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Multiple Pathogenic Mechanisms in Food Sensitivity Reactions in vitro

MARK J. PASULA, Ph.D. Research Director, AMTL Corp., Miami, FL SAMY G. PUCCIO Research Assistant, AMTL Corp., Miami, FL Presented at the 4th International Symposium on Immunological and Clinical Problems of Food Allergy. Milan, Italy: November 5-9, 1989. Published in the Proceedings. The objective of this study was to investigate various pathogenic mechanisms that might operate when the whole blood of 9 food sensitive asthmatic patients was incubated…

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Pilot Study into the effect of naturally occuring pharmacoactive agents on the Alcat Test

P.J.Fell, M.D.(Lond.), Dr. Peter J. Fell is the director of the Oxford Allergy Centre in Oxfordshire, U.K. and also runs the Deddington Allergy Center in Oxfordshire; This Paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Otolaryngic Allergy Association, September 27, 1991; Kansas City, MO by Dr. Fell. Introduction The Alcat Test has been shown to detect and predict those foods most likely to cause a problem in irritable bowel syndrome and subsequent food challenges after…

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Reproducibility of the Alcat Test

Harris Steinman, MD, Dept. of Clinical Science and Immunology, Medical School, University of Cape Town, Republic of S. Africa.   A total of 12 patients were tested for each of 50 foods in duplicate or triplicate samples (with one subject tested in duplicate on two separate occasion four days apart) yielding a total of 1, 147 data points for paired comparisons of reproducibility.   Alcat…

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The effect of the Alcat Test diet therapy for food sensitivity in patient’s with obesity

MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL OF FAMILY MEDICINE April 2009 – Volume 7, Issue 3 The Effect of The Alcat Test Diet Therapy for Food Sensitivity in Patient’s With Obesity *Mohammed Akmal, **Saeed Ahmed Khan, **Abdul Qayyum Khan *Dubai Specialized Medical Center & Research Labs, **Dubai Pharmacy College   Key words: Obesity, Body Mass Index, Body Fat, Elimination Diet, Food Sensitivity, Alcat Test     Introduction Obesity…

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Alcat Test identifies food intolerance in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms

The XXVIII European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Congress Warsaw, Poland 6-10 June 2009 – Abstract No. 1280 Berardi, L.; De Amici, M.; Vignini, A.; Mantegna, G.; Mosca, M. Foundation IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Department of Pediatrics, Pavia, Italy; Foundation IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Department of Dermatology, Pavia, Italy   Background Specific foods and food additives can induce adverse gastrointestinal (GI) reactions, including food allergies…

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