Tag Archives: allergens
Meat Might Be Behind Many Unidentified Allergic Reactions
Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by admin.
A carbohydrate in meat called alpha-gal may be the unrecognized cause of recurring severe allergic reactions in some patients, a new study suggests. The study included 60 people in Australia and the United States who experienced the recurrent severe allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis with no known cause. Allergy tests revealed that 25 of the [...]
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Allergies: Things You Can Do to Control Your Symptoms
Posted on 04. Jul, 2008 by admin.
What causes allergies? You have an allergy when your body overreacts to things that don’t cause problems for most people. These things are called allergens. Your body’s overreaction to the allergens is what causes symptoms (see the box below for a list of symptoms). For example, sometimes the term “hay fever” is used to describe [...]