EAACI guidelines on allergen immunotherapy: Hymenoptera venom allergy

YesHymenoptera venom allergy is a potentially life‐threatening allergic reaction following a honeybee, vespid, or ant sting. Systemic‐allergic sting reactions have been reported in up to 7.5% of adults and up to 3.4% of children. They can be mild and restricted to the skin or moderate to severe with a risk of life‐threatening anaphylaxis. Patients should carry an emergency kit containing an adrenaline autoinjector, H1‐antihistamines, and corticosteroids depending on the severity of their previous sting reaction(s). The only treatment to prevent further systemic sting reactions is venom immunotherapy. This guideline has been prepared by the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology's (EAACI) Taskforce on Venom Immunotherapy as part of the EAACI Guidelines on Allergen Immunotherapy initiative. The guideline aims to provide evidence‐based recommendations for the use of venom immunotherapy, has been informed by a formal systematic review and meta‐analysis and produced using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE II) approach. The process included representation from a range of stakeholders. Venom immunotherapy is indicated in venom‐allergic children and adults to prevent further moderate‐to‐severe systemic sting reactions. Venom immunotherapy is also recommended in adults with only generalized skin reactions as it results in significant improvements in quality of life compared to carrying an adrenaline autoinjector. This guideline aims to give practical advice on performing venom immunotherapy. Key sections cover general considerations before initiating venom immunotherapy, evidence‐based clinical recommendations, risk factors for adverse events and for relapse of systemic sting reaction, and a summary of gaps in the evidence.European Union's Seventh Framework Programme FP7. Grant Number: 60176

Risk and safety requirements for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in allergology : World Allergy Organization Statement

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Transfer effects among selected gymnastic kips

Includes bibliographical references (pages 37-39)Forty-eight tenth grade high school students were\ud divided into three equal size groups for the purpose\ud investigating transfer effects among gymnastic kips on\ud Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bar.\ud It was hypothesized that there would be no transfer effects among any of the three kips as measured by speed of learning or quality of performance. The study was conducted over a period of thirty school days. All of the students who were involved in the research were given a pretest to determine that they could not perform a kip on any of the three events at the beginning of the study. The students practiced for nine days, thirty minutes per day, on each piece of apparatus and were tested on the tenth day. The analysis of variance technique was used to determine transfer effects?? among kips on three pieces of apparatus. The null hypothesis, that there would be no transfer\ud effects among any of the three kips as measured by speed of learning and quality of performance, was rejected for Mats based on the variable of quality of performance,\ud but was accepted on Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bar for\ud both variables, and on mats for speed of learning