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| Allergy Testing and Winter Allergies by Self Diagnosis |
Topic: General Health |
| Allergy Testing and Winter Allergies
Do you think that you are suffering from an allergy even during the wintertime?
Normally, when we think of allergies we probably think of hayfever and springtime.
This is the time of year when pollen from flowers, the grass and trees fills the air leav... |
| Published: Monday 10 November, 2008 |
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| The Importance of Allergy Testing by Self Diagnosis |
Topic: General Health |
| The Importance of Allergy Testing
According to a new study carried out in Germany half of all food allergies are not allergies at all.
The study looked at 419 patients and after extensive allergy testing, found that only 214 of the 419 people tested, actually suffered from an allergy.
In ma... |
| Published: Wednesday 05 November, 2008 |
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| Allergy Testing and Allergy Treatment by Self Diagnosis |
Topic: General Health |
| Allergy Testing and Allergy Treatment
If you suffer from an allergy and come into contact with the substance that you are allergic to, your immune system mistakenly believes that the substance is harmful to you.
Your body will produce certain chemicals including histamine as a way of protecti... |
| Published: Tuesday 04 November, 2008 |
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| Allergy Testing and Anaphylaxis by Self Diagnosis |
Topic: General Health |
| Allergy Testing and Anaphylaxis
If you suspect that you suffer from a food allergy, you can undergo allergy testing.
Allergy testing will confirm your suspicions or rule out an allergic reaction as the reason for the symptoms you are experiencing.
If you discover that you suffer from an... |
| Published: Monday 03 November, 2008 |
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| Allergy Testing and Symptoms of Allergies by Self Diagnosis |
Topic: General Health |
| Allergy Testing and Symptoms of Allergies
Allergies make life miserable for many, many people.
Some of the more common symptoms are itchy, watery eyes, sneezing, coughing, and hives.
Allergies can develop at any time of life from childhood to adolescence and even into adulthood.
Approx... |
| Published: Friday 31 October, 2008 |
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| Food Allergy in US Children up by 18% by Self Diagnosis |
Topic: Childrens Health |
| Food Allergy in US Children up by 18%
A new report from the US government states that four out of every 100 U.S. children under the age of 18 suffers from a food allergy. This represents an 18% increase over the last 10 years.
The most common allergens include milk, eggs, peanuts, fish and she... |
| Published: Thursday 30 October, 2008 |
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| Allergy testing and the cause of allergies by Self Diagnosis |
Topic: General Health |
| Allergy testing and the cause of allergies
If your body has a bad reaction like a rash to something that you have come into contact with, it is likely that you have an allergy to that substance.
The substance that causes the allergy is called an allergen.
An allergen can be absolutely any... |
| Published: Tuesday 28 October, 2008 |
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| Allergy testing to confirm the cause of a skin rash by Self Diagnosis |
Topic: General Health |
| Allergy testing to confirm the cause of a skin rash
If you find yourself with an itchy skin rash you may suspect that it is due to an allergic reaction to something you have come into contact with.
Close examination of the rash in conjunction with allergy testing can help to identify the actua... |
| Published: Monday 27 October, 2008 |
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| Food Allergies in Children by Self Diagnosis |
Topic: Childrens Health |
| Food Allergies in Children
Food allergies in children play a very big part in our modern, everyday world.
If a child that is allergic to peanuts eats them or something that contains peanuts, accidentally, the allergic reaction that occurs can be very serious indeed, hence the importance of... |
| Published: Friday 24 October, 2008 |
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| Allergy testing for house dust mites by Self Diagnosis |
Topic: General Health |
| Allergy testing for house dust mites
If you have a sensitivity to house dust mites it can lead to a reaction to the proteins in the excretion of dust mites.
The protein can attack the respiratory passages causing symptoms very similar to asthma and hay fever.
If you suffer from eczema i... |
| Published: Thursday 23 October, 2008 |
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