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Making New Allergy Resolutions All Year

"It's about making just one thing better in your life."   That's what the rabbi at the Eldridge Street Synagogue, said in his sermon about these Days of Awe: the 10 days of the Jewish New Year between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.   The tradition of blowing the Shofar (ram's horn) marks the official beginning of the holiday of Rosh... Read moreChevron

Wine Makes A Teen Sneeze, But It May Not Be Allergies

Did you read this wine allergy story from the United Kingdom?"A teenager has developed a rare allergy that sends her into exhausting sneezing fit if she so much as smells a glass of wine."   The story continues: "Miss Miller said she used to be able to drink wine and suffered no other side effect other than feeling slightly light-headed,... Read moreChevron

Eric and Evan Edwards and their "EpiCard" Epinephrine Delivery System

Identical twins Eric and Evan Edwards both have severe food allergies and they have been developing a new type of epinephrine delivery system they call an EpiCard. They started their privately-held company, Intelliject, straight out of college with funding from the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, institutional investors,... Read moreChevron

7 Tips for Being An Allergic Host

The Jewish holidays are this month and I'm hosting the breaking of the fast: Yom Kippur. Traditionally this meal is indeed "breakfast": bagels, lox, cream cheese -- three major no-nos for me. I'm wheat and dairy intolerant and allergic to salmon. However, my guests, many of whom will have fasted for 24 hours will want traditional... Read moreChevron

Are Allergies and Asthma Disabilities?

I've never thought of myself as disabled. I'm a person with asthma, not an asthmatic. However, there have been times when I wished that I had been afforded some protection, at the least some acknowledgement that allergies and asthma can sometime be disadvantageous.   Like, in the workplace. I've blogged about allergies in the workplace... Read moreChevron

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An allergy is the immune system's over-reaction to a normally harmless substance called an allergen.

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