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Smash and gag: Life with an avocado allergy

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non ige mediated allergy :: Article Creator The Future Of IgE-mediated Allergy Research And Treatments In her laboratory, Cecilia Berin, Ph.D., the Bunning Professor of Food Allergy Research, studies the immune basis of allergy and tolerance to foods. In a recent editorial published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, Berin discusses the current state of treatments for IgE-mediated food allergies (which currently affect roughly 8% of the U.S. Population), targeting type 2 immune responses and next steps for food allergy research and treatment development. What are IgE-mediated food allergies and how are they diagnosed? The basis of IgE-mediated food allergies lies in a type of antibody called IgE. When these antibodies see the allergens for which they are specific—whether that's pollen, peanuts or something else—the allergens bind to the antibodies and those antibodies activa...

5 of the best at-home allergy tests for 2023: How to choose

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peanut allergy :: Article Creator Severe Allergies? Here's How To Advocate For Yourself And Plan For Your Next Flight © Rybalchenko Nadezhda/Shutterstock person holding inhaler For anyone who has experienced the symptoms of allergies, you know how miserable it can be. Coughing, sneezing, sniffling, headaches, watering eyes, and itchy skin can be extremely uncomfortable even in the best of circumstances. On an airplane though, the discomfort, severity, and even danger of allergies can be magnified. Though the air on airplanes is constantly filtered throughout the flight, this won't stop sensitive individuals from being affected by environmental allergies like pet dander on people's clothes, pollen, and perfumes. However, those with food and pet allergies must take even further precautions and take extra steps to prepare for longer-haul flights since these reactions can be extremely uncomfortable and potentially even fatal if not taken car...

Do Food Allergies come in Groups?

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stomach allergies :: Article Creator What's Going Around: Strep, Stomach Bug, Allergies © Provided by WHTM Harrisburg This week, the providers of UPMC Children's Community Pediatrics across the Midstate continue to see cases of strep throat and stomach bugs. The CVS MinuteClinic in York reports a lot of viral upper respiratory infections, strep and a stomach bug. WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the area are seeing strep throat, scarlet fever from strep, viral illnesses that are not related to COVID or the flu and allergy and asthma flares. Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Physicians Roseville Pediatrics is still seeing a lot of strep throat and they've seen another increase in the case of the stomach bug. They're also seeing adenovirus, with a fever sometimes lasting five to six days, and increased cases of impetigo. They say spring allergies are starting and it's time to start taking seasonal allerg...