Diagnosis of Food Allergy Based on Oral Food Challenge Test
Diagnosis of food allergy should be based on the observation of allergic symptoms after intake of the suspected food. The oral food challenge test (OFC) is the most reliable clinical procedure for diagnosing food allergy.
Komei Ito, Atsuo Urisu
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Food Allergy—Lessons from Asia
Objective This is a review on published data available on food allergy in East Asia and a discussion on the insights that it offers.Methods PubMed searches were made for terms food allergy and anaphylaxis, in combination with Asia.Results There is a ...
Bee Wah Lee +4 more
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Allergy Training or Lack Thereof [PDF]
Food allergies affect many people in our society today, and the food service industry must keep up with the demand for allergen-free food from their customers.
Freeman, Madelyn, Klenke, Mary Kate
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Food allergy enhances allergic asthma in mice [PDF]
BackgroundAtopic march refers to the typical transition from a food allergy in early childhood to allergic asthma in older children and adults. However the precise interplay of events involving gut, skin and pulmonary inflammation in this process is not ...
Antoine Magnan +13 more
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The main problems of food allergic consumers concerning food labeling: an ethnographic study [PDF]
It has been estimated that 58% of children and 12% of the adults in developed countries are affected by food allergy, with symptoms ranging from discomfort to fatality.
Cornelisse-Vermaat, Judith R. +2 more
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Relationship Between Mothers\u27 Role and Knowledge in Recurrence Prevention of Food Allergy for Children Under Five Years-Old [PDF]
There are 30-40% of people with allergies world wide in 2011, this is based on data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) more than tripled from 1993 to 2006.
Rinawarti, F. (Fitria)
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Profile of allergy-related articles in the primary academic publication for UK General Practitioners [PDF]
Background: Concern is often expressed about primary health care professionals’ lack of knowledge about allergies, particularly diagnostic testing and the management of atopic disorders.
Smith, H E, Walker, J
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The impact of oral food challenges for food allergy on quality of life:a systematic review [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Food allergy significantly impairs health-related quality of life (HRQL). Currently, it is still unknown whether diagnostic interventions for food allergy improve HRQL.
Allen +35 more
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Early introduction of foods to prevent food allergy
Food allergy is a growing public health problem, and in many affected individuals, the food allergy begins early in life and persists as a lifelong condition (e.g., peanut allergy).
Edmond S. Chan +3 more
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The Management of the Allergic Child at School: EAACI/GA2LEN Task Force on the Allergic Child at School [PDF]
Allergy affects at least one-quarter of European schoolchildren, it reduces quality of life and may impair school performance; there is a risk of severe reactions and, in rare cases, death.
Almqvist +41 more
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