Understanding Allergic Reactions

By Kathleen MacNaughton, Health Pro Friday, May 01, 2009

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We get a lot of questions on this site about what people assume are allergic reactions to something. But the truth is, some of the symptoms described don't sound at all like allergic reactions. It seems there is a lot of confusion about what an allergic reaction truly is, so today's post will help sh...

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Anonymous

5/ 1/09 8:24pm

You mention that many skin conditions are thought to be allergies at first, but are not. How can you find out what they are?

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