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Food allergy [PDF]

open access: yesAllergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, 2011
Food allergy is defined as an adverse immunologic response to a dietary protein. Food-related reactions are associated with a broad array of signs and symptoms that may involve many bodily systems including the skin, gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts, and cardiovascular system.
Wade Watson, Susan Waserman
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Occupational Allergy

open access: yesEuropean Medical Journal, 2017
An estimated 11 million workers in the USA are potentially exposed to agents that can become a cause of allergic diseases such as occupational asthma and allergic contact dermatitis, which can adversely affect health and well-being. Hundreds of chemicals
Stacey E. Anderson   +2 more
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Vaccines for allergy

open access: yesCurrent Opinion in Immunology, 2012
Vaccines aim to establish or strengthen immune responses but are also effective for the treatment of allergy. The latter is surprising because allergy represents a hyper-immune response based on immunoglobulin E production against harmless environmental antigens, i.e., allergens.
Birgit Linhart, Rudolf Valenta
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Allergy from infancy to adolescence. A population-based 18-year follow-up cohort

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics, 2009
Background Anxious parents have many concerns about the future health of their atopic infants. Paediatricians and primary care practitioners need to seek knowledge on long-term outcomes in order to cope with the increasing caseload of suspected allergy ...
Aromaa Minna   +5 more
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Recommendations for Competency in Allergy Training for Undergraduates Qualifying as Medical Practitioners

open access: yesWorld Allergy Organization Journal, 2009
The Council acknowledges specific comments from: The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) (Amal H Assa'ad); The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) (Mark Dykewicz, D. Betty Lew, Bryan L. Martin); The Argentine
Paul C. Potter, MD, FCPaed(SA), DCH(SA), FAAAAI, FACAAI   +6 more
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Consensus communication on early peanut introduction and the prevention of peanut allergy in high-risk infants

open access: yesWorld Allergy Organization Journal, 2015
The purpose of this brief communication is to highlight emerging evidence to existing guidelines regarding potential benefits of supporting early, rather than delayed, peanut introduction during the period of complementary food introduction in infants ...
David M. Fleischer   +10 more
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Food allergy knowledge, attitudes and beliefs: Focus groups of parents, physicians and the general public

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics, 2008
Background Food allergy prevalence is increasing in US children. Presently, the primary means of preventing potentially fatal reactions are avoidance of allergens, prompt recognition of food allergy reactions, and knowledge about food allergy reaction ...
Barnathan Julia A   +5 more
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The need for a food allergy educator program for allied healthcare professionals in Canada

open access: yesAllergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, 2022
Owing to a collaborative approach to patient care, and a paucity of allergists in Canada, there is a need to develop a food allergy educational program for allied health care professionals in Canada.
Jennifer L. P. Protudjer   +5 more
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History of the World Allergy Organization: Two Decades Leading to World Leadership, 1990-2010

open access: yesWorld Allergy Organization Journal, 2011
History of the World Allergy Organization: In 1951, the leaders in allergy from all over the world came together to form the International Association of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (IAACI).
Michael A Kaliner, MD
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Parental Perception, Prevalence and Primary Care Physicians’ Knowledge on Childhood Food Allergy in Croatia

open access: yesChildren, 2015
Food allergy in children is increasing and the perception of food allergy among parents is even more common. In a questionnaire-based study of 702 children aged 6 to 48 months in four primary care settings, the aim was to determine the prevalence of ...
Tamara Voskresensky Baricic   +4 more
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