A RAST test is an older type of allergy test that measures the blood for allergies. Learn how it's used, pros and cons, and how to interpret the results.
If you experience seasonal allergies, you might've heard the old tale that eating honey can help curb or even cure the unpleasant symptoms. The thought is that the pollen in honey can help desensitize the body to the pollen outside. Seasonal allergies (also called seasonal allergic rhinitis or...
I really had a feeling that this was going to be too complicated and difficult to set up the home test kit myself. After reading the instructions, though, I was amazed at how easy an uncomplicated the Home Air Check test was to test VOC levels. Here’s a video of the VOC and Mold ...
Whether it's slimy black spots on your shower curtain, fuzzy white patches on your basement floor, or slick orange film on your kitchen drain, household mold can be more than unsightly. In some cases, mold in your home can make you sick, especially if you have allergies or asthma. Wheth...
Common food allergies More than 170 foods can cause allergic reactions. The following eight foods account for 90 percent of allergic reactions: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans. Generally, a person who is allergic to one type of food, like shrimp, will ...
If you're doing a test run with a pup, keep an eye out for facial pressure and pain, swollen blue-tinted skin beneath your eyes, and excessive coughing. These symptoms are similar to allergies caused by hay fever; they're caused by the inflammation of nasal passages. Other allergic ...
If you have some ambiguous symptoms and you're not sure what you're dealing with, it's definitely worthtaking a COVID-19 testjust in case. How to manage seasonal allergies at home There are many over-the-counter medications you can use to treat your seasonal allergies at home. The most...
HEALTH: Allergy Proof Your Home; THE HOME CAN BE A DANGER ZONE WHEN IT COMES TO TRIGGERING ALLERGIES. DENNA ALLEN EXPLAINS HOW WE CAN AVOID UNNECESSARY SUFFERINGOur home is our haven, our refuge from the rest of the world - or so we think. In reality it...By Allen...
(VOCs) can have a negative impact on one’s health. Side effects include eye, nose and throat irritation and may also affect breathing and exacerbate allergies and asthma for hypersensitive individuals. Put simply: it is not safe to spend all day in an environment with poor air quality, but...
Once HIV enters the body, it heads for the lymphoid tissues, where it finds T-helper cells [source: The Body]. Let's look at how the HIV virus infects immune system cells and replicates. Binding: First, HIV attaches to the immune cell when the virus's gp120 protein binds with the ...