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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Food Allergies"”.
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The Lived Experiences of Parenting Children with Food Allergies: A Phenomenological Study
… of the phenomenon of living with a diagnosed food allergy in the family. Attention is given to the contexts or situations that have typically influenced or affected their experiences, including the impact of the diagnoses, travel and restaurants, friendships, sibling relationships, and …
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IMPROVEMENT OF METAGENOMIC TECHNIQUES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF CANDIDATE PHYLA RADIATION IN FOOD ALLERGIES
Food allergies are local or systemic reactions that occur after the ingestion of normally innocuous food antigens (allergens) and can be triggered by various factors. The oral microbiota plays a critical role in the development of immune tolerance and is one of the factors involved. During my PhD I …
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Examining psychological distress in parents of children with food allergies and asthma during the COVID-19 pandemic
… COVID-19 pandemic in parents of children with food allergies and asthma compared to parents of healthy children, examined associations between disease-specific measures and broad measures of anxiety, and explored moderating variables impacting the relationship between COVID-19-related stressors …
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The effect of the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA) on the accidental food allergen ingestion rate in adults with self-reported food allergies
<p>Background: The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA) recently required bolded allergens or “contains” statements on food product labels. Very few U.S. studies have looked at the accidental food allergen ingestion rate in adults. Since the emotional and medical costs of …
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Food Allergy Risk Mitigation in Texas Independent School Districts
… care and education programs are affected by food allergies. Allergic reactions can be life threatening, with resultant far reaching impact on not only the children but also their families and the educational programs they attend. Data provided by the CDC demonstrate prevalence of food allergy …
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Translation Of The Cdc Food Allergy Guidelines Using The Knowledge To Action Framework
<p>Managing food allergies in schools has become a critical strategy for ensuring the health and safety of students. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Voluntary Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies in Schools and Early Care and Education Programs (CDC, 2013) provides schools …
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The relationship between immunization and food allergy and sensitisation in South African children
Abstract The prevalence of food allergies is higher in children compared to adults and it is increasing. The factors that influence food allergies in children are not clear. In light of the hygiene hypothesis, vaccinations may contribute towards to a predominant allergen specific response or …
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Commensal-specific immune responses at the intestinal mucosa
… a habitat rich in energy derived from ingested food. The intestinal immune system faces the daunting task of maintaining homeostasis despite the enormous load and diversity of antigens present at this site. Failure to maintain this balance has dramatic consequences and can cause food allergies, …
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DECIPHERING THE ORAL MICROBIOTA IN FOOD ALLERGY: INSIGHTS INTO THE CANDIDATE PHYLA RADIATION AND NOVEL METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES
Food allergies are abnormal immune reactions to otherwise harmless food antigens, influenced by multiple factors, including the oral microbiota. During my PhD, I contributed to studies investigating the oral microbiota in food-allergic children, with a particular focus on the Candidate Phyla …
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Moderators of Child Anxiety due to Food Allergy
… to investigate contextual factors that affect food allergic children's development of anxiety. It was hypothesized that parent stress, anxiety, family functioning, and child attitudes would moderate the relationship between food allergy severity and child anxiety. Recency of allergic reaction …
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Development of a humanised mouse model of ovalbumin induced allergy and inflammation as a platform to test functional food
Food allergies are most common during infancy Food allergy is a growing health problem with very limited treatment options For infants, cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA) is the predominant food allergy, occurring in 2 - 7 5 % of population Infant formula which is often cow’s milk based, is the only …
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Parental Beliefs and Behaviors Related to Food Safety in Zambia: Educational Implications
Food safety has rarely been discussed in the literature on food education. In this study, Zambian parents of children in kindergarten, primary, and secondary were asked about their beliefs and other factors that influence their food safety behaviors and how these behaviors in turn impact their …
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The Importance of Breastfeeding for the Health of Children up to 3 Years of Age Born in Families at High Risk for Allergies // Значение на кърменето за здравето на деца до 3 години от семейства с висок риск за алергия
… feeding are also examined on the appearance of allergies and acute morbidity. ND is studied by applying the DP-3 methodology while controlling for the factors: smoking of parents, number of family members and siblings. Breastfed babies have been found to have a healthier growth rate and have …
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Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of Ara h 3, a Major Peanut Allergen
<p>Abstract There are eight foods that contribute to food allergies in the western world and peanut is the most common. Currently, there are no medical treatments that can cure an individual of food allergy, so avoidance of the allergic food is the only option. In the United States, there are three …
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The prevalence and patterns of IgE-mediated food allergy and sensitisation in South African children with atopic dermatitis
Background: The prevalence of food allergy in South Africa is unknown, but previously thought to be low, particularly in black South Africans. We hypothesised that food allergies would be low in Xhosa patients, even those at increased risk of food allergy such as children with atopic dermatitis …
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TFR Cells Suppress Gut Commensal-Specific IgA Via IL-10
… such as IL-10. To test this, we employed a food allergy model by priming WT controls (Foxp3Cre) and TFR-deficient (Foxp3Cre.Bcl6fl/fl; Bcl6FC) mice with peanut or ovalbumin plus cholera toxin to induce food allergy, collected fecal samples, measured fecal IgA-bound bacteria, and sorted …
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Morality In Action: Risking Death And Caring For Life In American Food Allergy Worlds
… investigates the social effects of the food allergy "epidemic" in the contemporary United States, a state of affairs which activists publicize in highly moral terms, based on multi-sited ethnographic research conducted from 2013 to 2016. I argue that the moral framing of this apparent …
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Food allergy management in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Services: Are services aware of training guidelines for food allergy management?
Background: Childhood food allergies (FA) are increasing in Australia. Although death from anaphylaxis caused by FA is rare, food-induced anaphylaxis could be fatal. It is unclear if staff in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) are well prepared to manage food-induced anaphylaxis. This …
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Phylogeny of the Genus Arachis and its Application to the Evolution of the Major Peanut Allergen Ara h 2
… are an economically important crop, a source of food allergies and a member of the South American genus <i>Arachis</i>. The eighty species of genus <i>Arachis</i> have been divided into nine sections. The largest, section <i>Arachis</i>, has been further subdivided into three genome groups. The …
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