explains that afood allergyis a condition where the body’s immune system identifies food (such as peanuts) as harmful. The immune system then launches into attack mode and releases antibodies to combat the threat. The reaction can lead to hives, vomiting, or – in worst-case sc...
I recently wrote about the DBV Technologies Epicutaneous Immunotherapy “Peanut Patch” in my blog post,FOOD ALLERGY RESEARCH & THE PATCH. While DBV does not allow individuals or non-profit food allergy groups to donate to their research, it is available for you/your child to participate in a ...
but there are all kinds of other allergies that pop up around this time of year that might need managing too. For example, certain fall plants wilting and others blooming cause us to get occasional hives that can be very itchy. Scratching never helps, so instead we make ourselves this...
Unfortunately, because your skin comes into such close contact with any residue that the detergent leaves behind, all through the day and night, these soaps can be one of the big causes of allergy problems for many people. Symptoms Of A Laundry Detergent Allergy Some of the symptoms of an a...
Allergiccontact dermatitis:After repeated exposures to the same substance, an allergen, the body's immune recognition system, becomes activated at the site of the next exposure and produces dermatitis. An example of this would bepoison ivyallergy. ...
An example of this would be poison ivy allergy. Stasis dermatitis: It commonly occurs on the swollen lower legs of people who have poor circulation in the veins of the legs. Fungal infections: This can produce a pattern identical to many other types of eczema, but the fungus can be ...
An example of this would be poison ivy allergy. Stasis dermatitis: It commonly occurs on the swollen lower legs of people who have poor circulation in the veins of the legs. Fungal infections: This can produce a pattern identical to many other types of eczema, but the fungus can be ...
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Otosclerosis, stiffening of bones in the middle ear can also cause tinnitus. Tumor in the middle ear is another cause for tinnitus. Allergy, high or low blood pressure, injury in the head or neck, diabetes, thyroid, may also cause tinnitus.Tinnitus symptomsA...
Photo courtesy National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) Your immune system works around the clock in thousands of different ways, but it does its work largely unnoticed. One thing that causes us to really notice our immune system is when it fails for some reason. We also...