Category: Immunology
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Peanut Allergy: Browned Off
How peanuts are cooked may help explain why they are allergenic.
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One Thing Short and Tall Men Have in Common
In at least one biological aspect, short and tall men share something in common: A less than ideal immune response.
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Narcolepsy May Be an Autoimmune Disease
Most likely, there are multiple causes for this mysterious disorder.
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New Test Could Eliminate Allergy Skin Pricks
Sickly children everywhere, rejoice!
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How Does the Plague Kill People?
Every year, about seven Americans come down with plague. Yes, that plague, the one known as Black Death and which wiped out about one-third of Europe’s population in the mid-1300s.
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Allergies: A Rash of Euroenthusiasm
THE European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy gets a lot of flak. Critics lambast it for illogical subsidies, onerous regulations and vast expense. It might even cause allergies. Read the rest at The Economist.
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Bee Sting Allergy Might Actually Be Useful
IgE may have redemptive qualities.