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AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
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ITALY
If you have questions about accessing the MELISA testing in Italy, please contact Centro Diagnóstico Calderón laboratory in Spain.
A useful guide can be found HERE.
ISRAEL
If you have questions about accessing the MELISA testing in Israel, please contact Laboratory of Pulmonary and Allergic Diseases.
DENMARK
If you would like to proceed with MELISA testing in Denmark, please contact Inger Viborg at Akupunktør og klinisk kostvejleder, Svenstrup (contact details available HERE)
GERMANY
You can proceed with MELISA testing directly at InVitaLab Medizindiagnostik laboratory in Neuss and book a blood draw at the facility.
You can find contact details for clinics providing access to MELISA testing in Augsburg, München or Darmstadt HERE.
If you need to obtain the MELISA test kit or have further questions before proceeding with MELISA, please contact InVitaLab Medizindiagnostik laboratory.

PORTUGAL
If you have questions about accessing the MELISA testing in Portugal, please contact Centro Diagnóstico Calderón laboratory in Spain:

Centro Diagnóstico Calderón
C/Colón nº37 12001 Castellón
Tel +34 964 220 216
Fax +34 964 231 497
Web labcalderon.com
Email [email protected]

A useful guide can be found HERE.
SPAIN
If you have questions about accessing the MELISA testing in Spain, please contact Centro Diagnóstico Calderón.
A useful guide can be found HERE.
SWITZERLAND
If you have questions about accessing the MELISA testing in Switzerland, please contact Laboratoire MGD SA.
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MELISA is a blood test to aid the diagnosis of metal hypersensitivity. It is used worldwide by healthcare professionals to help determine whether patients are hypersensitive to metals commonly used in dental restorations or medical implants. Further test applications include Lyme disease.

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Melisa Diagnostics

1 month ago

"A possible metal allergy could be considered when a patient presents with nonspecific, possibly life-threatening complications, as seen with the patient in this case report." Here is another case, when nickel from surgical clips contributed to various health problems. Only when MELISA diagnosed nickel allergy and the clips were removed was there a change in health status: the patient's neuropathy improved, she had no more rashes, her fatigue significantly improved, and more. The authors conclude that potential allergens should be investigated BEFORE procedures involving surgical clips. Hypoallergenic clips should also be offered to those with a known reactivity to metals.
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The Improvement of Nonspecific Chronic Symptoms Post-Gallbladder Clip Removal

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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the first line of treatment for patients with symptomatic gallstones. Surgical clips made of stainless steel are still used by surgeons during these laparoscopic proced...

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Melisa Diagnostics

2 months ago

It can be difficult to pinpoint the cause of pain after implant surgery. In this case, it turned out to be a symptom of metal allergy, and only disappeared after implant removal. Eight years after the initial cervical implant surgery, a skin rash appeared on the sole of the patient’s foot. The rash didn’t improve with standard treatment and a patch test and LTT was performed to check for metal allergy. Metal allergy was diagnosed and the patient’s metal dentures were removed and replaced with ceramic ones. However, the skin rash did not improve until the cervical implant was removed, which also lead to disappearance of the chronic neck pain which had continued after the surgery.
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Cervical Implant Allergy With Chronic Neck Pain: A Case Report

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

A 57-year-old woman underwent cervical implant surgery for a dislocated cervical spine fracture, and she complained of continuous intractable neck pain after surgery. Eight years later, she developed ...

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Melisa Diagnostics

2 months ago

This remarkable review of metal hypersensitivity should once and for all put an end to the belief that metals cause skin reactivity and nothing more; it lists hundreds of publications describing metal-specific hypersensitivity responses, identifying over 50 unique manifestations. It’s a real shame that the article is not open access since the content needs to be widely known.
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A comprehensive summary of disease variants implicated in metal allergy

www.tandfonline.com

Allergic disease represents one of the most prominent global public health crises of the 21st century. Although many different substances are known to produce hypersensitivity responses, metals con...

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Melisa Diagnostics

4 months ago

We are thrilled that the US FDA is finally doing more studies on the effect of metal implants, while also admitting that animal studies do not accurately reflect what happens when metallic implants are placed in humans. In this study, they look at the potential issues with the nickel titanium (NiTi) alloy, concluding that: "the results here demonstrated that nickel and NiTi NP can enter both types of cells, with deleterious consequences." and "there are significant biocompatibility issues in metallic implants that may be missed because humans respond to nickel ions and nano-/micro-sized NiTi particles much differently than rodents".
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Examining the role of nickel and NiTi nanoparticles promoting inflammation and angiogenesis

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Nickel titanium (NiTi, or Nitinol) alloy is used in several biomedical applications, including cardiac, peripheral vascular, and fallopian tube stents. There are significant biocompatibility issues...

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Melisa Diagnostics

4 months ago

Did you know that titanium dioxide - one of the most popular pigments in use - is commonly added to food, as well as to toothpaste, sunscreen and cosmetics? This year, the use of titanium dioxide (E171) as a food additive in the European Union is prohibited due to potential genotoxicity, i.e. the titanium dioxide particles’ ability to damage DNA.
A class action lawsuit has now been filed against the Mars Corporation, maker of Skittles, due to the titanium content in the sweets. In 2016, the company announced they would be eliminating titanium from their products by 2021, but so far there has been no change.
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Skittles Candy Maker Sued Due To Presence Of Additive Deemed “Toxic”

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Mars Corporation, makers of Skittles, are defendants in a class action lawsuit claiming that these candies contain harmful additives.

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