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Tag: allergy
Climate change is making allergy season worse
Bad news for allergy sufferers: it's getting worse.
New treatment could finally prevent anaphylaxis in people with allergies
A preventive treatment could prevent a lot of deaths.
Cat allergies could soon be over thanks to a new vaccine
According to the research, the vaccine was “well-tolerated without any overt toxicity”.
Bee sting vaccine successfully passes human trials in Australia
If you're allergic to bee venom, this vaccine is for you.
Pollen clouds cover south-east USA causing allergy spikes
We're at the peak of allergy season.
Early introduction of peanuts reduces risk of peanut allergy
Peanut allergy is one of the most common food allergies.
What is gluten intolerance, and what are its symptoms?
Most of them have to do with your belly -- but not all.
Most people who think they have a penicillin allergy don’t — and it can be a problem
The good news, researchers say, is that there's a simple allergy test you can take.
New peanut allergy treatment ready for FDA review. It’s based on peanuts
A peanut a day keeps peanuts away.
Myths about Hay Fever — and how to beat it
Hay fever is in full swing, and the myths are a-plenty.
Understanding Allergies: What they are and how they work
The crash course in allergies you always wanted.
Preliminary results suggests probiotic immunotherapy cures peanut allergy four years after treatment
Sometimes you have to fight nuts with nuts (and probiotic).
New Immunology Theories Shine Light on a Potential Link Between Vaccines and the Rise in Allergies and Autoimmune Disease
A review of recent speculations that link vaccines and the rise of allergies and autoimmune diseases in the US.
Peanut allergy risk reduced by up to 80% by consuming peanuts as an infant, study finds
A new study confirms previous findings: the best way to fight peanut allergy is by consuming peanuts as an infant.
Want to fight peanut allergies? Eat peanuts
In 2000, the American Academy of Pediatrics advised parents to keep children as far away from peanuts as possible, in ...
Hand washing dishes keeps children’s allergies away
Here's another reason for children to do their chores: washing dishes by hand boosts children's immune system. The findings were ...
Nut allergy cured in 80% of children participating in probiotic clinical trial
Australian scientists have cured nut allergy in 80% of the children taking part in a probiotic clinical trial. These children's ...
Sharing bacteria with your kids using their pacifier may reduce the children’s risk of allergies, asthma and eczema
Researchers in Sweden have shown that children whose moms and dads placed their childrens pacifiers in their own mouths, thus ...
If you think you have food allergies… well… you probably don’t
A new study has shown that most people who think they have food alergies (over 80% in fact) actually don't ...
Man sues neighbor for irritating his ‘electromagnetic allergies’
There are weird lawsuits you can understand, and then there are just weird lawsuits. If you find this sort of ...
Pets Protect Children
Pets do more than it may appear for their owners: they teach us a lot about unconditional love, responsibility, ...
