People can be allergic to a lot of things: dogs, dust, mold, pollens, milk, wheat, and the list goes on. We are familiar with most of these allergies even if we don’t suffer from them ourselves. There is one allergy that most people are not familiar with, however: solar uticaria, a sun allergy. My experience ...
Allergies are a common problem – especially during the spring and summer when trees and plants are blooming and pollen is in the air. When most people hear the word allergy, they think of seasonal allergies and hay fever – but allergies can also involve immune responses to food, medications, mold, bee stings, pets, cosmetics, ...
I used to love playing outside in the summer. The feel of the hot sun on my face and arms was comforting and inviting. I use to beg my mom to let me eat my lunch outside just so I wouldn’t miss a minute of the sunshine. I found cloudy days depressing and boring and ...
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 ...
Spores are akin to microscopic fungus seeds that are so small they can easily become airborne and inhaled. Anyone who has ever stomped on a puffball mushroom has probably seen the cloud of fungal spores that explode into the air around it. Spores of fungi are everywhere, they cannot be avoided. There are even millions ...
