Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have demonstrated that Langerhans cells in the skin, which had been thought to alert the immune system to pathogens, instead dampen the skin's reaction to ...

Cutaneous reactions to metal implants, orthopedic or otherwise, are well documented in the literature. The first case of a dermatitis reaction over a stainless steel fracture plate was described in ...

Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) encompass a wide spectrum of unintended and harmful responses to medications, with hypersensitivity syndromes representing some of the most severe and potentially ...

Modifiable patient factors, such as BMI, vitamin D levels and diabetes, can be optimized preoperatively to reduce the risk of infection and other postoperative complications. However, sometimes ...

IMMUNOLOGIC abnormalities, including hypogammaglobulinemia, abnormalities of gamma 1 A globulin, poor homograft rejection and structural abnormalities of the thymus gland, have recently been reported ...

The relationship between food allergies and chronic illness represents one of the most significant yet underappreciated connections in modern health care. While conventional medicine has long ...

Respiratory disease resulting from prolonged exposure to wood dusts may be due to a hypersensitivity reaction in addition to the nonspecific toxic or irritant effects of the inhaled materials. In four ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The four patients with insulin allergy had type 1 diabetes. These patients also had positive anti-insulin ...

Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) limits jaw function and is so painful that it lessens the quality of life. Botulinum toxin—also known as botox—is emerging as an effective treatment option, but there ...

The second phase of the immune response in that lymphocytes which recognize and bind a foreign antigen undergo initial proliferation to become cloned memory cells and to amplify the protective ...

Dental products, including fluoride gels and bone grafts, may trigger a potentially life-threatening reaction with a syndrome that often arises from a tick bite, according to a review published on May ...