Iron carries oxygen throughout the body, but ironically, it can also make it harder to breathe for people with asthma.
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Asthma attacks can result from immune cells overreacting to a harmless allergen. Tamping down iron levels in certain immune cells can help control their activity.
Recent investigations into honey’s allergy-alleviating potential have yielded intriguing results.
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Honey has long been used as a natural remedy for many ailments.
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Nasal rinsing might seem like an effective home remedy for allergies but there are risks.
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There is no cure for ‘aquagenic urticaria’, but some promising treatments are on the horizon.
When buying pre-packaged foods, consumers with allergies rely on the declarations in the list of ingredients to identify safe foods.
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Vegan foods are considered by most consumers to have no ingredients of animal origin, but they may actually contain milk proteins.
Eating yoghurt is one way of getting more Lactobacillus acidophilus into your diet.
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Fermented foods, such as yoghurt and kefir, are great sources of this immune-boosting microbe.
Dairy cows are prone to getting udder infections.
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Kenya’s smallholder farmers aren’t using antibiotics properly, some are of poor quality and some antibiotics are being found in milk.
These health issues are trigged by the allergens that normally reside in live Christmas trees.
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People who usually suffer from allergies are most at risk.
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Up to 20% of Australians admitted in hospital say they have a penicillin allergy. But not everyone who thinks they’re allergic to penicillin actually is.
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Struggling with watery, itchy red eyes and a runny, congested nose? Here are your options for hay fever treatment.
The lessons pollen can teach us are not to be sneezed at.
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Pollen can become preserved in sediment deposits over thousands, or even millions, of years.
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AI chatbots can make a major contribution but we need to consider people with allergies.
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A number of environmental factors, including thunderstorms, are likely to be contributing to the current hay fever havoc.
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Sublingual immunotherapy reduces hay fever symptoms by changing the immune system’s response to allergens.
Many people suffer with hay fever.
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Research suggests there could be a link between hay fever and the microbiome. Exploring this connection paves the way for potential treatments.
Allergy season is here.
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Rising temperatures mean longer, earlier pollen seasons, but a bigger problem is what more carbon dioxide will do to the amount of pollen being released.
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Our genetics, immune systems and conditions in the environment around us can all play a role in susceptibility to hay fever.
Asymptomatic sensitization may lead people to continue consuming food allergens, causing hidden neurological issues.
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Food allergies have been linked to behavioral and mood disorders, including depression, anxiety and ADHD.
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Hay fever treatment options range from common over-the-counter products to specialist medicines.
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Pollen can trigger thunderstorm asthma, even in those without diagnosed asthma.