Data from a retrospective cohort study found that about 1 in 5 non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) adverse drug reactions is a hypersensitivity reaction. Although NSAIDs are one of the most ...

Perioperative hypersensitivity rates vary by sex, with POH occurring more often in female adults and male pediatric patients.

Both allopurinol and febuxostat carry similar, significant increased risks for hypersensitivity reactions compared with colchicine, according to data published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

1 Department of Microbiology & Immunology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. An increasing number of HLA associations have been observed with drug-hypersensitivity ...

—An analysis of registry data concluded that hypersensitivity reactions in patients with mastocytosis are caused by exposure to certain triggers, including low tryptase levels and stings from certain ...

Adverse drug reactions are a major issue that cause harm, are costly and restrict treatment options for patients and the development of new drugs. New research could lead to a new way to dramatically ...

Vaccines are responsible for the control of many infectious diseases that were once common in the United States, including polio, measles, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), rubella (German ...

A tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L. cv Samsun NN) cDNA clone coding the enzyme phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) was isolated from a cDNA library made from polyadenylated RNA purified from tobacco mosaic ...

ORLANDO -- Stents, tiny wire mesh tubes, are routinely used to prop arteries open after angioplasty clears them of potentially heart attack causing plaque. In the past, stented arteries often ...

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 ...