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Our article on Strabismus says nothing about amphetamines, but a broad google search gets over a megahit. The main ones seem to be anecdotal. Is there any RS about this phenomenon? Thanks. μηδείς (talk) 04:33, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
I've browsed food allergy and food sensitivity and it seems neither describes the underlying causes of why exactly in some cases an otherwise healthy immune system reacts to harmless stuff. Food_allergy#Pathophysiology says in particular that "The IgE antibodies identify the allergenic proteins as harmful and initiate the allergic reaction". What's the reason for such false positives? Could they be a vestigial reaction left evolutionarily from our ancestors who could not digest some foods? Institute of Food Research says here that "We do not know what makes some proteins, and not others, food allergens", so I'm wonder whether this is indeed unknown. Curiously enough, non-seafood meat seems to be a very rare allergy trigger. PS: I'm not seeking a medical advice. Brandmeistertalk 21:50, 3 November 2016 (UTC)