"A simple check for a semen allergy involves applying semen to a soft part of the skin, say on the upper arm after scratching the skin, then waiting for about 20 to 30 minutes to see whether it causes redness or a rash to appear." picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Experts dispel misconceptions about allergy causes and remedies. picked by karenben 2 years ago

Mother Says 4-Year-Old Son Has Life-Threatening Allergy, And That By Serving Nuts His Civil Rights Were Violated picked by goober 1 year ago

Children exposed to higher levels of cat allergen in their first 2 years of life may be at greater risk of becoming allergic to the animals, a new study from Germany shows. However, the risk of sensitization at 6 years old seems to disappear. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

ha!! i KNEW it! i've been saying this for years in regard to peanut allergies and lactose intolerance... picked by indisguise 1 year ago

A Morton Middle School eighth-grader faces felony charges after putting crumbled peanut butter cookies in the lunch box of another student with a severe allergy to peanuts. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

The Armstrong family is managing a rare disease, which makes it impossible for their 6-year-old son to eat anything but a handful of foods. The list of foods he CAN eat includes venison, oats, sugar, and salt.

Deer meat is the only solid protein he isn't allergic to. picked by Marli 2 years ago

This kid has allergy to all kinds of food. He is only allowed to eat five types of food: chicken, carrots, grapes, potatoes and apples. picked by kamaloo 2 years ago

An amateur bee keeper has discovered he is allergic to the creatures 40 years after getting his first hive. picked by hogstuff 2 years ago

Scientists have the first evidence that life-threatening peanut allergies may be cured one day. picked by prish 8 months ago

Interesting information for the allergy sufferers out there. I'm so glad I don't have any or else I would have died throughout high school. picked by Blankspace73 1 year ago

Some kids there have a nut allergy so ALL of the kids now are asked to not bring any nut related food to school whatsoever. Some teachers were searching lunch boxes and throwing away peanut related foods. Granted it is an airborne allergy, but searching lunchboxes and taking food away? Can't the 2 allergic kindergarteners eat in a separate location? another vote to add an Education category as... read full post picked by moe 2 years ago

The world's first specially bred hypoallergenic cats go on sale in the US, with a price tag of $3,950.

Now that's something not to be sniffed at! picked by mrnelson 3 years ago

Gardiner is allergic to nuts. On May 19, 2008, Gardiner said she ate a Starbucks Peach Yogurt Parfait — after finding no mention of nuts in the listed ingredients and being assured by a Starbucks employee that it was nut-free. picked by muppet 10 months ago

Our super-clean policy to prevent infections is actually doing bad to children leading to a considerable increase in allergies, researchers say. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Do you know that the food we eat may cause side effects? And we are not talking about spoiled or low quality food. Freshly harvested or just cooked food may also cause side effects, some are serious, some are just disturbing, and some may put you into embarrassing situation. Here is a list of 29 common side effects caused by the food we eat. picked by karenben 2 years ago

British scientists have identified a key gene mutation that more than doubles a person’s risk of asthma, hay fever, and eczema. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Tired of trying to treat allergies to your cat? No-sneeze kitties can change all that, but the price is nothing to sneeze at either! picked by cb__ 3 years ago

Until recently, celiac disease was thought to be rare in this country. But in 2003, Dr. Alessio Fasano published a study showing that the ailment actually affects 1 in 133 Americans, or roughly 3 million people. Minor symptoms include diarrhea, bloating and abdominal cramping. picked by muppet 2 years ago

If you think you aren't allergic to anything, try rubbing poison ivy on your bare skin. While 99 percent of people will suffer the typical rash and itch, a few will escape the encounter. picked by kakana 8 months ago