EpiPen Training For Kids With Food Allergies

EpiPen Training For Children
Families frequently do not use their self-injectable adrenaline device, even when their kids is experiencing a potentially life-threatening cardiorespiratory allergic reaction to a food allergen. Fatal food allergy anaphylaxis is rare but well recognized and the early use of intramuscular adrenaline may be life-saving. (more…)

Anaphylaxis Symptoms: Clinical Features And Severity Grading

Anaphylaxis Symptoms
Definitions of anaphylaxis vary considerably, impeding the comparison of different clinical studies. Different definitions of anaphylaxis have been developed as clinical descriptions of severe allergic reactions, different authors emphasizing different symptoms.

The author aimed to develop a simple clinical grading system and definition for anaphylaxis using clinical data. He retrospectively analyzed 1149 case records (median age 29 years) with systemic allergic reactions (30% venom allergy, 22% iatrogenic allergy, 18% food allergy) from an emergency department in Australia. (more…)

Characteristics Of Children Diagnosed With Food Allergies

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A cross-sectional, descriptive, questionnaire-based survey was conducted in schools in Toulouse, France, to determine the prevalence of food allergies among children in school. The first goal of the survey was to estimate the prevalence of food allergies. The second goal was to determine the main characteristics of the allergies. The questionnaires (3500) were distributed in 150 classes in eight schools. The return rate was 77.6% (2716). (more…)

Food Allergy Anaphylaxis and Quality of Life

food allergy anaphylaxis
If someone has allergies, and it is particularly food allergies, does it change his or her quality of life?

The effects of allergic diseases are different compare to many various other diseases. Only a small number of people having allergic disease are ended deadly. Rather, it affects the quality of life for longer period of time. (more…)

The Immunological Process in an Allergic Reaction

immunological allergic reaction
Allergens are the trigger for human body allergic reaction. It is one of human immunological process to react for invader substance. We find most allergens are common in our environment. Most allergic reactions developed over the years by the immune system. If someone who has suffered from allergies for a long time, they mostly will know when their body gives immediate reaction to an allergen. (more…)