Latex Allergies

food chemical sensitivity :: Article Creator Ragweed Allergy Ragweed is a weed that grows all over the United States. It's especially common in the Eastern and Midwestern states, and Alaska is the only state where it doesn't grow. It triggers ragweed allergy symptoms in many people. Ragweed is an annual plant, so it grows for only one season. The plants start to grow in the spring, then flower in August or September in most parts of the U.S..  The particles of pollen from ragweed plants are tiny and easily carried around by the wind. A single ragweed plant can produce a billion grains of pollen. Ragweed allergy season can run from late summer through November, depending on your location. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty images) What does ragweed look like? Ragweed plants have spiky flowers that are dull green or yellowish, and the stems of the plant look hairy. The leaves are thin and divided, with lobes or "teeth" som

polyurethane latex allergy :: Article Creator Your Mattress Types Guide For 2024 Thanks to their bouncy coils, innerspring and hybrid mattresses both generally offer high responsiveness and ease of movement. Latex mattresses also skew bouncy. Memory foam is normally the least responsive mattress type, which means you can expect to exert some effort moving around on one. If you have a sleeping partner, take their habits into consideration as well when figuring out your desired level of responsiveness—maybe they're the one tossing and turning. In this case, you'll "want to minimize how much that affects you" by looking for lower responsiveness, Dr. Verma says. What are some of the main things to avoid in a mattress? Keeping an informed list of features to avoid in a mattress is just as important as knowing what to look for. Even "seemingly small things can have

foods linked to latex allergy :: Article Creator Food Packaging Containing Latex May Trigger An Allergic Reaction It is important to label the Food packaging that contains latex, which will certainly prevent the allergic to avoid contact. A novel study conducted in the UK showed that nearly a third of food packaging was containing unhealthy levels of latex, and in a certain chocolate biscuit, the quantity of latex was so high to have triggered an allergic reaction. A group of experts from the UK Latex Allergy Support Group (LASG) Advisory Panel said that these results were significant. 'For a few people, natural rubber latex is a very potent allergen and for these individuals, there is no safe level of exposure,' says LASG representative Graham Lowe. 'We would welcome an approach to the EU to consider this evidence and the issue of labelling,' he said. Lowe added that latex transfer to food could account for some currently inexpl

red dye allergy foods to avoid :: Article Creator Protesters Gather To Demand WK Kellogg Cease Using Dyes, Preservatives Hundreds of protesters gathered in Battle Creek, Michigan, to protest WK Kellogg's continued use of dyes and preservatives that are considered harmful. Red dye 40 and a preservative known as BHT were the main elements that medical professionals, protesters and social media influencers spoke about. Doctors who spoke at Friendship Park in Battle Creek before the march to the WK Kellogg headquarters said these dyes and preservatives can cause learning disabilities and cancer. When protesters arrived at the headquarters, Vani Hari, the organizer of the protest, brought over 400,000 petition signatures, hoping to speak to an executive in the building. However, no one let Hari into the building, and no one came out to speak to her. She then encouraged protesters to stop buying products from Kellogg. "No one shou