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Desensitization - Articles
Eye Movement Desensitization Therapy
by
Josh
Posted
Wed 25 Jun 2008 5:09pm
This isn’t so much of a post as a query to see if anyone has had experience withthis therapy (EMDT). I know of therapists who use this procedure, but I am curious to hear if anyone has had experience of it themselves, and what the results have been like.
I am kind of sceptical I must admit, but the brain certainly is an interesting organ ...
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Desensitization Study
by
Karen B.
Posted
Tue 25 Aug 2009 6:01pm
Children's Hospital Boston has a series of videos about Brett and their Milk Desensitization Study link.
As the videos continue on this Hospital Blog, I hope to learn more about how many patients are participating in the Desensitization? Is their a double blind placebo group? Brett has out grown some of his allergies, are all the people in the study
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Desensitization
by
Moopz
Posted
Fri 06 May 2011 9:52am
A hard process that I have to go through if I want to be completely over the hump. Desensitization is often used in therapy with people who have phobias. A process... and let live for further reference)
So, in order for me to be able to grow and not let this make me crash again I have to desensitize myself over this situation. I decided
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Food Allergy Desensitization May be coming to an Office Near You
by
Food Allergy Assistant
Posted
Wed 30 Nov 2011 12:00am
If you haven't spoken to your allergist in the past 6 months, you may want to check in. Food allergy desensitization programs like this one are becoming more prevalent. I found out over the summer that our allergist office will begin peanut desensitization in December. They chose peanut to start because they have a peanut allergic allergist who
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Food Allergy Desensitization May be coming to an Office Near You
by
Food Allergy Assistant
Posted
Wed 30 Nov 2011 9:42am
If you haven't spoken to your allergist in the past 6 months, you may want to check in. Food allergy desensitization programs like this one are becoming more prevalent. I found out over the summer that our allergist office will begin peanut desensitization in December. They chose peanut to start because they have a peanut allergic allergist who
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How is an Antibiotic Desensitization Done?
by
Lauren B.
Posted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 7:19pm
the infection, a doctor may recommend a procedure called antibiotic desensitization. This process takes place under extremely careful supervision in the intensive care unit (ICU... to be successfully desensitized. From that point forward, that antibiotics should always be used first to treat infection so that the patient does not redevelop sensitivity
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Food Allergy Desensitization Programs
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Food Allergy Assistant
Posted
Mon 02 Aug 2010 12:55am
Okay, its controversial, but I'm keeping a close eye on this. Dr. Richard Wasserman, a pediatric allergist in Dallas TX, has been using desensitization to treat food allergy in his private practice. Some patients have had great success, others, not so much. Food desensitization is handled in much the same way as traditional allergy therapy. Someone
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Food Allergy Desensitization Programs
by
Food Allergy Assistant
Posted
Mon 02 Aug 2010 12:00am
Okay, its controversial, but I'm keeping a close eye on this. Dr. Richard Wasserman, a pediatric allergist in Dallas TX, has been using desensitization to treat food allergy in his private practice. Some patients have had great success, others, not so much. Food desensitization is handled in much the same way as traditional allergy therapy
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Video Games and Desensitization
by
CMCH
Posted
Thu 09 Apr 2009 7:15pm
This week, Nicholas Carnagey, Craig Anderson and Brad Bushman released a new study on video games and desensitization. They had over 250 college students randomly play... cause people to become desensitized over time. The full-text of the paper is available from Iowa State. You can see other studies on video game violence in the CMCH Database
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Desensitization in kidney transplantation: a clear survival benefit
by
Matt S.
Posted
Wed 17 Aug 2011 4:52am
a desensitization protocol.
Desensitization usually involves plasmapheresis, IVIg and high dose immunosuppressive drugs (+/- rituximab) in order to decrease circulating anti-HLA... just avoid taking highly sensitized patients.
Despite all the potential complications, whether undergoing desensitization leads to significant long-term survival benefit
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