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Woman Allergic To Own Baby: Scarred Skin For Life
A young mother is now permanently scarred after what doctors believe was an allergic reaction to the infant she was carrying in her womb. The 20-year-old first-time mother is thought to have a rare...
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Lactose Intolerance Vs. Milk Allergies: What’s The Difference?
Milk allergies are more than just lactose intolerance. The two terms cannot be used interchangeably because they are two different things. Both milk allergies and lactose intolerance can present the...
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Differentiating a Cold from Fall Allergies
When your child is wheezing and sneezing, and complaining of a runny nose—it’s often hard to differentiate a cold from allergies in the fall. Kids are exposed to flu and cold viruses every day—when...
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Peanut Allergy in Children Study: Wealthy Families May Be At Higher Risk
A new study, presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology in California, has found that peanut allergies may be more likely to occur in rich households. The study looked at over...
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Mom of Student With Acorn Allergy Wants Trees Cut Down
Donna Giustizia is the mother of a St. Stephen Catholic Elementary School student with a potentially life-threatening anaphylactic allergy. She’s making headlines this week after proposing that the...
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10 Ways you’re Aggravating those Allergies
Allergies can ruin an otherwise warm and blooming spring season with a stuffy nose, itchy/watery eyes, a lingering cough, and congestion. However, you may be making your allergies worse—without even...
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10 Super Allergen-Fighting foods for Spring
Do you feel a sneeze coming on? Spring is the worst allergy season! The temperature change from freezing to humid boost the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and become a breeding ground for...
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6 Stuffy Reasons For Chronic Congestion
I’ve been dealing with severe nasal congestion for the past 8-months. It started as spring allergies and developed into a sinus infection, which my doctor treated with antibiotics. However, although...
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7 Causes and Tips for Sufferers of Frequent Nose Bleeds
A sudden nosebleed can be scary stuff. Most of us have experienced a bit of bloodshed after blowing our nose a little too vigorously, however, frequent nosebleeds can indicate an underlying health...
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8 Tricky Ways Pollen Can Get You!
For many of us, summer is synonymous with allergies. If this time of year has you wheezing, sneezing, scratching your eyes, and wishing you could scratch the back of your throat, you likely suffer with...
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6 Common Late Summer, Early Fall Allergens
Fall allergies affect more than 35 million people in the U.S., according to NBCnews.com. So while many are loading up on pumpkin spice lattes and fashionable infinity scarves, you may be one of the...
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Don’t Sneeze at These 9 Uncommon Allergies
If you find yourself sneezing and sniffling or having some other chronic health problem that you (and your doctor) just can’t seem to figure out, you may be allergic to something. However, the allergy...
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6 Positive and Negative Health Impacts of City Living
We get it. Cities are cool. It’s where all the opportunities are, and it’s hard to beat the nightlife compared to living in the country. There’s always something to see and do in a city—with their...
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8 Causes of Dark Under-Eye Circles That Aren’t Fatigue
Most everyone has experienced bags under their eyes after a night short on sleep. In fact, a lack of restful sleep is the most common reason dark under-eye circles occur. As the skin is thinnest in...
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Don’t Sneeze at These 7 Symptoms and Treatments of Baby Allergies
When you think of allergies, you probably picture a quaint commercial where a grown man or woman is tiptoeing through a field but then starts sneezing uncontrollably. Well, it turns out it’s not just...
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Common Factors That Trigger Rosacea Flare-Ups
Rosacea is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease that affects approximately 16 million adults in the United States alone. It most commonly occurs on the face, and is characterized by “red skin, visible...
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12 Signs and Risk Factors of Asthma
Asthma is a common condition, but it should still be taken seriously, as it can lead to death in some unfortunate cases. The best line of defense is knowing you have it, then getting the proper remedy...
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12 Foods That Help Fight Seasonal Allergies
A runny nose, an itchy throat, and sneezing are among the all-too-familiar symptoms of people who have seasonal allergies. While everyone else is outside enjoying the change of seasons, these...
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Some Reasons Why Your Cough Won’t Go Away
So you’ve got a chronic cough, and you’re not sure why. It could be something relatively harmless and easily fixable, or it could be a warning sign of something more serious. Whatever the reason,...
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Causes of Itchy Ears
Itchy ears: it’s a problem that affects most of us from time to time and rarely do we ever give the issue a lot of thought. Why? Because, in the vast majority of cases, it’s little more than a sign of...
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Common Fall Allergies and How to Soothe Them
We often associate seasonal allergies with one season: spring. And there’s some reason for that: it’s during the early to middle part of the year when many plants that trigger allergies begin to grow...
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The Incredible Health Benefits of Onions
When we think of onions, whether it be sweet or red, we most likely think of them as a great cooking ingredient that adds terrific flavor and aroma to just about any dish. The downside? Well, we also...
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The Incredible Health Benefits of Parsley
We’ve all seen parsley added to a dish—it’s particularly popular in more upscale restaurants where the appearance of food is taken very seriously. However, is there any benefit to eating parsley or is...
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Warning Signs of Zinc Deficiency
Of all the essential minerals, we’re perhaps the least familiar with zinc, which is strange because it’s super important! This element is required to keep your immune system and cell devision running...
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Potential Causes For Your Sore Throat (Plus Symptoms For Each)
A sore throat is a common symptom for many illnesses. Dealing with a sore throat is annoying and painful and can often last up to a couple of weeks. The best way to get rid of a sore throat is to...
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Possible Causes of Irritating Skin Rashes
Not typically serious, but always irritating and embarrassing, skin rashes can be caused by a number of factors—such as environment, infection, stress, heat, allergens, immune system disorders, and...
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Common Spring Allergy Triggers
If you suffer from spring allergies, you understandably steer clear of any flower that’s blooming or a tree that’s budding in springtime. However, avoiding pollen and swallowing antihistamines will...
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Illnesses That Drinking Water Can Help Prevent
Do you drink enough water? The human body needs water every day to survive. Your health relies on your fluid intake in several ways. Other than basic benefits such as nice skin and hair, it’s become...
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Convincing Reasons For An Autumn Detox
As soon as the weather turned from humid summer to autumn cool, did you get plagued with allergies? Does the chill in the air leave you craving sugary foods worse than a kid in a candy store? Or are...
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Most Common Allergies in Adults
Last year, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI) noted that 20-percent of Americans suffer from allergies, or the abnormal reaction of the body’s immune system to an allergen,...
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Unexpected Allergy-Fighting Foods
If you’re among the many North Americans still suffering with late summer allergies—yes, I’m giving you the stink eye, ragweed—I empathize and sniffle alongside you. The good news is that you may find...
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Dog Breeds That Don’t Shed
Every pet owner can attest to the positive benefits of owning a dog. In fact, studies have shown that the bond between people their pet can help lower stress, bring happiness, decrease feelings of...
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Winter Allergies: Signs, Symptoms, and Prevention Tips
Allergies are a common issue for many people. In fact, more than 50 million Americans have allergies of some type every year, making it the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the U.S. While...
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What to Know About Probiotics and Their Side Effects
Most of us have heard about probiotic supplements and some of you may even be taking them, but do you know what they actually do? Probiotics have been a staple of the human diet for over 10,000 years....
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Causes of Itchy, Dry Scalp
Fighting through the tasks of a normal day whilst battling a particularly severe flare-up of dry, itchy scalp symptoms can be challenging. It’s next to impossible to focus on anything of significance...
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Ragweed Allergy: Facts, Symptoms and Treatment
Do you experience allergies in the late summer to early fall? There’s a good chance you may be allergic to ragweed and you’re not alone. About 10 to 20-percent of Americans suffer from an allergy to...
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Air Purifiers That Alleviate Allergies
Spring and fall allergies are quite common but seasonal allergens aren’t the only culprits we have to be on the lookout for. Dust, pet dander, and mold are also common allergens that are often roaming...
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The Benefits of an Air Purifier
Big, small, designer, or industrial, it seems like the whole world is reading up on the pros and cons of investing in an air purifier. To be honest, we can’t really think of any cons to these...
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Common Winter Health Risks and How to Avoid Them
The winter, for many in the country, it’s a time of trying to drive to work during a blizzard without getting stuck. But while there are several challenges from dealing with winter in general, the...
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Dog Breeds That Shed The Most
Dogs with thicker fur and double coats are more likely to shed a lot. If you have allergies, you should avoid breeds that shed a lot and look for a hypoallergenic breed instead. Dogs may shed...
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Spring Cleaning Tips: Places You Wouldn’t Think to Clean
Spring cleaning is important to keep dust and grime at bay but a clean home can benefit your health too, from strengthening your immune system to decreasing stress. Common places people forget to...
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Pet Allergies: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
Just like us, our pets can have allergies and their allergic responses are just as itchy and irritating. The most common pet allergies are skin, food, and environmental allergies. To get a proper...
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Tree Pollen Allergy: Types, Symptoms, and Treatment
Suffering from nasal congestion, runny nose, itchy eyes, and scratchy throat? You might have a tree pollen allergy. Since tree pollen is dry and lightweight, the wind can carry it for miles. Inhaling...
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Mold Allergy: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
A mold allergy occurs when your immune system overreacts when you breathe in mold spores. Telltale signs of a mold allergy include itchy eyes, coughing, and sneezing. Symptoms can be miserable but...
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Infant Food Allergy Questions Answered
Introduce new foods gradually. If there is an allergic reaction, it’s not hard to determine what food is responsible. Food allergy signs and symptoms include stomach pain, hives or rash, nausea,...
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