It’s a scene parents and caregivers are all too familiar with: an infant’s pacifier falls to the floor. When this…
There’s no shortage of horrible things that will become more common in the near future due to climate change, like coast…
The EpiPen, a life-saving medical product for treating severe allergies, is in short supply as American kids head back…
Early last year, in a colossal U-turn, the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) issued up…
There are few living things on earth that can set our nerves more on edge than the aptly named bed bug (Cimex…
Corporeality can be, at times, pretty great. And yet for all its advantages, there are certain downsides to being…
You’ve no doubt heard a peanut allergy horror story sometime in your life. Maybe a friend’s friend was on a plane that…
For years, parents have been told to withhold peanut products from their children until the age of three. In a total…
A wearable patch used to treat peanut allergies has shown tremendous promise in a recently concluded clinical trial,…
Mylan Pharmaceuticals spent the past decade raising the price of the EpiPen from $57 to $600. Why? Because they could.…
For years, scientists have known that growing up on a farm protects children from asthma, but the reasons for this…
Parents, you can stop fretting about your child’s disgusting habits. An analysis of more than 1,000 kids between the…
A 46-year-old man who underwent a bone marrow transplant has suddenly contracted an allergy to kiwi fruit. Scientists…
A small segment of the population is literally allergic to vibrations, an annoying condition that gives rise to hives…
Don’t be surprised if you look up in the Sun’s direction and squint with itchy, watery eyes. You might be staring into…
Allergies such as peanut allergy and hay fever make millions of us miserable, but scientists aren’t even sure why they…
Allergies such as peanut allergy and hay fever make millions of us miserable, but scientists aren’t even sure why they…
For years, parents have been told to withhold peanuts from their children until the age of three, to prevent the onset…
The slow loris is one of the few venomous mammals on earth, and the only venomous primate. It has one of the oddest…
Do you own a hypoallergenic dog? I thought I did, too* – but surprise! Apparently they don't exist.
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