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Allergies

My Dog is a Whack Job! Canine Allergies, Anxieties and Ailments, Oh My!

Kari Henley | Posted 05.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Michelle Obama, Anxities, Pets, White House Dogs, Featured Contributor, Designer Dogs, Barack Obama, Living, Dogs, Allergies, Living News
Kari Henley

Today dogs are getting more attention than the most pampered movie star and having their share of 'designer ailments' like allergies and anxieties.

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Allergic To Work? 7 Office Irritants

ABC News | Posted 05.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Office Allergies, Allergies in the Workplace, Personal Health, Allergies, Living News

To many employees, the workplace can be a source of irritation -- for reasons other than their boss, co-workers or paychecks. Something in your phy...

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Fallen to Pollen

Suz Redfearn | Posted 05.01.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Maple Trees, Pollen, Virginia, Allergy Shots, Dust Mites, Allergies, Farm Stock, Prairie Dogs, Comedy News
Suz Redfearn

Allergies were the realm of those brainy, pale, nose-picking girls in middle school who had to run and get shots every time you turned around.

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On Vaccinations: Consider the Source and Follow the Money

Deirdre Imus | Posted 03.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Ms, Mercury, Asthma, Vaccine Court, Vaccine, Autism, Cdc, Greening Vaccines, New Vaccine Schedule, Allergies, Alternative Vaccine Schedule, Living News
Deirdre Imus

A vaccine profiteer personified (he is now a multimillionaire from his partnership with Merck) Dr. Offit continues to make intellectually and factually dishonest remarks regarding vaccine safety.

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The Difference Between A Food Allergy And A False Alarm

nytimes.com | TARA PARKER | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Food Allergies, Parenting, Personal Health, Health, Allergies, Living News

For Ingelisa Keeling, a Houston mother of three children with multiple allergies, mealtime was a struggle. Nuts, eggs, wheat, beef, peas and rice were...

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Don't Risk Going Unvaccinated

Paul A. Offit, MD | Posted 02.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Sickness, Measles, World, Children, Multiple Sclerosis, United States, Dehydration, Death, Vaccines, Polio, Us Measles Cases Rising, Pneumonia, Chemotherapy, Us Measles Cases, Health, Disease, Romania, Asthma, Autism, Epidemic, Vaccine, Cancer, Autism Vaccines, Diabetes, Children's Health, Allergies, Living News
Paul A. Offit, MD

If parents choose not to vaccinate their children, not only do they put their own children at risk, they put others at risk as well.

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Food Allergy Deaths: Less Common Than You Think

Meredith Broussard | Posted 01.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Food Allergies, Childhood Allergies, Personal Health, Peanuts, Health, Allergies, Faan, Harpers, Meredith Broussard, Harpers Food Allergies, Living News
Meredith Broussard

Only eleven people died from food allergies in 2005, the last year for which we have data available. More people died from lawnmower accidents.

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Momonomics 103: The Price Tag of Health Care

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 12.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Epa, Politics, Fda, Health Care Costs, Economy, Health, Asthma, Adhd, Food, Diabetes, Health Care, Allergies, Living News
Robyn O'Brien

Today it is estimated that 50 per cent of Hispanic and African-American children will develop diabetes, that 1 in 90 boys has autism, and that 1 in 4 children has asthma.

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A Mutt Like Me

Michael Markarian | Posted 12.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Pets, Puppy, Obama, Dog, Animals, Presidential Pets, Allergies, Adoption, Hypoallergenic Dogs, Pet Adoption, Animal Shelter, Dog Adoptions, Oregon, Living News
Michael Markarian

So the question is whether it's possible for any family -- presidential or otherwise -- to balance their desire for a shelter dog with a child's allergies. My answer: "Yes we can!"

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Britney's Son Hospitalized, 'Doing Fine'

AP | Posted 12.11.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Jayden James Allergies, Britney Spears, Jayden James, Celebrity Kids, Jayden James Hospitalized, Allergies, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — The youngest son of Britney Spears and Kevin Federline has been hospitalized for some kind of reaction but was expected to be dischar...

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10 Bizarre Allergic Reactions Revealed

ABC News | Kirk Fernandes | Posted 11.06.2008 | Living

Read More: Allergies, Allergic Reactions, Health, Living News

When you use something new on your body, it might take a week or two to elicit the allergic reaction, explained Rosenthal, vice chairman of academic p...

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Allergies: Everything You Need To Know

nymag.com | Beth Shapouri | Posted 10.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Allergy Medications, Allergy Guide, Allergy Remedies, Allergy Drugs, Allergy Filters, Allergies, Living News

Fall is second only to spring in sneezing, eye-itching misery. To help ease allergy sufferers' pain, we sort out the causes, tests, and ever more conf...

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BBC Presenter Kate Silverton Narrates Near-Death Experience: "I Felt As Though I Would Drown Alive"

Daily Mail | Kate Silverton | Posted 08.05.2008 | Media

Read More: Bbc, Shellfish Allergies, Kate Silverton, Anaphylactic Shock, Anaphylaxis, Allergies, Media News

On an otherwise perfect June afternoon during Royal Ascot this year, I had been presenting for the BBC as well as socialising with friends. I'd had a...

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