Nissan has developed a new type of filter which may bring better relief for those with pollen allergies.
Conventional filters are designed to block mainly dust and pollen particles with a minimum size...
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Metal Allergies
by ruth on December 27, 2006
Those of you looking at jewelry for gifts, find out first if your recipient have metal allergies. Reports say that up to four percent of the population is allergic to nickel, a metal commonly found in...
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Other Allergies
by ruth on December 26, 2006
I don't think I've ever seen a Japanese rhus tree (also known as the Japanese wax tree), but this story scared me. I've always warned my son to keep away from colorful plants, particularly...
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Allergy Basics
by ruth on December 24, 2006
1. It's time to unearth those ornaments and decors from years past. Depending on how well they were stored, in most cases, they'll be covered with a thin layer of dust and mold spores. Just th...
The British Allergy Foundation is endorsing air purifiers manufactured by Alen Corporation, which have been proven to remove high levels of specific allergens from the environment of allergy sufferers...
ECR Pharmaceuticals has launched a second once-a-day allergy product, Lodrane 24D, an extended release formulation of brompheniramine maleate and pseudoephedrine HCl.
Lodrane 24D utilizes Elite's ...
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Food Allergies
by ruth on December 23, 2006
Just because you have wheat allergies, it doesn't mean that you can't drink beer. Although beer is traditionally made from wheat, Anheuser-Busch Cos. on Wednesday introduced Redbridge, a brew ...
Generally, the bedroom is where we spend most of our time and that's why for those with indoor allergies, it is important to minimize the levels of, if not totally eliminate, offending allergens i...
A new trial has begun in the UK, testing whether early exposure to peanuts reduces the risk of developing peanut allergies later in life.
The study will test 480 children between the ages of four and...
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Hay Fever
by ruth on December 18, 2006
If you haven't put up your Christmas tree yet, worried that it might trigger your allergies, here's a story that might inspire you:
My son and I have suffered yearly from allergies when we br...
Ey, good news to those in the UK who suffer from hay fever or allergic rhinitis! A vaccine against hay fever in pill form (which was launched in Germany last month) will make it to your pharmacies nex...
Kellogg Company is recalling Kellogg's Pop-Tarts Frosted Blueberry toaster pastries due to undeclared milk.
The tell-tale signs of the product included in this alert:
packaged in a 14.7-oz., 8-co...
Unilever of Englewood Cliffs, N.J., in cooperation with the FDA, is voluntarily recalling "Ragu® Pasta Sauce, Old World Style, Marinara" due to undeclared milk.
This recall involves about a...
The National Institutes of Health has granted $7.2 million to the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center to establish a new asthma and allergy research center and to fund three studies on t...
Here's a quick and handy tip I picked up for those with nickel allergies: use several layers of nail polish to cover a button or a clasp which causes irritation.
There are people who develop ras...
My apologies for the sporadic posting here at Allergizer during the last few days, and perhaps the coming weeks. I'm currently on travel, visiting my folks and staying until the Christmas holidays...
Over the last few weeks, showbiz has been abuzz with photos of Britney Spears without her panties coming out in the media. What does that have to do with allergies, you say? Well, it seems that a Dr. ...
Here's another gadget that could benefit those with environmental and pet allergies. The Cleanaer is the first liquid ionizer and has been given the British Allergy Foundation Seal of Approval for...
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Allergy Blogs
by ruth on December 8, 2006
If you scroll down the rightmost sidebar of this blog, you'll find additional allergy-related resources which might be interesting for you.
There are a number of Creative reporter submissions, w...
Found this in my inbox and thought to share. I've highlighted the identifying marks of the product being recalled.
TH Foods, Inc. is recalling Crunchmaster Sesame Rice Crackers in 100-gram packag...
One would think that after four years of dealing with my son's food allergies, he'd be incident-free, eh?
Well, yesterday, the kindergarten called me to pick him up because he threw up. They ...
One of the crucial things when your child experiences allergic reactions is his ability to let you know that something's amiss. However, even if your child can already speak straight and has a goo...
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