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Allergies
Allergies occur when your immune system reacts to a foreign substance or a food by thinking it is a dangerous or foreign substance, when it does not cause that reaction in most other people. Examples include sneezing or breaking out in hives when exposed to pollen.
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MAY 21, 2018Videos
As summer approaches, many of us know to be on the lookout for certain plants that our skin doesn't like. When immune ce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2018Health & Medicine
Major depression is a serious mental health condition, and it’s on the rise among Americans of all ages. In a stud ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 10, 2018Neuroscience
Dementia, whether from Alzheimer's disease or other causes, is a difficult diagnosis for patients and families. Ther ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 04, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A new blood test trumps traditional diagnostic methods for determining peanut allergy, the most common allergy for child ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 24, 2018Health & Medicine
The problem of addiction is reaching epidemic proportions in the United States as well as in other countries. Opioids sp ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 23, 2018Immunology
A study of the “three A’s” - common allergic diseases - shows that individuals with these diseases are ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 13, 2018Immunology
Drugs that reduce cholesterol, like statins, can treat existing heart disease, but what if there was way to prevent hear ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 13, 2018Health & Medicine
Infant and childhood food allergies have been a problem for decades. Families who have children with food allergies have ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 30, 2018Health & Medicine
Achooo! Are you sneezing a lot this season? If so, you are not alone. Spring allergies have sprung in some parts of the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 22, 2018Immunology
Pancreatic islet cell transplantation provides new hope for people who struggle to control their type 1 diabetes. From t ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 20, 2018Videos
Health insurance is a necessity for families, but it's not always easy to get or to navigate what some insurers will pay ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 22, 2018Immunology
An allergic reaction of any kind is a result of the immune system responding to an otherwise harmless allergen as if it ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 22, 2018Health & Medicine
When a woman is pregnant, she will naturally want to know all about what medications are safe, what foods are best for s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 13, 2018Immunology
As if bed bugs weren’t irritating enough, researchers have now associated the pests with dangerously high levels o ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 08, 2018Immunology
Proteins in cow’s milk can cause an allergic reaction different from lactose intolerance, but these proteins also ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 30, 2018Microbiology
As babies crawl around on floors, the action kicks up a lot of stuff. Skin cells, dirt, bacteria, pollen and fungal spor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2018Immunology
A new technique for treating allergies is on the way, and a new therapeutic antibody is responsible. From Aarhus Univers ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 18, 2018Neuroscience
There's a saying that "Fish is brain food." While it's true that a Mediterranean diet that's low i ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 15, 2018Immunology
Increased stress - either psychological or allergic - can make the body’s response to disease much more serious. I ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 10, 2018Health & Medicine
When you have a newborn, of course, the focus is on doing the best you can, in every way. Healthy habits become easy to ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 07, 2018Immunology
Atopic dermatitis (AD), commonly called eczema, affects approximately 15 percent of children worldwide and one to three ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 02, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Overview of the process of drug development toward approved use in human patientsWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 14, 2017Cardiology
Advances in medical imaging technology are helping scientists identify diseases related to inflammation better than ever ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 29, 2017Health & Medicine
Unexplained bouts of anaphylaxis, a serious allergic reaction, could be a direct result of a rare allergy to meat origin ...Written By: Kara Marker
MAY 21, 2018
Videos
As summer approaches, many of us know to be on the lookout for certain plants that our skin doesn't like. When immune ce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2018
Health & Medicine
Major depression is a serious mental health condition, and it’s on the rise among Americans of all ages. In a stud
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 10, 2018
Neuroscience
Dementia, whether from Alzheimer's disease or other causes, is a difficult diagnosis for patients and families. Ther
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 04, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new blood test trumps traditional diagnostic methods for determining peanut allergy, the most common allergy for child
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 24, 2018
Health & Medicine
The problem of addiction is reaching epidemic proportions in the United States as well as in other countries. Opioids sp
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 23, 2018
Immunology
A study of the “three A’s” - common allergic diseases - shows that individuals with these diseases are
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 13, 2018
Immunology
Drugs that reduce cholesterol, like statins, can treat existing heart disease, but what if there was way to prevent hear
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 13, 2018
Health & Medicine
Infant and childhood food allergies have been a problem for decades. Families who have children with food allergies have
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 30, 2018
Health & Medicine
Achooo! Are you sneezing a lot this season? If so, you are not alone. Spring allergies have sprung in some parts of the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 22, 2018
Immunology
Pancreatic islet cell transplantation provides new hope for people who struggle to control their type 1 diabetes. From t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 20, 2018
Videos
Health insurance is a necessity for families, but it's not always easy to get or to navigate what some insurers will pay
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 22, 2018
Immunology
An allergic reaction of any kind is a result of the immune system responding to an otherwise harmless allergen as if it
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 22, 2018
Health & Medicine
When a woman is pregnant, she will naturally want to know all about what medications are safe, what foods are best for s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 13, 2018
Immunology
As if bed bugs weren’t irritating enough, researchers have now associated the pests with dangerously high levels o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 08, 2018
Immunology
Proteins in cow’s milk can cause an allergic reaction different from lactose intolerance, but these proteins also
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 30, 2018
Microbiology
As babies crawl around on floors, the action kicks up a lot of stuff. Skin cells, dirt, bacteria, pollen and fungal spor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2018
Immunology
A new technique for treating allergies is on the way, and a new therapeutic antibody is responsible. From Aarhus Univers
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 18, 2018
Neuroscience
There's a saying that "Fish is brain food." While it's true that a Mediterranean diet that's low i
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 15, 2018
Immunology
Increased stress - either psychological or allergic - can make the body’s response to disease much more serious. I
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 10, 2018
Health & Medicine
When you have a newborn, of course, the focus is on doing the best you can, in every way. Healthy habits become easy to
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 07, 2018
Immunology
Atopic dermatitis (AD), commonly called eczema, affects approximately 15 percent of children worldwide and one to three
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 02, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Overview of the process of drug development toward approved use in human patients
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 14, 2017
Cardiology
Advances in medical imaging technology are helping scientists identify diseases related to inflammation better than ever
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 29, 2017
Health & Medicine
Unexplained bouts of anaphylaxis, a serious allergic reaction, could be a direct result of a rare allergy to meat origin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker