Tag Archives: CA allergists
What is Food Allergy?
Why does food allergy occur? Our immune system, when working well, helps us fight infections (by killing germs such as viruses and bacteria). When our immune system mistakenly recognizes and attacks a food protein, this is when food allergy happens. …
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How to prepare kids with asthma for the new school year?
During summer break, a lot of kids stay away from things like textbooks, essays and math problems, but another thing they’re staying away from is their asthma medicine, says Dr. Kirstin Carel of National Jewish Health in Denver. Carel says that…
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Why are more children being diagnosed with food allergies?
It’s very interesting that in the last five to ten years that more children are being diagnosed with food allergies. In particular, foods such as peanuts have — food allergies related to peanuts — have even doubled in the last…
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What Causes Asthma?
The exact cause of asthma is not known, but it is thought to have both genetic and environmental components. No matter what the actual cause, it is probably much more important from the asthmatic’s viewpoint to know what activates or…
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Peanut Allergy
There has been promising new work on a oral immunotherapy or desensitization to peanuts. In the initial studies patients started with a very low level of peanut protein, in a very controlled fashion. Initial amounts were equal to about 1/1,000…
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