If you are a cat owner, you have probably had someone tell you how allergic he or she is to cats. It is not the actual cat that they are allergic to, but instead, they have a reaction to the dander. There are many people who are allergic to cat dander. But, did you know ...
I had long suspected that I was plagued by the yeast Candida albicans. I could tell this from the chronic yeast infections, skin infections (such as itchy acne) and the strange cognitive fogging that I’d been experiencing for a while. While not life-threatening, these symptoms were certainly bothersome and even depressing. I constantly wondered, “What’s ...
Skin testing for allergies is one of several ways the medical profession can diagnose what allergens a patient is suffering from. Skin tests include the skin prick test, intradermal test, and patch test. Other ways to test for allergies include blood tests, elimination testing, provocation testing, and hair analysis. An allergy skin test is carried ...
The title sounds quite odd, does it not? Or is it misleading? I personally think medical terminology is rather strange, especially how it can mislead people from a non-medical background. There is an extensive list of bizarre medical terms that define health conditions or medical processes, yet they all sound like small jokes between the ...
Spring has finally sprung. With it, for many, comes spring allergies. I am a sufferer of spring and all year long allergies. I also have many of the symptoms. First, lets look at the most annoying of all my allergy problems, the stuffy nose. When you first hear the term stuffy nose, you may not ...