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Wednesday, December, 02, 2009
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Testing for Allergies

My best friend was tested for allergies recently. The doctor had her hold a vial, marked "dairy", with some sort of liquid in it, to her chest. He told her to raise her other arm shoulder level and that if he could push her arm down she was allergic to dairy products. Sure enough, he pushed her arm down. She told me she held up another... Read moreChevron

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An allergy is the immune system's over-reaction to a normally harmless substance called an allergen.

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