Allergy symptoms can vary from very mild to life-threatening. The symptoms that you experience will help to give your physician clues about what is causing the allergy, as well as potential treatment protocols and medications which can be used to successfully alleviate your symptoms. Mild symptoms include rash, itchy watery eyes and nasal congestion. These […]
Peanuts are the most common food allergy reported in children and adults. Approximately 1% of the population suffers from food allergies and of that small number more than 30% are individuals who suffer from nut allergies. Peanuts are not actually a true nut, but rather from the family of foods as peas and lentils, or
Dust mites are a microscopic insect from the arachnid family. This family also includes spiders, scorpions and ticks. This little critter commonly lives in mattresses, pillows and dark corners. It is there that they attached, grow, eat, mate and lay eggs. They are sometimes referred to as an unwanted guest in human habitation because they
Anaphylaxis is a severe and potentially life-threatening reaction which happens when the body is exposed to a protein molecule that the immune system perceives as threatening. An anaphylactic reaction can happen instantaneously or within minutes of exposure to a protein molecule to which your body is hyperallergic. Some of the more common allergies which result
Both allergies and asthma have a maddening ability to make anyone miserable. Most of the time allergies and asthma occur together and in fact, allergy induced asthma is the most common type of asthma diagnosed in the United States. When you have both allergies and asthma, the same triggers that start your allergy symptoms will
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