Sentences with phrase «allergens trigger an allergic reaction»

Intradermal allergy test (IDT), also known as allergy skin testing, is the «gold standard» test performed to determine what environmental allergens trigger an allergic reaction in our allergic patients.

Not exact matches

All it takes is one candy containing a food allergen like peanuts to trigger a severe allergic reaction,» said Joel Warady, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at Enjoy Life Foods.

For example, diesel exposure and allergen exposure can each trigger allergic reactions.

Dust mite allergens can trigger serious asthma attacks and other allergic reactions.

University of Manchester researchers have led a study to define allergen levels in food which can trigger allergic reactions which will help to make allergen warning labels more effective.

Be aware that classmates with a pet at home can also trigger an allergic reaction in your little one, since these allergens can be transferred to school via clothing and backpacks.

If these pockets remain empty, the birch pollen protein becomes an allergen and can trigger allergic reactions in humans and animals.

Oral food challenges, in which specific allergens are given to patients to ingest under physician supervision to test for signs or symptoms of an allergic reaction, remain the gold standard for diagnosing food allergy even though the tests themselves can trigger severe reactions.

Children with the highest exposure to cat allergen had lower levels of the antibody IgE (the antibody that apparently triggers allergic reactions and asthma) than did children with an intermediate level of cat exposure, the team reports in the 10 March issue of The Lancet.

The Clostridia acted as a barrier that prevented the allergens in peanuts from entering the bloodstream, where they trigger an allergic reaction.

Nettles contain complex natural antihistamines that are able to actually block the body's response to allergens, and rather than just relieve symptoms (which a dose of nettles can do), they can also help the body effectively fight the urge to have allergic reactions to those invisible triggers such as pollen.

Immunotherapy is based on the idea that the immune system can «learn» to tolerate allergy triggers if it is exposed to gradually increasing amounts of the offending allergen, starting with tiny amounts that don't cause an allergic reaction.

In other cases, allergic reactions may be triggered by direct contact with the allergen.

Allergic reactions such as hives happen when an animal becomes sensitized to a particular allergen, triggering formation of antibodies (immumoglobulin E, or IgE) that attach to specialized connective tissue cells called mast cells and to blood cells called basophils.