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09-07-2009
Allergy is an abnormal over-reaction of the body’s natural immune mechanism to substances that are normally not harmful to the human body.
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09-07-2009
Allergy is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental influences. In fact the genes for a lot of major allergies have already been recently isolated - thereby paving the way for gene-therapy at a later date.
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09-07-2009
There are many allergens that are found in the air that we breathe. These vary according to the location, season, proximity with pets and of course environmental pollution such as forest fires etc.
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09-07-2009
Diagnosing food allergy is one of the most difficult areas in Allergology. Although there are many diagnostic tests available, only selected few are reliable and reproducible. The end result of these tests would be to conduct an elimination diet, with a food diary and to conduct a challenge test under controlled medical conditions.
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09-07-2009
Most of us have had adverse contact reactions at some stage in our lives. Various materials, metallic, synthetic or even natural have been known to produce allergic reactions in our skin or even as a systemic reaction.
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09-07-2009
Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction – the extreme end of the allergic spectrum. Being a systemic disease, the whole body gets affected, usually within seconds or minutes of exposure to the allergen but sometimes only after a few hours.
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