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Didn't You Hear? There Is a 'Cure' for Peanut Allergies
I woke up this morning to at least 10 emails from well-intentioned friends and family telling me, in not so many words, "Probiotics cure peanut allergies. Quick, run out now and buy them." Being a food allergy advocate, I had already read the study to which they were referring. While I found it interesting and believe it may add a valuable piece to the puzzle that is food allergies, it was so very far from what the headline screamed. What the conclusion of this small study, with no long-term data, was in my humble opinion is that adding a probiotic to traditional OIT (oral immunotherapy -- which is when the patient is fed...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Regional Differences in Food Allergies
This study demonstrates an unmet need in China for a thorough investigation of the prevalence of food allergies in China, the specific foods involved, and characterization of the specific antigenic triggers of food allergy with respect to ethnicity, age, and diet in China.
Source: Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology - January 5, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research
Self-reported drug allergies in surgical population in serbia.
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of self-reported drug allergies and their characteristics in adult Serbian surgical population, and to analyze their influence on drug prescription during perioperative period. The study enrolled patients scheduled for general surgery during a one-year period at a tertiary care hospital. They were questioned using a structured questionnaire about the existence of drug allergy and its nature. Medical records were examined after discharge to assess medical prescription during hospitalization. Of 1126 patients evaluated during the study period, 434 (38.5%) reported a total of 635...
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - March 29, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Acta Clin Croat Source Type: research
Control Inflammation and “Turn Off” Disease-Causing Genes
The single most important thing you can do to prevent premature aging is to control inflammation.
Inflammation is the body’s effort to heal itself. But too much produces disease.
In fact, most of the diseases associated with aging are essentially inflammatory diseases. That includes cancer, heart disease, arthritis, arteriosclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes.
And the truth is that we’re all inflamed thanks to a modern diet that includes inflammation-friendly ingredients like sugar, cheap vegetable oils, and refined carbohydrates.
Most doctors are not educated in the role of nutrition in disease. A...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 15, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Anti-Aging food allergies inflammation natural healing turmeric Source Type: news
Impact of Prior Drug Allergies on the Risk, Clinical Features, and Outcomes of Idiosyncratic Drug-Induced Liver Injury in Adults
ConclusionA prior drug allergy history was not associated with a greater likelihood of developing DILI compared to other causes of acute liver injury. However, the probable DILI patients with a history of prior drug allergy tended to have less severe liver injury and clinical outcomes. The low rate of suspect drug documentation in the “Drug Allergy” section of EMR after a DILI episode is of concern and could lead to avoidable harm from inadvertent suspect drug re-challenge.
Source: Digestive Diseases and Sciences - February 4, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research
Important warning for allergy sufferers
I love springtime. But many of my patients dread this time of year…
They come to my clinic sneezing and sniffling. They have runny noses, and watery, itchy eyes. They can’t sleep or work.
You may have the same problems. You need relief fast to get back to your life. So you might be tempted to pop some OTC remedies or ask your doctor for a prescription.
But you may be getting more than you bargained for with those allergy drugs. They may make you lose your mind. Let me explain…
Many doctors treat allergies with a class of drugs called (ACs). You know them by names like Benadryl and Dimetapp.
In a new study, sci...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - October 3, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Cathy Card Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news
Immunomodulatory Effect of Active Treatment Options in Food Allergy
Opinion statement
The gastrointestinal tract is the largest immune organ in the body and relies on a variety of mechanisms to handle the constant exposure of ingested antigens and commensal bacteria. Tolerance to ingested food proteins is the default response; however, there are a variety of both host and food-related factors that can lead to loss of tolerance and development of food allergy. Although many children will outgrow their food allergies, a significant number will continue to require life-long avoidance. Currently, there are no FDA-approved treatments for food allergies; however, multiple therapies hav...
Source: Current Treatment Options in Allergy - June 1, 2014 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research
Epinephrine Use in Positive Oral Food Challenges Performed as Screening Test for Food Allergy Therapy Trials
Conclusions Screening OFCs to confirm food allergies can be performed safely, but there was a higher rate of epinephrine use compared with OFCs used for assessing food allergy outgrowth. Therefore, personnel skilled and experienced in the recognition of early signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis who can promptly initiate treatment are required.
Source: The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice - January 14, 2015 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research
Epinephrine Use in Positive Oral Food Challenges Performed as a Screening Test for Food Allergy Therapy Trials
Conclusions Screening OFCs to confirm food allergies can be performed safely, but there was a higher rate of epinephrine use compared with OFCs used for assessing food allergy outgrowth. Therefore, personnel skilled and experienced in the recognition of early signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis who can promptly initiate treatment are required.
Source: The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice - May 5, 2015 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research
"It's A Scandal" -Daryl Hall on Doctors Denying Chronic Lyme
Growing up a musically-obsessed child in the 80's, Daryl Hall was one of my biggest inspirations. A masterful, inventive songwriter with an ocean of soul, he set me on the path to being an artist, to never waste a word, and to sing because I mean it.
With six number ones and five additional top ten hits throughout the 70's and 80's Daryl Hall and John Oates are the number one duo in music history. Still at the top of his game at 69 years old, Daryl has won legions of new fans with his hit MTV Live show Live From Daryl's House.
In February of 2015, at my very sickest from chronic Lyme and Bartonella, after it was missed b...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - July 22, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
B ‐FAHF‐2 plus oral immunotherapy (OIT) is safer and more effective than OIT alone in a murine model of concurrent peanut/tree nut allergy
Conclusions and clinical relevanceCombined BF2/OIT therapy was safer and produced longer post treatment protection, and more tolerance‐prone immunological and epigenetic modifications than OIT alone. BF2/OIT may provide an additional OIT option for patients with concurrent peanut/ tree nut and other food allergies.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Clinical and Experimental Allergy - April 1, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Kamal D Srivastava, Ying Song, Nan Yang, Changda Liu, Ilan E Goldberg, Anna Nowak ‐Węgrzyn, Hugh A Sampson, Xiu‐Min Li Tags: Original Article ‐Basic Mechanisms in Allergic Disease Source Type: research
6,000-year-old track record for healing leaky gut
When I was traveling in India, I had the privilege of studying Ayurvedic medicine with traditional Master Healers.
Surrounded by lakes, oceans and mountains, Kerala, India, is the birthplace of Ayurveda medicine.
My plane landed in Mumbai. From there, I made the 800-mile trip to Kerala down on the southwestern-most tip of the Indian peninsula.
With origins dating back 6,000 years, Kerala is the birthplace of Ayurvedic medicine.
I spent a lot of time at the AyurMana or “ancient healing house.” This is the oldest existing school of Ayurvedic medicine in the world.
It was there that I observed how quickly Ayurved...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - January 17, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Cathy Card Tags: Health Natural Cures anxiety arthritis Cancer celiac disease chronic fatigue depression diabetes digestive issues fibromyalgia leaky gut multiple sclerosis schizophrenia Source Type: news
The main active constituents and detoxification process of Ginkgo biloba seeds and their potential use in functional health foods
Publication date: Available online 23 July 2019Source: Journal of Food Composition and AnalysisAuthor(s): Hai-Yan Wang, Yu-Qing ZhangAbstractGinkgo biloba leaves and seeds have been used as a food and traditional herbal remedies for thousands of years. Extracts from G. biloba leaves, especially EGb761, have been investigated extensively to determine their chemical components and pharmacological effects, specifically on degenerative nerve diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease. G. biloba seeds, another important part of Ginkgo biloba, have been consumed as a food and medicinal nuts for thousands of years. The seeds are ric...
Source: Journal of Food Composition and Analysis - July 24, 2019 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
Prescription of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in an Italian Cohort of Pediatric Headache Patients (P03.115)
CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows that CAM is widely used among pediatric headache patients, and physicians are mostly unaware of prescription. Further studies are required to investigate safety and efficacy of CAM, as a possible side-medicine to conventional pharmacological approach.Disclosure: Dr. Colombo has nothing to disclose. Dr. Dalla Libera has nothing to disclose. Dr. Pavan has nothing to disclose. Dr. Comi has received personal compensation for activities with Novartis, Teva Neuroscience, Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Merck Serono, and Bayer Schering.
Source: Neurology - February 14, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Colombo, B., Dalla Libera, D., Pavan, G., Comi, G. Tags: P03 Headache: Epidemiology Source Type: research
