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Allergen immunotherapy, also known as desensitization or hypo-sensitization, is a medical treatment for environmental allergies (such as insect bites) and asthma. [ 1][ 2] Immunotherapy involves exposing people to larger and larger amounts of allergens in an attempt to change the immune system's response. [ 1]
Toxicologists note that "conventional food is not risk-free; allergies occur with many known and even new conventional foods. For example, the kiwi fruit was introduced into the U.S. and the European markets in the 1960s with no known human allergies; however, today there are people allergic to this fruit." [6]
Air pollution is a concern in British Columbia, Canada because of its effects on health and visibility. Air quality is influenced in British Columbia (BC) by numerous mountain ranges and valleys, which complicate atmospheric pollution dispersion and can lead to high concentrations of pollutants such as particulate matter from wood smoke (especially during stagnant atmospheric conditions ...
The federal government said in April that high temperatures and tinder-dry forests meant this could be a catastrophic year for wildfires in Canada. The current fire could be one of the most ...
The American Lung Association notes poor air quality could be particularly harmful to children, pregnant women, people with asthma and other lung diseases, anyone over 65, people who have diabetes ...
Frequency. ~6% (developed world) [ 1][ 2] A food allergy is an abnormal immune response to food. The symptoms of the allergic reaction may range from mild to severe. They may include itchiness, swelling of the tongue, vomiting, diarrhea, hives, trouble breathing, or low blood pressure. This typically occurs within minutes to several hours of ...
Autumn allergy season is nearing its peak in the United States, and AccuWeather forecasters say it could be a bad one for allergy sufferers in more than a dozen states. (Getty Images) Many areas ...
At least 23 people are killed and more than 4.5 million people are affected by floods caused by heavy rains in eastern Bangladesh. Ten people are killed by landslides and flooding in Phuket, Thailand. (Bangkok Post) The last missing body is recovered from the shipwreck of the Bayesian superyacht near Porticello, Sicily, Italy. (The Guardian)