Allergy during pregnancy can be a real test. Many women, who suffer from allergic diseases, are afraid to have children. After all, they constantly need to take allergy medications during pregnancy and this can not be done. Medications can harm an unborn baby! The combination of allergy and pregnancy is certainly not the best thing […]

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What is a food allergy? Food allergy is a type of food intolerance. It is based on the development of immunological mechanisms that still remain unclear. Food allergy has a huge impact on the formation and subsequent development of allergic diseases in children. It may be a cause of acute conditions, such as anaphylactic shock, […]

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Recently allergic rhinitis has not been considered as a serious illness, but today it is known that its symptoms significantly impair quality of life. There has been sufficient information showing that allergy is a complex immune system change. This change leads not only to the appearance of such well-known symptoms of allergic rhinitis, sneezing and […]

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Throughout the history, humankind has sought the means to cure illnesses, alleviate sufferings, and prolong life. First, empirically, then scientifically a huge number of substances of natural or chemical origin was selected and evaluated. Simultaneously, the data about the negative side effects of generally useful substances accumulated. At the present level of society development, the […]

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Allergy is a state of hypersensitivity of the human organism in relation to a particular substance or substances (allergens) that develops due to repeated exposures. The physiological mechanism of allergy is the formation of antibodies, which leads to a decrease or increase of individual sensitivity. Allergy is characterized with strong irritation of the mucous membranes, […]

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Animal allergy is an international health problem. Dogs, cats, guinea pigs, hamsters, rats, rabbits, horses, sheep and poultry – all of them can cause allergic diseases. About half of the people who suffer from allergies, especially are allergic to animals, do not have pets. Animal allergens are one of the most common allergens. The sources […]

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The warm season is a period of exacerbation of a very common allergic disease called pollinosis or pollen allergy (hay fever). Pollinosis (from pollen) is an allergic disease that is caused by inappropriate immune system reaction to the pollen of various plants – pollen allergens. The term “hay fever” was introduced in 1819; it was […]

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Food allergies are regularly occurring symptoms associated with the use of certain products and due to hypersensitivity reactions. A real food allergy is diagnosed in approximately 2% of adults and 4% of children. What Causes Food Allergy? Any food product can cause an allergic reaction. The most common allergy-causing products are so-called obligate allergens: cow’s […]

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What is Spring Allergy? Who would argue with the fact that spring is the most wonderful time of the year? In spring, when the snow starts melting, the islands of thawed ground, first grass, buds, flowers and leaves appear, the feeling of joy and novelty overwhelms each person. However, in recent years, more people do […]

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