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Anaphylaxis: Treating Severe Allergic Reactions

September 24, 2021

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Anaphylaxis is a potentially life-threatening reaction to an allergen that should be treated immediately. It can occur within seconds or minutes of being exposed to or consuming an allergen. Symptoms of anaphylaxis include hives or flushed and pale skin, a drop in blood pressure causing a weak and Read More

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Know Your Allergies! Finding Out the Foods You React To

September 17, 2021

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A food allergy is an immunological response to a food allergen after consuming it or being exposed to it – in other words, your body’s immune system misidentifies the food as a germ or foreign invader and tries to attack it, creating the allergic reaction. Common food allergens include milk, soy, Read More

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How to Interpret Your Food Allergy Test Results

September 10, 2021

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The gold standard for food allergy testing is the oral food challenge, which is a medically supervised, gradual process of introducing a food allergen to a patient in order to diagnose or rule out a food allergy. The doctor may also use an Immunoglobulin (IgE) blood test, which measures the Read More

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Food Allergy Myths

September 3, 2021

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A food allergy is an immunological response to a certain food. If you are allergic to a particular food, your immune system mistakenly identifies that food as a foreign invader and therefore tries to attack it, which is an allergic reaction. Among the most common foods that induce food allergies Read More

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