Allergies occur when your immune system overreacts to a specific substance called an allergen, or trigger. Your immune system may identify the trigger—which is actually harmless—as a threat, and set ...

Aug. 20, 2024 — Researchers have shown how and why the depletion of microbes in a newborn's gut by antibiotics can lead to lifelong respiratory allergies. The research team identified a specific ...

It took about 20 minutes before the full-blown allergy took charge.” Fortunately, Susanne was not alone. With her ...

It's pretty common these days to hear people in restaurants and stores say they have a "gluten allergy" and therefore require gluten-free products, but the problem is that there's really no such thing ...

Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD Petechiae are tiny red, purple, or brown spots on your skin, inside of your mouth, or ...

Make your antibiotic medication as effective as possible by getting these answers before you leave the doctor's office or ...

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