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Adverse Reactions to Natural Food Chemicals
Some natural food chemicals, in particular salicylates, amines and monosodium glutamate (MSG), can cause reactions in sensitive people, where they are often labeled food intolerances.
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Lactose intolerance (milk inolerance)
Lactose intolerance affects primarily the gastrointestinal tract, though it can have effects on other systems as a result of nutritional deficits that result from the condition.
Adverse Reactions to Foods
Adverse Reactions to Food: Many people associate various symptoms to foods, and while scientific evidence that foods can be harmful is lacking in many cases, there is evidence to support some adverse reactions to foods.
New Research Shows Potential for Food-Allergic Reactions from Kissing
This week, Quebec coroner Michael Miron released a statement disclosing that the death of peanut-allergic teen Christina DesForges in November […]
Top Ten Contact Dermatitis Allergens Identified in Mayo Clinic Study
A new Mayo Clinic study reveals the most common causes of allergic contact dermatitis, a skin inflammation resulting in swollen, […]
UI Researchers To Study New Outpatient Procedure For Asthma
Joel Kline, M.D., and Geoffrey McLennan, M.D., Ph.D., at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics today announced the start of […]
Food additives
Food additives are chemical substances added to foods to improve flavour, texture, colour, appearance and consistency, or as preservatives during manufacturing or processing. Herbs, spices, hops, salt, yeast, water, air and protein hydrolysates are excluded from this definition.
Effects of asthma medications may vary between obese and lean people
As the nation’s collective waistline has swelled in recent decades, rates of asthma diagnoses also have accelerated. Indeed, much research […]
Latex allergy
Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of latex allergy by professional health specialists.
Women Pregnant With Girls Experience More Severe Asthma Symptoms
Women with asthma who are carrying a female fetus are more likely to experience worse asthma symptoms than asthmatic women […]
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