Allergies

Tattoo needles may cause allergic responses

Metal fragments from tattoo needles may end up in your lymph nodes

How to handle back-to-school dietary restrictions

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Pet lovers, rejoice: A vaccine for cat allergies is in the works

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Sun allergies are a side effect of summer for some folks

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Lack of 'good' gut bacteria may be causing increase in food allergies, study suggests

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Study: 'Bacteriotherapy' uses gut bacteria to prevent, reverse food allergies

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Frito-Lay issues voluntary allergy alert on barbecue chips

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Children's Health

Why kids with eczema are more likely to develop a food allergy

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Mental health support may be beneficial to food allergy sufferers

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That super-promising peanut allergy treatment has flaws, further research finds

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This Pennsylvania city makes Top 10 list of worst places for seasonal allergies

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Children's Health

Is your child's hay fever making you go haywire?

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As seasonal allergies return, more people finding relief under the tongue

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Climate change may be aggravating your seasonal allergies

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Children's Health

These are the pediatrician-backed tips for preventing food allergies in children

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Apparently tons of Americans lie to their bosses about their allergy symptoms

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Alternative Medicine

Experts think we should drop the 'antibacterial' outlook on life

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This is when spring allergy season is expected to hit

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This new app will take the guesswork out of grocery shopping for food allergy sufferers

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The at-home health test kits to have on your radar

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Very few people are actually allergic to penicillin, new study finds

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Will I always face the threat of a peanut-laden kiss of death?

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After boy dies from breathing fish fumes, Penn Medicine doctor has advice about food allergies

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Nearly 20 percent of U.S. adults believe they have a food allergy – but only 10 percent do

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It's possible to 'inherit' food allergies from an organ donor — here's proof

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A very effective peanut allergy treatment is slated to hit the market in 2019

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New study suggests parents who clean pacifiers in their mouths are boosting health of their babies

American Airlines to allow passengers with nut allergies to board early

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There's a brand new Girl Scout Cookie joining the line-up in 2019

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Anaphylactic shock in the skies: Docs react quickly to save Bucks County woman

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This is why your allergies are so bad this spring

Customers nationwide reporting EpiPen shortages

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New Google feature makes it way easier to prepare for allergy season

Why your air conditioner may be flaring up your allergies

Heavy summer rains portend a potent fall allergy season – but start treatment now

Menacing tick with risk of human meat allergy observed in Pennsylvania

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Tick spreading in United States gives people severe meat allergy

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Bring on the cookies: CHOP helps teen crack his allergy to eggs

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Nine uncommon ways to survive allergy season

Mother of severely allergic student worries about service dog laws

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