Allergy

Robert J. Davies (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

207 Seiten

1989
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-261439-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Allergy is a common problem which seems to be afflicting more and more people. Allergy to wine causes headaches and allergy to shellfish may cause skinrashes. Cosmetics are described as hypo-allergenic and duvets and pillows as non-allergenic. Allergy to medicines may make the cure worse than the illness. One in seven primary school children carry inhalers in their pockets to alleviate wheezing, and for many people hot summer days are clouded by sneezing and a blocked or runny nose. The aim of this book is to provides readers with an understanding of what can cause allergy, what diseases result from it, which symptoms can be alleviated and which cured. It examines various types of allergies and also explores treatment of hay fever, asthma and lung diseases, eczema and rashes.

Inhalt

Part 1 Allergy and allergens: the nature of allergy; allergy, inflammation and the immune response; causes of allergic disease; what makes people allergic? Part 2 How can allergy affect the body?: hay fever; asthma and lung diseases; eczema and rashes; food allergy. Part 3 How can allergy be investigated, diagnosed and treated?: tests; avoiding allergens; treatment.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.6.1989
• Co-Autor: Susan Ollier
• Zusatzinfo: 40 figures, bibliography
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Dermatologie
• ISBN-10: 0-19-261439-8 / 0192614398
• ISBN-13: 978-0-19-261439-1 / 9780192614391
• Zustand: Neuware