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Allergy to Stinging Insects: Diagnosis and Management

European Medical Journal Allergy & Immunology, 2018
Stinging insects that cause allergic reactions belong to the order Hymenoptera, which includes wasps, hornets, bees, yellow jackets, true hornets, and stinging ants.
Jessica B. Perkins, Anne B. Yates
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Chitinase 3-Like 1 Contributes to Food Allergy via M2 Macrophage Polarization [PDF]

, 2020
Purpose: Food allergy is a hypersensitive immune response to specific food proteins. Chitinase 3-like 1 (CHI3L1, also known as YKL-40 in humans or BRP-39 in mice) is associated with various chronic diseases, such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and ...
김경원, 손명현, 김미나, 홍정연, 김수연   +4 more
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Effect of Implementing a Dashboard With or Without a Best Practice Alert on HLA‐B*58:01 Testing Rates Among Allopurinol Users at VA Medical Centers

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The American College of Rheumatology recommends HLA‐B*58:01 allele testing before the initiation of allopurinol, specifically among Asian and African American/Black patients, due to their increased risk for severe hypersensitivity reactions. However, testing rates remain low at many health care facilities.
Abimbola Fadairo‐Azinge, Gabriela Schmajuk, Sristi Sharma, Colleen P. Flanagan, Sara Faghihi‐Kashani, Ning Zhang, Mary A. Whooley   +6 more
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Real-world biologics response and super-response in the International Severe Asthma Registry cohort [PDF]

Background: Biologic asthma therapies reduce exacerbations and long-term oral corticosteroids (LTOCS) use in randomized controlled trials (RCTs); however, there are limited data on outcomes among patients ineligible for RCTs.
Murray R., Al-Lehebi R., Celis-Preciado C.A., Hew M., Altraja A., Bulathsinhala L., Bergeron C., Peters M.J., Upham J.W., Denton E., Bosnic-Anticevich S.Z., Al-Ahmad M., Larenas-Linnemann D., Bhutani M., Tran T.N., Belhassen M., Martin N.   +16 more
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Does Long‐Term Lower Extremity Strength Training in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis and Varus Alignment Reduce Knee Joint Loading During Gait?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We examined whether 18 months of strength training in individuals with knee varus alignment and medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (OA) reduced knee joint loads during walking compared to an attention control group. Methods This study was a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial that compared the effects of strength training to a ...
Stephen P. Messier, Matthew N. Vigliotti, Paige E. Rice, Brian Pietrosimone, Shannon L. Mihalko, Edward H. Ip, Richard F. Loeser, David J. Hunter, Ali Guermazi, Ryan Hill, Santiago Saldana, Kim L. Bennell, Paul DeVita   +12 more
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Epidemiology and outcomes of geriatric patients with drug allergy [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Adverse drug reactions are much more common in geriatric patients but there have been no adequate studies on the epidemiology or burden of drug allergy (DA) in the elderly.
Li, PH, Wong, JCY, Lau, WCS, Chung, HY
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Moderators of the Effects of Exercise and Manual Therapy for People With Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to investigate potential moderators influencing the effects of manual therapy and exercise therapy on pain and functional outcomes in individuals with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis, using data from the MOA trial. This is a secondary analysis of data from the MOA trial that compares the clinical effectiveness of manual ...
Daniel Cury Ribeiro, Sarah E. Lamb, J. Haxby Abbott   +2 more
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Challenges in Allergy Diagnostics and Solutions Worth Considering

European Medical Journal Allergy & Immunology, 2017
The introduction of molecular components has led to exponential growth in the field of allergy diagnosis over the last two decades and allergy testing is now more complex and comprehensive.
Snjezana Kos, Robert-Jan Sanders
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The protective effect of farm animal exposure on childhood allergy is modified by NPSR1 polymorphisms [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the asthma candidate gene neuropeptide S receptor 1 (NPSR1) in relation to environmental exposures, but recent evidences suggest its role as an effect modifier.
Eder, W, Eder, W., Bruce, S, Orsmark-Pietras, C., Dep IRAS, Wickman, M, Pershagen, G., James, A., Kere, J, von Mutius, E, Risk Assessment of Toxic and Immunomodulatory Agents, Pulkkinen, V., Pulkkinen, V, Riedler, J., Dahlén, B, Orsmark-Pietras, C, van Hage, M., von Mutius, E., Melén, E., Lauener, R., Bruce, S., Dahlén, B., Scheynius, A, van Hage, M, Wickman, M., Mutius, Erika von, Scheynius, A., Doekes, G, Nyberg, F, Nyberg, F., Doekes, G., Melén, E, Bergström, A., Lauener, R, Kere, J., James, A, Bergström, A, Pershagen, G, Riedler, J   +38 more
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Rheumatologic Manifestations of Patients With Type B Insulin Resistance

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objectives of this study were to identify laboratory and clinical features associated with type B insulin resistance (TBIR), a rare condition caused by autoantibodies that inhibit the insulin receptor, most frequently occurring in the setting of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and to increase awareness of this rare, life‐threatening ...
S. Amara Ogbonnaya, Sandra G. Williams, Raphael A. Kirou, Marissa Lightbourne, Rebecca J. Brown   +4 more
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