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Egg Allergy: Adapting to a Life without Eggs
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Can you imagine a life without eggs? Could you imagine the products you wouldn’t be able to eat?
Well, for many people they don’t have to imagine this. They are busy living a life without eggs, not because they don’t necessarily like eggs or their taste, but because their body’s immune system goes on attack each time they ingest a bite of one. To put it in simple terms, they are allergic to eggs. Continue reading…
Soy Allergy and Children
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Soy allergies are on the rise. This allergy is especially rising in children and infants. Why? One reason may be the fact that soy can be found in many infant formulas, cereals and is found in the production of over 60 percent of the processed foods today. Continue reading…
Allergy Blood Test (RAST testing)
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While blood testing isn’t the most widely used form of allergy testing, it is often used and is known as radioallergosorbent testing or RAST for short. This test is used in order to see what the blood level of an antibody (immunoglubulin E, or IgE for short) is in a patient’s body. This is a chemical that the body produces as a response to certain types of allergens. The body’s IgE level is usually higher whenever a patient has allergies or in asthma patients. Continue reading…
Tree Pollen: Springtime’s Allergy Trigger
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When does tree pollen allergy season occur?
Those with nasal allergies dread springtime because it means tree pollen season is back. Just like grasses and weeds, there are a number of trees that produce pollen that is carried away by the air to fertilize other plants. Oftentimes, these pollens instead find its way into our bodies through our throat and nostrils when we inhale, thus making our day all the more miserable. Since tree pollens are airborne, avoidance is impossible. Continue reading…
Hair Dye Allergy
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Would you like to have hair that is shiny and healthy looking with a very rich, dark color? Why, certainly! We would all love to have beautiful, lustrous, dark hair, especially if gray strands of hair are starting to appear.
However, sometimes, for some people, the cost of coloring your hair would be an allergic reaction, several doctor consultations and medications, or possibly a trip to the emergency room. Yes, it is possible for you to have an allergic reaction to the ingredient found in hair dye, paraphenylene-diamine (PPD). Continue reading…
Allergic Reaction to Mosquito Bite
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If you are one of the people who are oblivious to the fact that an allergy to mosquito bites exists, you are not the only one. An allergic reaction to mosquito bite can be common in most people with sensitive skin, but the manifestations of the allergy will easily go unnoticed because the repercussions are not as severe as with a bee sting allergy, or a food allergy.
Common Allergy Testing Procedure
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The best way in which to have your allergies diagnosed is by visiting an allergist who can then do a sequence of allergy tests. There are a various ways in which these tests can be done. However, the progressive series of allergy testing is the most common way in which these tests are administered. This is also been proven to be the most effective way in which to administer an allergy test. Continue reading…
Allergy to Strawberries
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A red strawberry is allergenic? How about white ones?
Red strawberries cause allergies, but white ones do not… This is the most concrete discovery about strawberry allergies to date which is credited to a group of biochemists at Lund University in Sweden. While examining the proteins in different varieties of strawberries, the group found out that a white strawberry variety called, Sofar, had relatively no traces of the suspected protein allergen. Right now, Swedish breeders are working on making the white strawberry just as flavorful as the red ones. Continue reading…
Nickel Allergy
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If you develop rashes on the area where your skin came in contact with metal, no doubt that you have allergic contact dermatitis to nickel. Allergic contact dermatitis is the skin’s allergic reaction to something it touches. The allergy manifests as an itchy red rash that is not only painful but can make you self-conscious as well, especially if the rash is in a place that is impossible to conceal. Continue reading…
Types of Skin Rashes
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Everyone deals with rash problems. Some are caused by allergies, viral, fungal, and bacterial infections, and certain environmental conditions, while others can be symptoms of more serious diseases.
ALLERGIC RASHES
Most types of skin rashes are caused by reactions to allergens (such as chemicals, foods, fabrics, nickel, latex, animal dander, plant fibers and medications) that touch the skin or are ingested in our bodies. Continue reading…
