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Dose-Response Relationships and Threshold Levels in Skin and Respiratory Allergy
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A literature study was performed to evaluate dose-response relationships and no-effect levels for sensitization and elicitation in skin- and respiratory allergy. With respect to the skin, dose-response relationships and no-effect levels were found for both intradermal and topical induction, as well as for intradermal and topical elicitation of allergenic responses in epidemiological, clinical, and animal studies. Skin damage or irritation may result in a significant reduction of the no-effect...
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Unwanted guinea pigs have guardian angels
Oakland Tribune
; LA HONDA -- Two weeks ago, Sue DuHamel learned of a fire that had ruined a Walnut Creek apartment, but left 15 frightened and sick guinea pigs behind. She feared they would be euthanized if taken to a shelter, so she took them in. DuHamel already had 10 guinea pigs awaiting adoption at her house,
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Allergic contact dermatitis: early recognition and diagnosis of important allergens.(Advanced Practice)
Dermatology Nursing
; Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is a commonly seen ailment of patients visiting general medical practices and dermatology clinics. ACD was the cause of 9.2 million visits to American dermatologists in 2004, representing the third most common reason for outpatient dermatology visits ( Most
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GUINEA PIGS' RESCUE A LABOR OF LOVE
The Boston Globe
; How a pack of homeless guinea pigs wound up in the Falmouth woods last week is anybody's guess. But one theory, floating through town, seems particularly credible: They were probably too fertile for their own good. As every amateur biologist knows, guinea pigs have a penchant for acting like
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Contact dermatitis.
American Family Physician
; Contact dermatitis is an inflammatory skin disease resulting from exposure to a variety of antigens or irritants. If untreated and undiagnosed, contact dermatitis may cause significant morbidity. It is one of the most common reasons for worker's compensation claims for skin disease, accounting for
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Wanted: Good homes for Guinea Pigs.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; ... the World Wide Web site of the Mercury News, at http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews ... GUINEAPIGS (c) 2002, San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.). Visit Mercury Center, the World Wide Web site of the Mercury News, at http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews ...
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Contact dermatitis caused by pesticides among banana plantation workers in Panama
International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
; To characterize dermatitis related to pesticide exposures among banana plantation workers in Panama, the authors studied 281 workers seen at The Occupational Health Department of the Social Security Hospital of Changuinola and Puerto Armuelles between 1988-1992 and in 1993. Exposure data were
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Contact dermatitis and urticaria from environmental exposures.
American Family Physician
; The large number of chemicals in the home and the workplace, and accidental and intentional release of chemicals to air, water and soil allow ever-increasing contact with chemicals in the environment. Chemically caused dermatitis accounts for about 30 percent of all occupational illness. In
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Systemic contact dermatitis
Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
; Systemic contact dermatitis (SCD), better termed systemically reactivated allergic contact dermatitis, is a type of contact hypersensitivity reaction in which ingestion or other systemic exposure to a contact allergen occurs in an already sensitized person. Although the initial sensitizing exposure
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OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS DISSEMINATED FROM MULTIFUNCTIONAL ACRYLATES IN ULTRAVIOLET-CURED LACQUERS
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
; Abstract A case of disseminated allergic contact dermatitis in a screen process printer is presented. The skin lesions were caused by multifunctional acrylates (methylpropane triacrylate and pentaerythritol triacrylate - highly positive patch tests (+ + + ) after 48 and 96 h) present in ultraviolet
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New science and solutions for contact dermatitis.(General Dermatology)
Dermatology Nursing
; New directions in the understanding and treatment of contact dermatitis range from complex analyses of the condition to allergy databases. In the June 2004 issue of Dermatology Times, James W. Swan, MD, an assistant professor in the department of dermatology, Fineberg School of Medicine,
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