Allergen Immunotherapy Allergies are annoying‚ inconvenient and can even be deadly‚ but what is an allergy? An allergy is: “a response to certain substances – called allergens – by the immune system that is considered abnormal” (1) though very little is known about why people developed allergies; we do have a number of treatments available. There are different treatments available for different allergy symptoms. For example‚ a person experiencing breathing troubles due to an allergic reaction
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Peanut Allergies Axia College of University of Phoenix COM 125 May 20‚ 2007 Peanut Allergies Peanut allergies are the most common allergies among all the food allergies. Peanut allergies are also the most severe among all of the food allergies. The problem is that many children in America and all across the world love to eat food that contains peanuts. Johnson Publishing Co said‚ “the peanut allergy in children‚ considered to be one of the most severe food reactions‚ presents
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Food Allergies A food allergy is when you have a bad immune response to a food protein. It’s different from other bad responses to food such as food intolerances and toxin-mediated reactions (food poisoning). The protein in the food is the most common reason for an allergic reaction. Those kinds of allergies happen when the body’s immune system thinks a protein is harmful‚ when it may not be. Some proteins are resistant to digestion and what isn’t broken down in the digestive process are marked
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and reference) allergies and anxiety disorders of childhood; however‚ the data on food allergies and its association with anxiety disorders in children seems to be sparse. In children with severe food allergies‚ anxiety and parental stress have been shown to negatively impact quality of life scores especially among
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Food allergies Approved by the BabyCentre Medical Advisory Board What is a food allergy? Food allergies happen when our immune systems produce antibodies in reaction to a protein in food that is normally considered harmless. Food allergies are more common in people who come from families with a history of allergies‚ such as asthma‚ hayfever‚ or eczema. If your child has a food allergy‚ he will probably have an itchy or runny nose‚ a sore throat‚ itchy‚ watery eyes‚ rashes (hives) and swelling
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Five years ago‚ I had my first encounter with allergies. My mother had just got home from the grocery store and she had purchased some cashews home and I realized I had never eaten cashews before. I tried a handful and nothing happened for a couple of minutes‚ but I noticed hat the cashews were really salty. I told my mom “these are good but they are super salty‚ its kind of bugging my tongue.” My mom came to the realization that I may be allergic to them and it started to get harder to breath and
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OUTLINE - PRESENTATION 1 Title: Peanut Allergy Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the peanut allergy. Central Idea: There are many causes that can occur from the peanut allergy such as direct contact‚ cross-contact and inhalation. Introduction Attention Getter: Jock Roy‚ 55‚ a businessman from Hanover‚ has suffered from peanut allergies after he bit a peanut butter sandwich at a birthday party nearly 50 years ago. He described his reactions as beginning
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Food Allergies on the Rise General purpose: To inform and persuade audience about specific social problem or issue Specific purpose: To inform the audience about the increasing prevalence of food allergies in children and to persuade them to accept the specific policy changes proposed. Thesis Statement: Food Allergies are on the rise around the world‚ especially among children. This presents a major problem to families‚ schools‚ and hospitals when dealing with children who have food allergies
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The first important step in battling allergies is finding out what you’re allergic to. Upon the onset of allergy symptoms‚ head your way to a physician or allergist to identify what triggered the reaction. Allergy Skin Testing is a safe and easy way for them to find out and confirm the allergens that caused the allergic reaction‚ and it can be performed on both children and adults. Common allergy symptoms that may require you to get an allergy skin testing include: Itchiness in the eyes‚ nose‚ throat
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Allergies Some children have food allergies which means that they cannot tolerate certain foods and they may become very ill which may lead to going into anaphylactic shock if they eat certain foods. Some children are allergic to nuts or eggs and it is very important to make sure these foods are avoided which means checking the ingredients of some food products very carefully as every small amount can cause problems for allergic children and also some medical conditions can be cause by a child’s
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