Category Archives: Allergy & Immunology

Could You Be Allergic To Additives?

February 12, 2020 - 1:28 pm

Allergy & Immunology, Dermatology

You suddenly break out in a rash or your throat gets scratchy. You assume you’re allergic to something … maybe pollen or a detergent. But could you be allergic to something in your food or medicine, and how could you tell? The medical community disagrees as to whether additives in food or even medications —

Climate Change Could Change the Ragweed Sneezin’ Season

December 7, 2018 - 1:35 pm

Allergy & Immunology

If you live in the northern United States and you’ve never experienced hay fever, new research predicts that climate change has an unwelcome surprise in store for you. Warmer temperatures in the northern United States will allow ragweed — the plant that triggers hay fever — to flourish in areas it’s never been before. About