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Allergen immunotherapy, also known as desensitization or hypo-sensitization, is a medical treatment for environmental allergies (such as insect bites) and asthma. [1] [2] Immunotherapy involves exposing people to larger and larger amounts of allergens in an attempt to change the immune system's response.
In the 1980s and 1990s, AAFA changed to a patient-centered group and moved to Washington, D.C. to make a national impact and support government-backed research of allergies and immune diseases. In 2013, AAFA merged with Kids with Food Allergies (KFA) to also support families of children with food allergies. [1]
Kinyoun's lab was renamed the Hygienic Laboratory in 1891 and moved to Washington, D.C., where Congress authorized it to investigate "infectious and contagious diseases and matters pertaining to the public health." [5] [page needed] With the passage of the Ransdell Act in 1930, the Hygienic Laboratory became the National Institute of Health.
Caroline Sidney Aaron (née Abady; born () August 7, 1952) [1] is an American actress. She has appeared in multiple Mike Nichols , Nora Ephron , and Woody Allen films and is also known for her role in the television series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel .
Alan Jon Magill (November 26, 1953 – September 19, 2015) was the Director of Malaria Programs at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [1] and President of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Dr. Goldstein is the author of more than 450 scientific articles in professional journals, the inventor on over 25 U.S. and worldwide patents, and the editor of several books and monographs in the fields of biochemistry, [13] biomedicine, [14] immunology [15] and neuroscience. [16]
An off-duty security guard has been charged with second-degree murder by prosecutors who said that he fatally shot a 17-year-old six times in the back as the teen and his friends tried to return a ...
Carroll received his B.A. in chemistry from Amherst College in 1994 and his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1998. After receiving his M.D., he completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at the University of Washington, where he received his M.S. in health services research in 2003.