New food allergies in a European non-Mediterranean region: is Cannabis sativa to blame?
Our data suggest that illicit cannabis abuse can result in cannabis allergy with sensitization to ns-LTP. This sensitization might result in various plant-food allergies. Additional collaborative studies in different geographical areas are needed to further elucidate on this hypothesis.
In patients with severe brain injury, obesity was found to be an independent predictor of compromised P(bt)O(2). This effect may be mediated through obesity-related pulmonary dysfunction and inadequate compensatory mechanisms.