Theresa MacPhail
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fight with people to get them to recognize that their issue is food allergy. And now he fights with people to get them to recognize that their issue is not food allergy.
fight with people to get them to recognize that their issue is food allergy. And now he fights with people to get them to recognize that their issue is not food allergy.
No, it's bad. It's bad. I mean, diagnostics are one of the sticking points. It's one of the reasons I can't tell you how many people actually have an allergy. Because we're stuck with primarily the skin tests, which were invented in the late 1800s by a UK physician, Dr. Charles Blackley. Wait, the late 1800s? Yes.
No, it's bad. It's bad. I mean, diagnostics are one of the sticking points. It's one of the reasons I can't tell you how many people actually have an allergy. Because we're stuck with primarily the skin tests, which were invented in the late 1800s by a UK physician, Dr. Charles Blackley. Wait, the late 1800s? Yes.
No, it's bad. It's bad. I mean, diagnostics are one of the sticking points. It's one of the reasons I can't tell you how many people actually have an allergy. Because we're stuck with primarily the skin tests, which were invented in the late 1800s by a UK physician, Dr. Charles Blackley. Wait, the late 1800s? Yes.
And if I exhumed him and revived him, he would have no problem giving a skin test today.
And if I exhumed him and revived him, he would have no problem giving a skin test today.
And if I exhumed him and revived him, he would have no problem giving a skin test today.
That is the better situation. It's around 95 percent certain if you do not respond that you are not going to respond in real life.
That is the better situation. It's around 95 percent certain if you do not respond that you are not going to respond in real life.
That is the better situation. It's around 95 percent certain if you do not respond that you are not going to respond in real life.
Yes, that's good news. That's why we still use them, because it's almost like a differential diagnosis. We can rule some things out.
Yes, that's good news. That's why we still use them, because it's almost like a differential diagnosis. We can rule some things out.
Yes, that's good news. That's why we still use them, because it's almost like a differential diagnosis. We can rule some things out.
In my grandmother's case, we know because she was in the hospital and had an actual skin eruption and reaction to penicillin. I honestly don't know about my aunt. Sorry if she's listening to this. Because to my knowledge, she's never been tested. So I don't know. She does avoid them, though. At the end of the day, I suppose it doesn't matter.
In my grandmother's case, we know because she was in the hospital and had an actual skin eruption and reaction to penicillin. I honestly don't know about my aunt. Sorry if she's listening to this. Because to my knowledge, she's never been tested. So I don't know. She does avoid them, though. At the end of the day, I suppose it doesn't matter.
In my grandmother's case, we know because she was in the hospital and had an actual skin eruption and reaction to penicillin. I honestly don't know about my aunt. Sorry if she's listening to this. Because to my knowledge, she's never been tested. So I don't know. She does avoid them, though. At the end of the day, I suppose it doesn't matter.