Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day.Being overweight, especially around the middle, linked to risk for developing asthma http://bit.ly/pEmSZMedical news tweets are not research articles - they are 140-character messages - please always go to the original source, links, etc. Tweets and links do not represent endorsement, approval or support. Image source: OpenClipArt.org, public domain.
Normal reference values for serum mast cell tryptase are 1-15 ng/mL, with an average of approximately 5 ng/mL http://bit.ly/cTSYL
Incidence of anaphylaxis has increased over the past few decades, lifetime prevalence is 0.05% to 2.0%. Higher incidence of pediatric anaphylaxis in northern areas of the United States http://bit.ly/3lxAhd
C1 esterase inhibitor 20 U/kg IV is effective, rapid and safe treatment for acute abdominal and facial attacks in HAE http://bit.ly/ag64n
IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, TNF receptor I, MCT, and histamine were significantly elevated in patients with severe anaphylaxis. Levels of IL-6, IL-10, TNF receptor I, MCT, and histamine correlated with hypotension in anaphylaxis http://bit.ly/vKHI
Lipid transfer protein (Ara h 9) as a new peanut allergen relevant for a Mediterranean allergic population http://bit.ly/mLA4m
Expression of CCR5 and CCR6 of Langerin-negative CD1a+ dendritic cells was characteristic for acute atopic dermatitis http://bit.ly/1QuOCo
A wasp in a sticky situation in Milton Keynes. http://bit.ly/4cBJTx
ACP has created a COPD Portal http://bit.ly/2X7jC
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