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Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Immunology > Allergies
This issue of the Medical Clinics of North America brings the
internist up to date on the latest approaches to drug
hypersensitivity.? Acute symptoms and reactions such as urticaria,
angioedema, anaphylaxis, anaphylactic shock are covered.? Delayed
symptoms such as MPE, SDRIFE, delayed urticaria, vasculitis,
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, AGEP, and
DRESS/D(i)HS are also covered.? Complex clinical pictures are
explored, including the side effects to biologics, anticoagulation
(including HIT), and cytostatic drugs (such asoxaliplatin,
cisplatin, paclitaxel, and others).? Other topics include
perioperative anaphylaxis, betalactam hypersensitivity, and NSAID
intolerance.
In this happily-ever-after tale, author Debi Lewis learns how to
feed her mysteriously unwell daughter, falling in love with food in
the process. For many parents, feeding their children is easy and
instinctive, either an afterthought or a mindless task like laundry
and driving the carpool. For others, though, it is on the same
spectrum in which Debi Lewis found herself: part of what felt like
an endless slog to move her daughter from failure-to-thrive to
something that looked, if not like thriving, at least like
survival. The emotional weight of not being able to feed one's
child feels like a betrayal of the most basic aspect of nurturing.
While every faux matzo ball, every protein-packed smoothie that
tasted like a milkshake, every new lentil dish that her daughter
liked made Lewis's spirit rise, every dish pushed away made it
sink. Kitchen Medicine: How I Fed My Daughter out of Failure to
Thrive tells the story of how Lewis made her way through mothering
and feeding a sick child, aided by Lewis' growing confidence in
front of the stove. It's about how she eventually saw her role as
more than caretaker and fighter for her daughter's health and how
she had to redefine what mothering--and feeding--looked like once
her daughter was well. This is the story of learning to feed a
child who can't seem to eat. It's the story of growing love for
food, a mirror for people who cook for fuel and those who cook for
love; for those who see the miracle in the growing child and in the
fresh peach; for matzo-ball lovers and the gluten-intolerant; and
for parents who want to feed their kids without starving their
souls.
Allergens and respiratory pollutants is a collection of 12
authoritative papers that draws upon the collective expertise of
world leaders in the fields of innate immunity, immunotoxicology
and pulmonary biology. The book critically explores the biological
and immunological mechanisms that contribute to immune dysfunction
on exposure to allergens and the susceptibility to infectious
disease on exposure to ambient pollutants. The clinical relevance
of exposure to ambient airborne xenobiotics is critically discussed
and collectively, this book provides an educational forum that
links the health effects of environmental exposures, immune
dysfunction and inflammatory airways disease.
Coeliac Disease and Gluten-Related Disorders provides an updated
and comprehensive overview on the crucial aspects and clinical
management of gluten-related disorders. It provides an overview of
the scientific background, mechanisms involved, and emphasizes the
translational effect of research on clinical practice. Highlighted
throughout are insights into future research areas likely to have a
crucial impact in the clinical management of these common
conditions. The book is perfect for researchers and
gastroenterologists involved in Coeliac Disease and other
gluten-related disorders.
This issue of Immunology & Allergy Clinics, guested edited by
Dr. Amal Assa'ad, focuses on Food Allergy. Topics include, but are
not limited to: Food Allergy: An example of translational Research,
The Phenotype of the Food Allergic Patient, Psychosocial aspects of
food allergy: Resiliency, challenges and opportunities,
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Food Allergy, Tackling Food Allergy in
Infancy, Developing National and International guidelines, Dietary
Management of Food Allergy, Biologics and Novel Therapies for Food
Allergy, The Infant Microbiome and Its Impact on Development of
Food Allergy, Genetics of Food Allergy, The Unmet Needs of Patients
with Food Allergies, Food Allergy, the Present and the Future, and
more.
Most people take eating for granted - but for some, eating can
be downright dangerous. Thirty thousand Americans are hospitalized
each year due to an allergic food reaction and peanut allergies in
American children doubled from 1997 to 2002. Between two and ten
percent of children are affected by food allergies worldwide and
adverse food reactions increased hospital admissions by five
hundred percent in the United Kingdom during the past two decades.
Asthma cases, a reliable indicator of food allergy susceptibility,
increased one hundred percent during the last thirty years. While
most people assume they have a food allergy, only a very small
percentage of cases are a true food allergy. For reasons still
unknown, the human immune system reacts abnormally to certain
foods. However, medical disorders, increased globalization of the
food supply, and an upsurge of processed and convenience foods that
contain food additives may also cause adverse food reactions as
well. Accurate diagnosis can be extremely tricky and many sufferers
never learn what causes their symptoms.
Why are adverse food reactions on the rise? How can an accurate
diagnosis be made? Is it even possible to enjoy foods and stay safe
and healthy? These are just some of the questions this book will
answer while helping the reader to learn all they can about why
adverse food reactions happen, distinguish between a true food
allergy and a food hypersensitivity, and outline strategies to
successfully manage and live with them.
Food Allergy in Atopic Drugs; O.L. Frick. Mechanisms of Allergic
Bronchoconstriction in the Rat; J.G. Martin. The Role of Nebulized
IFN-gamma in the Modulation of Allergic Responses; G. Lack, E.W.
Gelfand. Murine Animal Models to Study the Central Role of T Cells
in Immediate-Type Hypersensitivity Responses; U. Herz, et al.
Glutathione S-Transferase Induses Murine Dermatitis that Resembles
Human Allergic Dermatitis; C-H. Hsu, et al. Effects of rIL-12
Administration on an Antigen Specific Immune Response; J.D.
Rempel-Chin, et al. Mapping the Genes for IgE Production and
Allergy; D.G. Marsh. Genetic Factors in Asthma; W. Cookson.
Regulation of Interleukin-12 Signalling During T Helper Phenotype
Development; N.G. Jacobsen, et al. Responsiveness to the Major
Pollen Allergen of Parietaria Officinalis is Associated with
Defined HLA-DRB1 Alleles in Italian and Spanish Allergic Patients;
A. Ruffilli, et al. HLA-DR3 is Associated with the IgE Imune
Responsiveness to a Recombinant Allergen from Blomia tropicalis
(BT); L. Carabello, et al. Structural and Antigenic Studies of
Cockroach Allergens and Their Relevance to Asthma; M.D. Chapman, et
al. 55 Additional Articles. Index.
This issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics, Guest Edited by Dr.
J. Andrew Bird, is devoted to Food Allergy. Articles in this
outstanding issue include: Prevention of Food Allergies;
Epidemiology of Food Allergy; Oral Tolerance Development and
Maintenance; Diagnosis of Food Allergy; Food Allergy Management;
Interventional Therapies for the Treatment of Food Allergy; Baked
Milk and Egg as Oral Immunotherapy; Adjuvant Therapies for
Desensitization; Alternative Therapies for Treatment of Food
Allergy; Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES);
Diagnosis and Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis; and Unfounded
Diagnostic Procedures.
This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, Guest Edited by Murugappan
Ramanathan Jr. and James Whitman Mims, is devoted to Allergy for
the Otolaryngologist. Articles in this issue include: New Horizons
in the Management of Allergy; The Role of the Sinonasal Epithelium
in Allergy; The Role of Allergy in Chronic Rhinosinusitis;
Manifestations of Inhalant Allergies Beyond the Nose; The Role of
Allergy in Otologic Disease; Asthma Management for the
Otolaryngologist; Rational Approach to Allergy Testing (in vitro/in
vivo); Advances in Food Allergy; Contemporary Pharmacotherapy of
Allergic Inflammation; Clinical Applications of SLIT; Efficacy of
SLIT/SCIT; Immunotherapy: Treating with Fewer Allergens?;
Management of Anaphylaxis; and Future Horizons in Allergy.
This issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, guest
edited by Dr. Michael Malone, is devoted to Allergy Primer for
Primary Care. Articles in this issue include: Indoor and Outdoor
Allergies; Food Allergies; Insect Allergy; Drug Allergy; Allergic
Dermatoses; Allergic Rhinitis; Respiratory Allergic Disorders;
Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders; Mastocytosis; Allergy
Testing; Allergy Immunotherapy; Anaphylaxis; and Complementary and
Alternative Treatment for Allergic Conditions.
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