28 Cadmium and lead accumulate in the deciduous teeth of children with celiac disease or food allergies Abstract The objective of this study was to examine the relative levels of cadmium, lead and calcium in deciduous teeth of children with celiac disease or food allergies from an industrial area of Poland compared to healthy controls. Using flame atomic absorption spectrometry it was found tha...

Seasonal pollen allergies affect approximately 1 in 5 school age children. Clinical research has established that these allergies result in large and consistent decrements in cognitive functioning, problem solving ability and speed, focus and energy. However, compared to air pollution, the impact of pollen and seasonal allergies on achievement in schools has received less attention from economi...

The Nuss procedure requires the placement of metal bars in the chest cage to repair pectus excavatum. Metal allergies are one of the complications associated with this procedure. Given that titanium is a biocompatible metal, it induces few allergic symptoms. Therefore, titanium bars are recommended for patients with metal sensitivity. We report the case of a 17-year-old boy with pectus excavatu...

Many children now suffer with a food allergy, immunoglobulin E (IgE) and/or non-IgE mediated. Food allergies have a significant impact on the child's quality of life, as well as that of their family, due to the resultant dietary restrictions and the constant threat of a potentially life-threatening reaction. At present, there is no cure for food allergies, but there are exciting advances occurr...

Functional group analysis by H NMR/ chemical derivatization for the characterization of organic aerosol from the SMOCC field campaign E. Tagliavini, F. Moretti, S. Decesari, M. C. Facchini, S. Fuzzi, and W. Maenhaut Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy Centro di Ricerche per le Scienze Ambientali, Università di Bologna, Ravenna, Italy Istituto di Scienze...

Allergies to certain foods such as soybeans and eggs contraindicate the use of propofol, a short-acting hypnotic medication used by many anesthesia care providers. Understanding the safe use and handling of propofol and communicating known patient allergies to all surgical team members is crucial to providing safe perioperative care. The perioperative nurse's preoperative assessment supports an...

Despite increasing efforts to prevent food allergies in children, IgE-mediated food allergies continue to rise in westernized countries. Previous preventive strategies such as prolonged exclusive breastfeeding and delayed weaning onto solid foods have more recently been called into question. The present review discusses possible risk factors and theories for the development of food allergy. An ...

Atopy is a syndrome characterized by immediate hypersensitivity reactions to common environmental antigens. The "hygiene hypothesis" stipulates that childhood infections are associated with a lower risk of allergies. Not much has been published about the effects that the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) has on allergies, specifically allergic rhinitis. We conducted a study to investigat...

BACKGROUND Prevalence of asthma and allergies in top athletes is high. However, most previous studies did not include a general population comparison group. We aimed to compare the prevalence of asthma, allergies and medical treatment in different groups of German top athletes to the general population. METHODS Prior to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, 291 German candidates for participation (6...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES A first step in reducing medication errors is for health care workers to be aware of a patient's medications, allergies, and any previously documented adverse drug events (ADEs). This study sought to determine the frequency of medication and allergy/ADE-related discrepancies in a family medicine residency clinic. METHODS Patients were contacted prior to appointments ...