Tag Archives: children’s allergy testing
Gluten Sensitivity
Gluten sensitivity (GS) is a diagnosis of exclusion made in individuals who claim benefit from a gluten-free diet but do not demonstrate the presence of gliadin (a class of proteins present in wheat and several other cereals within the grass…
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Are you Suffering from a Wheat/Food Allergy
Wheat Allergy (WA) is a rare allergy which typically presents itself as a food allergy. WA involves an immunologic response, production of IgE antibody, to wheat proteins called gliadins alpha, beta , gamma and w protein subunits. Clinical symptoms depend…
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Worst U.S. cities for allergy sufferers
(CNN) — Things aren’t looking good for people with allergies in Tennessee. Not only is the pollen apocalypse on its way, three of the state’s major cities made the Asthma and Allergy Foundation’s annual list of the 10 worst places…
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Exercise Induced Asthma National Awareness Program
Recently Dr. Carr worked with Jo Frost, the Super Nanny, to provide asthma awareness and screening to inner city children. The event was held in South Central LA and was an overwhelming success. The following pictures are taken from the…
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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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