YORKTEST

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YORKTEST
Food for thought
What is food to one man may be fierce poison to
another Lucretius c75BC John Graham
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Who are we?

• 1999
• Medical Director - Dr Sarah Brewer and Dr Hilary
  Jones
• Prof Richard Halliwell
• ISO 9001/13485/CE marking
• 4000 growth - 5 years
• SMART Awards
• Deloittes Top 50 - North
• Sunday Times - placed in Fast Track Technology
  100 for 2004
• Allergy UK/AAA recommended

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WHAT IS FOOD ALLERGY

• Immediate response
• IgE-mediated, skin test positive, often
  self-diagnosed
• Delayed response
• IgG-mediated, skin test negative, rarely
  self-diagnosed.
• Also called
• Food Intolerance Hypersensitivity
• Food sensitivity Delayed onset food allergy

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CLASSICAL (IgE) ALLERGIES

• IgE - normally only 1 to 2 foods involved with
  symptoms appearing immediately
• Foods - 2 and growing
• Well known since the 70s
• Potentially dangerous anaphylactic reaction
  
• Usually self-diagnosed, doctor rarely seen
• Usually IgE RAST /or skin test positive

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Food Intolerance

• IgG 4 to 5 foods (or more) involved with
  symptoms appearing 2 to 72 hours later
• Chronic conditions
• Rarely self-diagnosed
• Involves commonly eaten foods
• Slow cumulative reaction, debilitating response
• More controversial
• Any food measure 113
• Measure IgG subclasses 1 - 4

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Main Symptoms

• Chronic illnesses
• Gastrointestinal
• Dermatological
• Neurological
• Musculo-skeletal
• Psychological
• Respiratory
• TATTY
• 45 of population and growing!

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Main developments

• Development of IgG ELISA test
• Pinprick test developed - foodSCAN
• University of York audit 1700 patients
• Patient support groups approval
• Testing for dogs and cats
• Double blind placebo controlled trial published
• 20 yes/no test launched
• Patent applications
• Overseas licensees appointed

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Main developments

• New advanced test for nutritional deficiency
  (homocysteine plasma separator)
• Use of internet and extranet
• Migraine audit published in Headache Journal
• 2004 Queens Award for Sustained Innovation
• 7500 patient study to be published (Jan 06)
• Other trials UCL, Imperial, Kings College,
  Vienna, Trondheim, ME Association, Wythenshawe

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York Universitys Independent Audit Patient
Survey (7500 patients)

• 71 female, 29 male
• Ages - from 3 months to 97 years old
• 7 out of every 10 patients had suffered from
  long-term illnesses
• Poly-symptomatic

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York Universitys Independent Audit Patient Survey

• 96 reported that they altered their diets based
  on test results (65 did so strictly)
• 72 reported good-to-excellent symptom relief
  within 60 days.
• 75 of those who most rigorously changed their
  diet reported significant improvement.
• Over 90 recommended the testing by YORKTEST
• 91 symptoms return when challenged!

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Its not always the obvious!
Verity Rawlings IBS Fruit Oranges / Lemons /
Apples
Laura Manvell Bloating and sickness Mint /
Banana / Grapefruit
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Theyll grow out of it!
Robyn Eczema Autism Milk / Soya / Barley
Ben Tom Constant Ear Infections Tuna / Eggs
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FOOD INTOLERANCE TESTING

• Finger prick test - tiny drop of blood required
• Kit provided to take your own blood sample
• Post office approved
• ELISA technology
• SPECIFIC
• ACCURATE
• REPRODUCIBLE
• 400 x dilution
• Yes/No test - 113 foods
• Avoid - Rotate - Free to eat
• Guidebook
• Nutritional Support

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FOOD INTOLERANCE TESTS AVAILABLE

• Food Intolerance Indicator 20
• Simple test to find out if you are food
  intolerant
• yes / no answer - measures IgG reactivity to a
  mix of common foods
• 113 Food test - in depth test covering most of
  the foods eaten 240
• comprehensive food intolerance guidebook
• 30 minute nutritional consultation
• patient support group back up

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Summary

• New emerging markets
• We are strong leaders to date
• More innovation to come
• Investing heavily in .
• R and D
• Training
• Marketing

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• Better Health Begins at Home
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• www.yorktest.com