Latex Allergies

shellfish allergy treatment :: Article Creator Why Do You Have Allergies? Your immune system is designed to defend your body against dangerous invaders like bacteria and viruses. But sometimes it overreacts to harmless things like grass, dander, or pollen. When this happens, your body is having an allergic reaction. Things that cause allergic reactions are called allergens and vary from person to person, like bee stings, medications, shellfish, or peanuts. Once your immune system recognizes the allergen, it triggers your white blood cells to release antibodies. These cells release chemicals called histamines that produce the symptoms of an allergic reaction, like sneezing, wheezing, itchy eyes, or hives. Allergies are very common and usually pretty minor. But sometimes a reaction can be sudden, severe, and potentially life-threatening. This is known as anaphylaxis. For minor reactions, try over-the-counter treatment like antihistamines, anti-inflammat...

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watery eyes in the morning :: Article Creator Little-known Sign In Your Eyes Could Be Warning Of Flu And Covid Cases of flu and Covid soared this week - quadruple just a month ago - and some signs are in the eyes, doctors said ( Image: Getty) Social media users are drawing attention to a lesser-known symptom in your eyes that could indicate you have the flu or Covid. The NHS has reported a significant increase in flu cases, with an alarming 4,469 patients occupying hospital beds in England daily last week, including 211 in critical care. This is a 17% rise from the previous week's 3,818, with 184 in critical care. Experts have clarified that viral conjunctivitis can be caused by both flu and Covid, with recent research from the American Academy of Ophthalmology confirming that coronavirus can also cause it. One doctor on X warned: "Huge surge in cases of Conjunctivitis/ Eye flu and the virus this time is highly contagio...

latex allergy remedy :: Article Creator Latex Allergy: 'A Balloon Could Kill Me' Liz Knight can no longer read a newspaper or touch the buttons on her remote controls, because they both contain latex Balloons are a common sight at children's birthdays, weddings, restaurants and shops. But Liz Knight has spent most of her life avoiding them because coming into contact with one could kill her. As a child, Liz was allergic to dust, animal hair and feathers. By the age of 12, doctors found she was also allergic to human hair. Her long blonde ponytail was duly cut off into a short, cropped style that wouldn't cause any irritation. It didn't stop there - the extent of her allergies only grew and some of her earliest memories involve being isolated because of them. "We went to visit a relative when I was four; I think it was an aunt or a great-aunt of mine. She had a budgie - everyone seemed to have them i...

dairy allergy rash :: Article Creator Can You Grow Out Of A Food Allergy? From developing a mild rash after drinking milk, to requiring an auto-injector in case of anaphylactic shock, having a food allergy can be at best, inconvenient, and at worst, life-threatening. But are there food allergies which we can grow out of? We asked the experts. The difference between a food allergy and intolerance A food intolerance sees your body produce a chemical imbalance to certain foods, which can lead to feeling bloated, having an upset stomach, developing a rash or feeling itchy. "The reactions tend not to be life-threatening, they can be debilitating though," says Professor Clare Mills from Manchester University. Examples include being lactose or gluten intolerant. A food allergy is when your body's immune system creates a response to proteins in foods which it deems unsafe. Medically, they are referred to as an IgE mediated food alle...

shellfish allergy treatment :: Article Creator Why Do You Have Allergies? Your immune system is designed to defend your body against dangerous invaders like bacteria and viruses. But sometimes it overreacts to harmless things like grass, dander, or pollen. When this happens, your body is having an allergic reaction. Things that cause allergic reactions are called allergens and vary from person to person, like bee stings, medications, shellfish, or peanuts. Once your immune system recognizes the allergen, it triggers your white blood cells to release antibodies. These cells release chemicals called histamines that produce the symptoms of an allergic reaction, like sneezing, wheezing, itchy eyes, or hives. Allergies are very common and usually pretty minor. But sometimes a reaction can be sudden, severe, and potentially life-threatening. This is known as anaphylaxis. For minor reactions, try over-the-counter treatment like antihistamines, anti-inflammat...

biologic therapy for asthma :: Article Creator EU Clears AstraZeneca's New-form Severe Asthma Drug Tezspire AstraZeneca's first-in-class severe asthma therapy Tezspire has been approved in the EU in a new pen injector formulation suitable for administration by patients themselves. The green light for the pre-filled, single-use pen version of Tezspire (tezepelumab) comes just four months after the TSLP inhibitor became the first biologic therapy for severe asthma to be cleared in the EU for use in all patients, and not restricted to those with forms of the disease tied to specific characteristics such as high levels of eosinophils. AZ's head of biopharma R&D Mene Pangalos said the new device would help support the use of Tezspire to treat "a broad population of severe asthma patients." It is estimated that there are 2.5 million patients worldwide with severe asthma who are uncontrolled, without any phenotypic and biomark...