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Dr Des Spence

The importance of ‘history’ in diagnosis, especially in allergy

20/12/2013 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  Leave a Comment

In a recent post on his blog Dr Briffa bemoaned the over-reliance of the modern medical profession on 'tests' to the exclusion of the exercise of their clinical skills. His mini rant had been set off by an article in the BMJ by Dr Des Spence accusing modern doctors of being so …

Category: Allergies, Conventional MedicineTag: Anaphylaxis Campaign, Bad medicine: Food Intolerance, blood tests for allergy, BMJ, cross reaction between Quorn and altenaria fungus, Dr Briffa, Dr Des Spence, Dr Harry Morrow Brown, Dr Michael Radcliffe, importance of circumstantial evidence in allergy testing, importance of family history in diagnosing allergy, importance of history in allergy diagnosis, referral systems, skin prick tests, testing for allergy, www.allergiesexplained.com

Bad medicine: food intolerance

08/02/2013 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  8 Comments

A few days ago Alex Gazzola pointed me to an article in the current issue of the BMJ by Dr Des Spence, a GP in Glasgow, laying into both the 'allergy industry' and the food industry for promoting food intolerance as a way to make money. You can read the article here and comment …

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