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Jay M. Symptoms not very bad. Karl L. My congestion allergies did seem to get better after several days...Marsha R. I had some better days. Erin C. I believe it helped to a certain extent. William R. Improved after 3 days. Nancy C. On day 16 I felt so much better, by day 30 allergies continued to be improved. Angel C. Background of Cyanocobalamin Treatment in Allergic Disease MECHANISM OF ACTION: Vitamin B12 is essential to cell growth and cell division. B12 is the only known molecule in the human body uses with the element cobalt. The unique properties of cobalt permit a chemical reaction that produces the rungs of the DNA ladder. These rungs are called nucleotides. For any human cell to divide, it must copy its own DNA. For this replication to occur, new rungs of the ladder must be provided with the help of B12.

Patients gave blood serum samples prior to the treatment in 1992 and one year later in 1993. They were immunoassayed for specific IgE antibodies using a chemi-luminescent technique. Statistician Bradley Rosebrook ran T-Tests comparing average baseline IgE levels to one-year. For the seasonal allergens reported, the active group (n=34) had on average a greater reduction in IgE than the placebo group (n=33).7 On August 14, 1996 representatives of Broncorp, Inc. met with the Division Director, Dr. John Jenkins, and 14 other FDA officials of the Pulmonary Division at a PreNDA meeting. Dr. Mansfield made a presentation on the 1995 study data (n=165) from Oregon, Washington and Idaho. He noted that together the data failed to show statistical superiority of vitamin B12 on the primary endpoint. He noted that in Washington and Idaho, during the later part of the study, there was a drop in the pollen counts and marked improvements in symptoms in both the vitamin B12 and placebo groups. (This made a therapeutic benefit of the B12 treatment difficult to demonstrate.) But that the pollen counts in Oregon remained higher throughout the study and that the data from Oregon showed a significant difference between the active and placebo groups.8