Clear Disagreement What do children (and their parents) think on their food allergies
What do children (and their parents) think on their food allergies
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Previous studies assume that kids were unreliable on their answers and therefore was difficult to validate their opinion; their parents were used as a proxy way to evaluate their quality of life. Not always their points of view match.
Alimentos que producen alergias

According to a novel studyHalf of the patients with Rhinitis suffer Sleep disturbances

It is well-known the quality of life impairment of Rhinitis in patients, but little is known on sleep disturbances in these disease, with subsequent effects on daytime performance and health-related quality of life.


Food allergy in kidsDelaying food does not prevent food allergies in kids

In a recent study it has been assesed there is no evidence that delaying the introduction of potentially allergenic food has a protective effect on the development of allergies in children.

According to a spanish Health Department reportHomeopathy treatments are not curative nor harmful?

Scientific evidence on 139 techniques and "natural therapies" analyzed by experts is very limiterd... and not all of them can be harmless.

Allergy shots: how they work

With adherence to the medical directions One quarter of all severe asthma attacks could be avoided

Patients that rounded off 75% of the treatment proposed by the doctor felt better and avoided emergency rooms or even hospital admissions

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How to tell the difference

Is it Cold or Allergy?

Nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezes, nasal itching... Quite frequently patients call the doctor attention on having these symptons and telling "I catch a cold very often" or "These colds do last all winter long". Learn how to tell the difference in between a real cold or a nasal allergy.




Alternative to current avoidance treatment

Vaccines to treat food allergy

From the eighties, and especially in the last ten years, oral vaccines to treat food allergy are starting to be considered as a serious alternative to current avoidance measures.



The final diagnose is not allways achieved

Mollecular diagnosis will replace allergy classic tests

Exposure tests, skin tests and challenge tests will be replaced by protein detection, as well as the determination of the biological compounds that trigger the allergic reaction, according to experts joined at the International Symposium on Food Allergy organized by the Spanish Allergy Society (SEAIC), recently held in Barcelona.




From Barcelona Official Medical Association

Doctorbarcelo.com achieves medical Accreditation

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Interview
A tough year for allergies: Malaga citizens tell their cases
Foto: SUR.TV

SUR.TV interviews Dr.Barceló and tell the story of Malaga people suffering allergies, how they deal with them and how it can be cured.
 
Rhinitis: interview with Dr.Barceló at Facilisimo.com

Allergic rhinitis is highly common in the human population, being most frequent in adolescence and young adults. In an interview with Dr.Barceló at Facilisimo.com, the different types of rhinitis are analyzed, as well as its causes and treatment.
 

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