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COVID-19 Virology and Infections, Part 2
Description
Methods of Antibody Testing for COVID-19
By: John "Jay" Weiss, Ph.D.
President, Allermetrix, Inc.
Covering antibody types; antigens used for testing; test formats; qualitative and quantitative methods.

Review of Recent Performance Data on COVID-19 Testing
By: Warren Eric Vanderslice, Ph.D.
Director, AAB Proficiency Testing
Covering COVID-19 testing performance; review of CDC published data; review of AAB PT data to date.

Continuing Education: Earn 1 contact hour of PEER-approved continuing education credit. (Participants must attend the full webinar to receive credit.)
Time

Nov 19, 2020 02:00 PM in Central Time (US and Canada)

Methods of Antibody Testing for COVID-19 By: John "Jay" Weiss, Ph.D. President, Allermetrix, Inc. Covering antibody types; antigens used for testing; test formats; qualitative and quantitative methods. Review of Recent Performance Data on COVID-19 Testing By: Warren Eric Vanderslice, Ph.D. Director,...

02/27/2020

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200226080629.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fallergy+%28Allergy+News+--+ScienceDaily%29

An early report on possible therapeutic target for asthma.

Researchers have made a breakthrough that may eventually lead to improved therapeutic options for people living with asthma. The researchers have uncovered a critical role for a protein (Caspase-11), which had previously never been implicated in the disease, and which may offer a promising target fo...

02/20/2020

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200218182154.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fallergy+%28Allergy+News+--+ScienceDaily%29

New research shows that frequent exposure to common household cleaning products can increase a child's risk of developing asthma.

01/06/2020

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200103141041.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fallergy+%28Allergy+News+--+ScienceDaily%29

Some compounds found in many personal care products displace natural fat-like molecules in skin cells, which may explain how they cause an allergic skin rash.

09/05/2019

Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT)
for peanut allergy to protect highly sensitive patients from accidental exposure. Best of 3 alternatives.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190904090305.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fallergy+%28Allergy+News+--+ScienceDaily%29

Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) trial participants tolerated between 10 and 20 times more peanut protein than it would take for someone to get sick. Researchers say SLIT provides a good cushion of protection with an easy mechanism (tiny bit of liquid under the tongue) and a strong safety signal.

09/04/2019

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190903101505.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fallergy+%28Allergy+News+--+ScienceDaily%29

New study on anaphyactoid/anaphyaxis to contrast dye media some additional studies to see.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2704138/

https://bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(18)30323-4/pdf

Researchers have found that patients with family and personal history of allergic reactions to contrast media are at risk for future reactions, according to a new large study. Allergic reactions to commonly used CT contrast media may be prevented by premedicating patients with antihistamines and usi...

08/02/2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/health/sesame-food-allergies.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=Health

More than one million children and adults are allergic to sesame in the United States, scientists report. But sesame is not among the allergens that must be listed on food labels.

07/11/2019

Not all anaphylaxis is caused by IgE antibodies. IgG anitbodies also have a role. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190710160840.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fallergy+%28Allergy+News+--+ScienceDaily%29

Teams have successfully identified a new pathological mechanism responsible for the unexplained cases of anaphylactic shock, involving neutrophils activated by antibodies of the IgG class. These findings will help improve diagnosis and treatment for patients with this type of shock.