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James Thompson, MD

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posted 07/07/2008, comments (0)

Allergy Treatment: A Healthy Dose of Hookworms?

How far are you willing to go to treat your allergy and asthma problems? Would you allow your doctor to infect you with parasitic worms in order to suppress your allergy immune system? Apparently there are allergy sufferers who would. A physician/scientist conducted a study that involved the intentional infection of 15... Read more Chevron

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Sloane Miller

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posted 07/06/2008, comments (0)

Hookworms As An Allergy Treatment -- No Thanks!

Say your allergies and asthma are a constant struggle. Standard Western medicine doesn't seem to help or you're tired of taking inhaled steroids, tired of using your inhaler three or four times a week, tired of not being able to catch a decent breath: tired of having your life restricted in too many ways to count. How radical a... Read more Chevron

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silvia

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posted 07/06/2008, comments (0)

silvia I'm allergic to garlic too

Hi I'm silvia and I'm allergic to garlic too! When I'm at home it's all right but when I decide to go out eating it's a real problem! I have to ask everytime if in some iters there's garlic because even a poor quantity it's dangerous for me. It begins with stomachache, deep pain from my stomach through my whole body to the back and vomit and... Read more Chevron

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Sloane Miller

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posted 07/02/2008, comments (0)

Summer allergies and cooling off with salad

It's been hot, I mean really hot, here on the Eastern seaboard. And when it gets hot, I kind of lose the will to eat. Well not really, but the thought of a heavy meal grosses me out. Even a light meal can feel like a drag. So that's when I really turn to fruit and veggies in their raw and glorious state to be my new best friends for a few... Read more Chevron

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Sloane Miller

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posted 06/30/2008, comments (0)

7 Tips For Allergy-Safe Summer BBQs

It's officially summertime and grilling is on everyone's to-do list. Who doesn't love the flavor of grilled anything? Chicken, burgers, hot dogs, steaks, veggies, tofu, fruit? It's all delish when grilled. Here are 10 grilling do's and don'ts from Health Centrals' FoodFit site: 1. Be organized.2. Gauge your fuel.3. Direct grilling is... Read more Chevron

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