Food allergies now affect 1 in 13 kids—that’s roughly two children per classroom. If you have a child with food allergies, you are already familiar with the challenges that accompany this health issue. Though you can closely control your child’s environment at home,...
Allergists were befuddled when a rash of people from the southeastern part of the U.S. began complaining of meat allergies. After all, meat doesn’t usually trigger allergy symptoms. The allergy sufferers had one thing in common, though: They had been bitten by the...
Most people know that allergies cause sneezing and a runny nose, but they can cause a host of other symptoms, too, including fatigue. In fact, as many allergists will tell you, fatigue is one of the symptoms that allergy sufferers are most likely to complain about. So...
So you have food allergies. Your only option is to avoid them, right? Not necessarily. Thanks to a relatively new treatment for food allergies known as sublingual immunotherapy, food allergy sufferers are able to eat more of the foods they love without fear of...
Allergy sufferers who have been in the trenches with spring pollens may be ready for a respite in summer. Allergies typically wane in summer and winter, but not if you have sensitivities to grass. Grass pollens are in full swing in summer. Onlookers may revel in thick...
By definition, an allergy is our body’s negative response to a substance that enters our body, most commonly through food intake or our respiratory system. One of the most common kinds of food allergy is wheat allergy. Wheat allergy is often mixed up with celiac...
