Every year, about 20% of Americans will get hives – those itchy, red bumps or welts that can appear after a day in the garden, taking medication, being bitten by a bug or for no apparent reason at all. Patricia A. MacCulloch is a nurse practitioner and professor of nursing who teaches about hives, among […]
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While hives typically go away on their own, especially after the root cause is determined, there are some remedies that can help ease their uncomfortable symptoms. We’ve created a comprehensive list of the most effective natural remedies to relieve hives.
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Food allergies occur when your body for reacts to food or a substance in food as if it were a threat. This, in turn, triggers an exaggerated immune response. Let’s take a more detailed look at food allergies and what you can do about them.
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Many of us take the enjoyment of a robust glass of red wine for granted. In fact, recent studies from Johannes Gutenberg University, in Mainz, Germany, may be a vintage-lovers worst nightmare! The study, which surveyed 950 participants residing in Western Germany’s wine region found that 25-percent were allergic or intolerant to vino—GASP—without even knowing it! While […]
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The skin is the largest and one of the most complex organs of the body. Adults may suffer from a variety of skin disorders with tremendous variation in symptoms and severity.
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Milk allergies are more than just lactose intolerance. The two terms cannot be used interchangeably because they are two different things. Both milk allergies and lactose intolerance can present the same symptoms, but milk allergies involve the immune system whereas lactose intolerance involved the digestive system, according to kidshealth.org. Milk allergies can include symptoms such […]
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