergy Research (CoFAR) will be funded for 5 more years. CoFAR has been working on ways to treat and prevent food allergies since 2005. It will now broaden it's scope to include genetic causes of food allergy and studies of food allergy associated with EGIDs, mostly EE (EoE).
While food allergies are associated with the production of immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies as a response to a food which may lead to symptoms anywhere from hives to anaphylaxis, EGIDs can also be associated with IgE, but are also associated with stomach pain, vomiting, chest pain, and trouble swallowing. There is also inflammation, irritation and a large number of eosinophils in the esophagus.
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