Allergic To Dogs? You Need This!

allergies, Medicine, Science - By Staff Writer on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 15:14

Biomerica a pharmaceutical company has just received CE mark approval to market and sell a new dog allergyAlso known as atopy an allergy is a hypersensitive reaction to allergens in a dog's environment or food. When the allergen is ingested the dog will have a immunological response which will vary greatly in degree. test in the European Union.  The test, marketed under Fortel(R) Dog allery test, uses one drop of blood to produce results in 15 min.  With over 17 million out patient visits in the U.S. each year nearly $7 billion is spent on allergies annually.

Imagine being able to screen for allergies in the privacy of your own home. For the first time, European consumers will be able to purchase a test in their pharmacy to screen for allergies to dogs with laboratory accuracy," said Zackary Irani, CEO of Biomerica. "The CE regulatory approval, which took over one year to obtain, allows us to distribute our product to drugstores and other retailers throughout Europe. We are also working to add additional allergy tests to the Fortel consumer test line of products.

Hopefully the next step is the release in the U.S. as this could help millions of Americans in determining if their dog is causing their allergies.  Not to mention the millions of kids that can prove to their parents they are not allergic and should have a puppy.

Press Release [Market Watch]