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severe allergic reaction, also known as anaphylaxis, is a sudden and potentially life-threatening immune response to a substance that the body perceives as foreign.
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Many of the «natural» treats on the market contain preservatives and other ingredients, such as wheat, which may cause
severe allergic reactions in our furry companions.
We also have food allergy attorneys who have represented families whose loved ones have suffered
from severe allergic reactions while eating in restaurants and institutions.
If your pup has had an allergic reaction in the past, you don't want to risk giving them something that could cause a
very severe allergic reaction.
Researchers have discovered a new cell type that appears to drive life - threatening food allergies and may help explain why some people
get severe allergic reactions and others do not.
(April 2015) Philip Lieberman, MD, shares the stunning findings about what doctors understand about daily life for people at risk
for severe allergic reactions.
For example, in the UK, cases of food allergies have doubled in the last decade and the number of hospitalisations caused
by severe allergic reactions have increased 7-fold.
More than 1 in 10 schools in the United States responding to a survey reported at least one
severe allergic reaction during the 2013 - 14 school year, and 22 percent of those events occurred in individuals with no previously known allergies.
This question can help to
identify severe allergic reactions to specific vaccines or vaccine components, including latex, yeast, gelatin, eggs, neomycin, polymyxin B, or streptomycin, etc., although you should keep in mind that severe allergies that would affect your child getting vaccines are very rare
Food allergies can, however, also cause
severe allergic reactions involving breathing difficulties, vomiting, or diarrhea, and are the most frequent triggers of anaphylaxis in children.
To verify that MMC9 cells were
fueling severe allergic reactions in the mice, the researchers treated the mice with an antibody (anti-Fc RImAb), which eliminated the cells and decreased food allergy symptoms.
In 1996, it was shown that genes spliced from Brazil nuts into soybeans
produced severe allergic reaction dangers, including anaphylactic shock which could lead to death.
In a new post to our firm's Carolina personal injury attorneys» website, lawyer Mark Favaloro reports on a multimillion medical malpractice award for a patient
whose severe allergic reaction to a mix of seizure drugs left her permanently disabled.
According to The Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, hospital admissions
for severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) have doubled over the past decade in Australia, the U.S. and the UK.