it has been an interesting year from a perspective of food allergies. 2011 was a year both for learning a lot, and failing a lot. The number of times a friend or restaurant accidentally cross-contaminated me with a thing like gluten, was rivaled – perhaps – only by the number of times I not-so-accidentally cross-contaminated [...]
Last month, Julie McCabe, 38, coloured her hair with a best-selling home dye kit, just like she’d done many times in the past. but unlike before, this time she was left fighting for survival on life support. Julie’s family believe the mum-of-two may have had a severe allergic reaction to the chemical p-Phenylenediamine (PPD) in [...]
Are you one of the rising number of people who suffer from an allergy? if you are then you have probably already tried several ways to manage your allergy, but have you ever thought of using an anti-allergy air purifier? they are not that expensive, but the real question is, whether anti-allergy air purifiers work [...]
It is stated that around 30 per cent of all people suffer from sinusitis or sinus an infection at least once each year. Sinuses are little air wallet inside the skull bones. They’re situated to both sides of the nostril, in the back of and in between the eyes, in the forehead, and at the [...]
New research by a charitable organisation found that 12 million people in Britain are affected by allergies induced by their own house, with mattresses and beds being the biggest culprit due to house dust mite collected within the material.Allergy UK found that a lot of people have some level of allergy to dust mites, pets, [...]
November 07, 2011 Food Allergies: The Hidden Culprit< Back by Henry C. Sobo, M.D. FOOD ALLERGIES: THE HIDDEN CULPRIT You may have food allergies and not even know it ! That’s because the typical symptoms that people identify as related to allergies–watery, itchy eyes, or sinus congestion, or a rash- are just the tip of the [...]
Are you one of the large number of people who suffer from an allergy? Or do you think you might be? there is a higher percentage of people suffering from an allergy now than ever before and no one is quite sure why, although there are theories.Theories range from our immediate environments (our dwellings) being [...]
EAST POINT, Ga., Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –Hay fever, or allergic rhinitis, has been estimated to affect up to 42% of the population and 40% of all children. the most common reason for chronic sinusitis, missed work, and school days, the likelihood of being affected by hay fever, and the more severe conditions [...]
Nguyen Thi Phuong on her wedding day five years ago, left, and now – aged 26 – on the right A skin condition that has left a young woman from Vietnam looking like a pensioner has stumped doctors over what has caused her to age 50 years in a matter of days. Advertisement >> Nguyen [...]
As the summer winds down, many people seem to be rubbing their eyes and blotting them with tissues. It’s a sad time of the year for many because we know that winter is coming, but these people aren’t crying. They have seasonal allergies and they are struggling with itchy eyes, running noses, and constant sneezing.Unfortunately [...]
