Posts Tagged ‘Childhood allergy’

Childhood allergy to cow’s milk

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

Regional level is not known accurately the prevalence of allergy to cow’s milk. Its incidence is not known world, which seems to be very variable. So say experts from the World Allergy Organization (WAO, according to its acronym in English) and other scientific institutions in a paper published in the journal Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

“This allergy is the result of an exaggerated and damaging the immune system to certain proteins in cow’s milk. Your symptoms may be gastrointestinal reactions, skin, or respiratory tract (respiratory symptoms). There are rare cases where a severe allergy such causes anaphylaxis is a generalized reaction of the immune system can become serious, “said the Agency CyTA a member of the panel of experts convened by WAO, Dr. Carlos E. Argentina Baena-Cagnani, who serves as academic director of the Center for Research in Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Cordoba. He added: “To determine the prevalence of this type of allergy that affects children early in life-usually up to four years-old, is one of the challenges we face today.”

According to Baena-Cagnani children can have two kinds of unwanted side effects due to intake of cow’s milk, one is the intolerance and other allergies. Many times the symptoms are confused, but what is the difference? “The difference is that intolerance is not immune mechanisms involved. A well-known case is the lack of lactase. In this case the children lack the enzyme that aids digestion of lactose, a sugar found in milk. In contrast, allergy is a response from the defense system turns against the body, “says the specialist who also serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD, according to their acronym in English) of the World Health Organization. (more…)

Childhood allergy to cow’s milk

Friday, July 15th, 2011

Childhood allergyAt the regional level is not known accurately the prevalence of allergy to cow’s milk. Its incidence is not known world, which seems to be very variable. So say experts from the World Allergy Organization (WAO, according to its acronym in English) and other scientific institutions in a paper published in the journal Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology. “This allergy is the result of an exaggerated and damaging immune system to certain proteins in cow’s milk. Your symptoms may be gastrointestinal reactions, skin, or respiratory tract (respiratory symptoms).

There are rare cases where a severe allergy such causes anaphylaxis is a generalized reaction of the immune system can become serious, “said the Agency CyTA a member of the panel of experts convened by WAO, Dr. Carlos E. Argentina Baena-Cagnani, who serves as academic director of the Center for Research in Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Cordoba. He added: “To determine the prevalence of this type of allergy that affects children early in life-usually up to four years-old, is one of the challenges we face today. “According to Baena Cagnani children can have two kinds of unwanted side effects due to intake of cow’s milk, one is the intolerance and other allergies. Many times the symptoms are confused, but what is the difference? “The difference is that intolerance is not immune mechanisms involved. A well-known case is the lack of lactase.

In this case the children lack the enzyme that aids digestion of lactose, a sugar found in milk. In contrast, allergy is a response from the defense system turns against the body, “says the specialist who also serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD, according to their acronym in English) of the World Health Organization. underdiagnosed Allergy missing While epidemiological studies on allergy to milk the cow, Baena-Cagnani noted that the clinical evidence in several countries shows that “there are many cases of misdiagnosis Allergy to cow’s milk in a double sense. (more…)

Childhood allergy to cow’s milk

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

Childhood allergyAt the regional level is not known accurately the prevalence of allergy to cow’s milk. Its incidence is not known world, which seems to be very variable. So say experts from the World Allergy Organization (WAO, according to its acronym in English) and other scientific institutions in a paper published in the journal Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

“This allergy is the result of an exaggerated and damaging the immune system to certain proteins in cow’s milk. Your symptoms may be gastrointestinal reactions, skin, or respiratory tract (respiratory symptoms). There are rare cases where a severe allergy such causes anaphylaxis is a generalized reaction of the immune system can become serious, “said the Agency CyTA a member of the panel of experts convened by WAO, Dr. Carlos E. Argentina Baena-Cagnani, who serves as academic director of the Center for Research in Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Cordoba. He added: “To determine the prevalence of this type of allergy that affects children early in life-usually up to four years-old, is one of the challenges we face today.”

According to Baena-Cagnani children can have two kinds of unwanted side effects due to intake of cow’s milk, one is the intolerance and other allergies. Many times the symptoms are confused, but what is the difference? “The difference is that intolerance is not immune mechanisms involved. A well-known case is the lack of lactase. In this case the children lack the enzyme that aids digestion of lactose, a sugar found in milk. In contrast, allergy is a response from the defense system turns against the body, “says the specialist who also serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD, according to their acronym in English) of the World Health Organization. (more…)