It carries out its activities in collaboration with institutional and corporate partners and currently has more than 1,000 members. The research will largely be performed in the new Altman CTRI building, slated to open in 2016. âWe are thrilled to hear the news that the NIH has awarded a five-year grant to the CTRI,â said Mitchell Kronenberg, PhD, president and Chief Scientific Officer of the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology.
NKDA stands for No Known Drug Allergies. Suggest new definition. This definition appears somewhat frequently and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories: 1  Science, medicine, engineering, etc.
A Discovery Health answered. The Food and Drug Administration estimates that there are approximately 36 million people in the United States who suffer from seasonal allergies. This condition is also called by its common name of hay fever, or, by its technical name, allergic rhinitis. While it may provide little comfort, the pollen that you are reacting to is actually harmless. The runny noses, scratchy eyes and headaches you endure actually result from a case of mistaken identity. Your body believes that the pollen in the air is actually dust mites or fungal spores. In response, it releases histamine-a natural chemical that is part of the body's immune system response.