Can eating local raw honey really help with allergies?
(Nexstar) – With spring comes the familiar itch in the eyes, often leading to frustration for many. Interestingly, there’s buzz around the idea that consuming raw local honey might help alleviate seasonal allergies. One TikTok user joked, “If honey helps with allergies, why not just lick pollen from my car? I’m all for it. If […]
‘Picky eater’ with food allergies is told she’s ‘childish’ and ‘needs to get over this’
There have been over 5,000 reactions and around 2,000 comments so far, as relationship dramas, including food allergies, and women need to choose what they eat. The woman who described herself as a 24-year-old mother and said that she hadn’t “dated exactly” since she was pregnant as a teenager and hadn’t had a child since […]
No evidence nut allergens spread via aircraft ventilation systems, study finds | Allergies
This is an airline call that millions of people are familiar with. To protect passengers with allergies, avoid eating peanut-based foods during the flight. But now, the biggest review of its kind suggests that announcements banning nuts from flights are “unlikely to be effective” and may even give people with nut allergies a false sense […]
Deadly food allergies are on the rise among children. The cause isn’t what you might think | Devi Sridhar
IIn February 2023, 13-year-old Hannah Jacobs died from a severe allergic reaction after drinking Costa Coffee hot chocolate. Hannah suffered from allergies to dairy products, fish, eggs, and to her mother. I asked for soy milk,but, Contains hot chocolate cow's milk. In July 2016, 15-year-old Natasha Ednan-Laperouse died on a plane after eating a Pret […]
Don’t let summer allergies get in the way of warm weather fun: Understand common triggers and preventative measures you take
Summer allergies can put a damper on your plans. June, July and August have many of us reaching for tissue paper as flowers bloom and the warm, humid weather causes mold to develop. Allergies can occur all year round for a variety of reasons. Seasonal allergies result from symptoms associated with the season, while perennial […]
Woman restricted to eating just 13 foods after testing positive for 100 different allergies
A California woman with an interesting condition is limited to eating just 13 foods on her personal menu. Jenna Gestetner is a 21-year-old from Los Angeles, California who was diagnosed with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) at a young age. According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, MCAS is known as “a […]
Disney Springs restaurant where doctor dined before allergy death now asks about food allergies up front
ORLANDO — The Disney Springs restaurant where a NYU Langone College doctor ate before he went into anaphylactic shock and died is now asking customers about food allergies when taking orders, a manager says. he told the Post. The employee, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said staff at the tourist attraction were trained to […]