Archive for the ‘Allergies’ Category
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CHILDREN’S ALLERGIES: ALLERGENS
Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of a Food Allergy 1. In an allergy to a food, not only the kind of food counts, but also the amount eaten. Symptoms may occur only if the food is eaten often and in large quantities. 2. Cooking and canning alter the allergenic power of a food. (Fresh food is [...]
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CAN FOOD ALLERGY OR INTOLERANCE CAUSE MENTAL SYMPTOMS?
Can food allergy or intolerance cause mental symptoms? This is, without doubt, the most controversial aspect of food sensitivity. Reports of mental disorders that were apparently caused by foods began with the work of the early clinical ecologists in America. Since then, many other doctors who treat food intolerance and chemical sensitivity have claimed that [...]
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CONTRACEPTIVE CARE OF THE OLDER PATIENT – DESIRE FOR PREGNANCY? (AMBIVALENT FEELINGS)
Some women are able to recognize their ambivalence only when their desire for a pregnancy looks as if it could become a reality. Mrs Y. and her husband decided to stop using the sheath. She was 38 years old and her youngest child was at secondary school. She had always loved having babies and decided [...]