Possible allergic reactions to soya flour.

The Soya Bean and the New Soya Flour

The soya bean has been one of the staple foods of China and Japan for centuries; but it has never been consumed to any extent by other nations. Hitherto it has been grown chiefly in Manchuria, whence it is exported to Europe and America. The cost of production is low. In composition it is rich in fat and protein. In fact it resembles meat more in composition than other legumes or cereals do. It...

Allergic reactions to drugs.

[Allergic reactions to food].

Food allergy is common disease that affects 11-26 million people in Europe. The incidence is estimated to be greater in children (5-8%) than the in adults (1-3%). Currently, the mechanisms of food allergy are not well characterized. There are a lot of open questions, for example: "Why do some individuals develop allergy to food? Why is some food more allergenic than other? Why do some children ...

Allergic reactions to dipasic.

Each Dipasic tablet contains 47.2 mgm. of INH and 52 mgrn. of PAS in chemical combination. This substance was first investigated pharmacologically and bacteriologically by Smith and Wiederkehrl who found, by in vitro testing, that various dilutions of tubercle bacilli, resistant to streptomycin and INH, were sensitive to GEWO 339; and they claimed further that its effectiveness in vivo exceeded...

Toasted full-fat soya flour in treatment of kwashiorkor.

Soya bean formulae have, for some time, received considerable attention as substitutes for human and cows' milk in infant feeding (Dean, 1953), but relatively little is known about the value of soya as a substitute for cows' milk in the treatment of acute kwashiorkor. Dean (1952) found that the progress of children with uncomplicated kwashiorkor on a locally prepared soya banana mixture was sim...