Food allergy with special reference to corn and refined corn derivatives.
Excerpt At a hearing on "Bread Standards," held during the summer of 1949 before the Federal Security Administrator, consideration was given to the possible allergenic ingredients of bread, includi...
Importance of foods in patients as determined by skin testing and intentional feeding.
The value of food tests in the management of allergic patients is being questioned by many leading allergists. It is not a question merely of the method of testing, the interpretation of results or the quality of the testing material. It involves the basic principle of the diagnosis of the specific etiological agent. If skin tests with food extracts are not reliable in the diagnosis of the etiological factor, then the procedure is questionable. Indeed, Randolph 1 has stated that he no longer tests his patients with foods. Waldbott, Shea and Harrington, 2 in a group of patients who were undernourished as the result of prolonged food elimination according to skin tests, successfully treated 88 per cent of these with a diet that completely ignored results of these tests. Tuft 3 suggested that it is difficult to interpret the results of food tests because positive reactions may indicate past, present
As práticas profissionais no campo público de atenção à saúde bucal: o caso de dois municípios da Bahia
This paper examines the working facilities and processes of dentists in the primary healthcare systems of two towns in Bahia State, Brazil, striving to analyze the extent to which factors related to dental care, training, placement and professional profiles influence their practices. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine dentists in both towns, with work process organization patterns in Municipality C being closer to the structuring principles of Brazil's National Health System than in Municipality E. This seems to be related to management characteristics, with networking links among individual, collective, and preventive clinical activities and planning noted in Municipality C. Despite these differences, the practitioners presented similarities in terms of dual militancy and perceptions of the public and private healthcare fields. The hegemony of the private sector seems to be influencing the professional practices of dentists in the public health system.