Tag: allergy
The number of people who got a rare meat allergy from a tick bite has increased sharply in the United States – a few cases have previously been found in Finland
An allergic reaction can be life-threatening. Only a few infections were found in Finland, reported Duodecim in 2021. In the United States, the number of people who contracted a rare…
Allergy: what pollens are circulating at the moment?
News Published on 06/21/2023 at 2:33 p.m. Updated 06/21/2023 at 2:33 p.m. Reading 2 mins. Today begins the summer. Spring is behind us and yet the risk of pollen allergy…
World Allergy Week: focus on the impact of the environment on allergies
News Published on 06/20/2023 at 12:37 p.m. Updated 06/20/2023 at 12:37 p.m. Reading 2 mins. World Allergy Week is June 19-24. The theme of this edition focuses on the impact…
Immunoglobulin E (IgE): role, high level, allergy
Immunoglobulins E (IgE) are antibodies that reveal an allergy or an atopic condition. Why and how to do an IgE assay? How to interpret the results? Summary What is the…
Pregnant, how to relieve a pollen allergy?
Pollen allergy can affect pregnant women during pregnancy. Depending on the exposure to a type of pollen, the symptoms may be more or less severe. What are the signs of…
Pollen allergy: pollinariums, a miracle solution?
At the Parc Floral in Paris, it is difficult to see it. After a little research, he finally discovered himself. A few herbaceous squares, about thirty pots where birches, ash…
Peanut allergy: a patch soon available for children
News Published on 05/24/2023 at 11:24 a.m. Updated 05/24/2023 at 11:24 a.m. Reading 2 mins. in collaboration with Dr. Julien Cottet (allergist doctor) Parents of allergic children or allergic people…
Difficult to get vaccinated for pollen allergy: “People suffer unnecessarily”
Runny nose, itchy eyes and breathing problems. According to calculations from Asthma and the Allergy Association, pollen allergies cost society approximately SEK 14 billion each year through sick leave. –…
How to differentiate classic conjunctivitis from those due to an allergy or Covid-19?
News Published on 05/03/2023 at 09:01 Updated 05/03/2023 at 09:01 Reading 2 mins. in collaboration with Dr. Julien Cottet (allergist doctor) The new variant of Covid-19, called Arcturus or XBB.1.16,…
Get ready for miracles when you wear socks filled with rice! It strips away all the ailments
Spring months turn into torture for people who are allergic to pollen. Symptoms affecting half of the population may include itching in the eyes and throat, sneezing, runny or stuffy…