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What is the difference between eczema and urticaria?

Eczema (atopic dermatitis) Atopic dermatitis is a chronic, itchy skin condition that is very common in children but may occur at any age. It is also known as eczema and atopic eczema and was ...
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Can you cure an allergy by repeatedly consuming the allergen?

This is an old technique called desensitization, or, if you want to be fancy, allergen immunotherapy. Among other techniques, is this one Allergy injections start with a very low dose. A small needle ...
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What is Immunotherapy for cancers?

This is very broad as asked. I will answer with one example, there are others. Immunotherapy gets the patient's own immune system to destroy the tumours rather than the treatment itself destroying ...
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