Sentences with phrase «exposing allergic individuals»

A number of other small studies support this idea, known as «immunotherapy,» for overcoming various types of food allergies, but it's still unclear how long the effects last — it may be that people have to keep consuming the allergen regularly to avoid becoming allergic again — and exposing allergic individuals to their offending allergens can, of course, be risky.

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«Notably, we also observed a small increase in blood histamine levels and a slight release of tryptase from mast cells in the skin of unaffected individuals exposed to vibration,» said Hirsh Komarow, M.D., of NIAID's Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, the senior author of the study.

Anaphylaxis can take place within seconds or moments of being exposed to the drug to which the individual is allergic.