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7 Allergy Tests to Avoid

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Hey Trish. I've never been offered an allergy test they just keep giving my antihistamines and say take one a day. Didn't realise though some tests could be life threatening. Moe.
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I think this is the most important risk to watch out for:

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Provocation-neutralization: Used for food and other allergies. A person is injected with a food or another suspect allergen. If the individual experiences an allergic reaction, he or she is injected with more of the same allergen to “neutralize” the reaction. This can cause potentially life-threatening anaphylaxis. In one study, not only did this happen, but the anaphylaxis treatment was also mishandled.
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