Mono (Infectious Mononucleosis) has always been dubbed as the "kissing disease" but maybe there is a new ouster.
Reports of severe allergic reactions occurring after a kiss have been published multiple times over the last several years but a recent warning raises further concern. Apparently waiting for hours, or thoroughly brushing your teeth may not be enough to protect some highly sensitive people with food allergy (especially those allergic to peanut or shellfish).
Dr. Sami Bahna,...
A recent review commissioned by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) entitled Diagnosing and Managing Common... Read more »
The cover of a November Newsweek featured an article entitled "Kids and the Food Allergy Threat" accompanied by the image of a young girl... Read more »
“…I realize that the more I understand of other people’s difficulties, the less funny they are.” --Joel SteinMany of you will... Read more »
I had an opportunity to talk with Robert Fisher, professional travel writer and editor at Frommers.com. Bob and I could have been separated... Read more »
I was at an engagement party at the lavish home of an old friend of the family last week. It was fully catered: open bar, passed hors... Read more »
Revised in January of 2006, the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 requirements take some of the guesswork out of label... Read more »
In the U.S., more than 5 million children have asthma, 2.2 million children have food allergies and an estimated 10 million children have other... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Anaphylactic reaction; Anaphylactic shock; Shock - anaphylacticPreventionAvoid triggers such as foods and medications that have caused an allergic... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening type of allergic reaction.Alternative NamesAnaphylactic reaction; Anaphylactic shock; Shock - anaphylacticCauses,... Read more »
"Of all the allergy symptoms I have, an itchy throat is the most bothersome for me." If you get an itchy throat or mouth, especially after eating... Read more »
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