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Severe allergic reaction to meat may not be rare

Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by admin.

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Eating meat may be a much more common trigger for anaphylaxis — a severe and potentially deadly allergic reaction — than previously thought, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. A study of 60 patients who had unexplained severe allergic reactions suggests that a compound in meat known as alpha-galactose may be the culprit, according to research [...]

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Meat Might Be Behind Many Unidentified Allergic Reactions

Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by admin.

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A carbohydrate in meat called alpha-gal may be the unrecognized cause of recurring severe allergic reactions in some patients, a new study suggests. The study included 60 people in Australia and the United States who experienced the recurrent severe allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis with no known cause. Allergy tests revealed that 25 of the [...]

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