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Posted by: LinksEtc
« on: January 21, 2015, 07:55:22 PM »

Tweeted by @Aller_MD


"Allergists' opinions differed on food challenge outcomes"
http://www.healio.com/allergy-immunology/drug-food-insect/news/online/%7Bb3ef0bc8-6e02-4858-b717-8262a6d0848c%7D/allergists-opinions-differed-on-food-challenge-outcomes?utm_content=buffer0c2de&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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The researchers presented the score sheets of 191 double blind placebo-controlled food challenges for peanut performed in a Dutch academic hospital from 2008 to 2010 to three clinical experts in food allergy.

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The occurrence of subjective symptoms [including abdominal complaints and oral allergy symptoms] was associated with disagreement within observers, whereas disagreement was never present when respiratory symptoms occurred.




Posted by: TT
« on: December 01, 2014, 01:22:53 AM »

I do admit bringing in parallels from left field.  In that spirit it strikes me as not dissimilar to most of the successful constitutional challenges against drug detection dogs: the handler's ability (or lack of it) to properly interpret the canine's signals and resulting decisions to detain/search.
Posted by: CMdeux
« on: November 30, 2014, 11:09:20 AM »

GREAT find.   :yes:
Posted by: LinksEtc
« on: November 30, 2014, 06:35:25 AM »

Tweeted by @AllergieVoeding

"Differences between observers in interpreting double blind placebo controlled food challenges: A randomized trial."
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25403147

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51 clinicians reviewing results of 19 DBPCFCs with ambiguous clinical symptoms

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Clinicians differ in their interpretation of DBPCFC results when symptoms are ambiguous.