Allergy

Eight villains to avoid
Although any food can potentially trigger an allergy, 90% of the life-threatening reactions are caused by 8 foods: peanuts, eggs, milk, wheat, tree nuts, soy, fish and shellfish.

Allergic to Christmas?
'Tis the season to eat, drink and be merry, but make sure you don't sniffle and sneeze your way through the holidays.

Does it stick in your throat?
Does your throat become scratchy when you have a cold drink? Or your chest become wheezy when you eat dried fruit?

Dairy and allergies: be alert
The human being's primary source of bone-building calcium is milk.

Beat those spring blues
Sniffling and sneezing? Unfortunately, it's that time of the year again.

Pet allergy alert
Is your pet scratching non-stop? Both cats and dogs are affected by allergies relating to fleabites, hay fever and foods. So what can you do about it?

Nasty seafood surprise
Pregnant or breastfeeding? Then you need to balance your intake of raw fish and seafood carefully.

Allergy alert
Certain people develop a life-threatening allergic reaction to certain foods, medications or insect stings.

Get the ay-tissues out of your life
Spring is in the air. And so are a thousand allergy-causing pollens. This is bad news for the growing number of people suffering from allergies.

Put a stop to sinusitis
The average adult has three to four upper respiratory infections each year, about one percent of which are complicated by sinusitis.

Be allergy alert
Certain people develop a life-threatening allergic reaction to certain foods (such as peanuts and shellfish), medications (such as penicillin) or insect stings.

Pack a punch to peanut allergy
Peanut allergy can be fatal. Know how to protect your child from having a reaction.

When soft toys make you sneeze
Already fed up with spring allergies? The mites that share your home with you could be to blame, and it's important to target them where they're most likely to occur.

When allergies turn deadly
Certain foods, medications and insect stings can cause a severe allergic reaction, which is called anaphylaxis.

Allergic to additives?
Does your throat become scratchy when you have a cold drink? Or your chest become wheezy when you eat dried fruit?