A new blood test promises to diagnose food allergies more accurately and offer a safer alternative to current testing practices.
A trial by doctors at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in London has found that the test called the basophil activation test (BAT) is close to 100 per cent accurate at spotting nut allergies.
Allergic reactions occur when the immune system overreacts to a trigger usually food, medication or an environmental irritant causing the release of histamines, substances that try to rid the body of the allergen. This leads to symptoms such as itchy rashes and swelling.
A trial by doctors at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in London has found that the test called the basophil activation test (BAT) is close to 100 per cent accurate at spotting nut allergies
Data released by NHS England today has showed that one deaths has been recorded in Hampshire. The death was recorded at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, bringing the Trust s total to 910. It brings the county s total to 1,905 deaths since the start of the pandemic last March. No deaths were recorded at the county s other Trusts. University Hospital Southampton remains at 483 deaths and Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust remains at 438 deaths. Solent NHS Trust and Southern Health NHS Trust have also recorded 15 and 58 deaths respectively since the start of the pandemic.
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No new Covid-related deaths have been reported. NO NEW Covid-related deaths have been reported by Hampshire hospitals in the latest 24-hour period. Figures relating to NHS trusts across the country are published daily. The latest data shows the number of coronavirus-related deaths reported by hospitals across the county have not increased since the previous update was published yesterday. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust Foundation Trust has recorded 438 Covid deaths since the start of the pandemic. The figures for the other Hampshire NHS trusts are: Portsmouth Hospital NHS Trust, 909; Solent NHS Trust, 15; Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, 58; University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, 483.
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