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Household Pets Linked to Increase in Vitamin D in Pregnant Women, Less Prenatal Allergies

People suffer from different allergies and what triggers them can be easily found in our environment and at home. Pets cause allergies because of their dander, saliva, and urine. Even when you are not allergic to pets, their fur can carry allergens like mold and pollen. However, studies also show that having pets around offer [...]

All You Need to Know about Detergent Allergy

All You Need to Know about Detergent Allergy Do you ever experience a rash or burning sensation on your skin when you do your laundry or when you use newly washed clothes that are heavily scented? Or do you get dry and scaly skin a day or two after you did the laundry? If you [...]

All You Need to Know About Sunscreen Allergy

Applying sunscreen is necessary especially when we love staying under the sun with too much skin exposed. Sunscreen protects our skin from harmful ultra violet rays from the sun. We need to protect our skin because the harmful UV rays, UVB and UVA can cause burn, premature skin aging, and skin cancer. However, not everyone’s [...]

Vacuum Cleaners: Do They Eliminate Allergens or Release Them Instead?

We love how vacuum cleaners work. It’s an easy way to clean the house, getting all the dust and dirt out with just a machine. However, recent studies suggest that vacuum cleaners may cause more harm than good as they have the tendency to release dust, dirt, and bacteria back into the air in our [...]

Allergy Tests are used to Confirm Diagnosis

When we experience an allergic reaction, we experience symptoms. These symptoms differ in degree depending on how an allergen gets in contact with our body. Allergens may be inhaled, ingested, or land on the skin. When our immune system detects an allergen, it releases antibodies to fight the allergens. In the process, histamine is released. [...]

All You Need to Know About Dust Mite Allergy

Dust mites are tiny arachnids that are invisible to the naked eye. They are common in the household because they inhabit places that are warm, moist, and where there are dead skin cells they can feed on. They live in places like carpets, mattresses, and pillows. Dust mites become a problem at home, not because [...]

All You Need to Know About Dog Allergy

We love having pets around and it’s no secret that they help lower our stress levels. Having a pet dog is common; however, there are those who develop an allergy to them. Dog allergy is caused by their dander (dead skin cells), saliva, and urine. Pet fur is also seen as a culprit because allergens [...]

All You Need to Know About Mold Allergy

Mold is a type of fungi that releases spores when disturbed. The spores are microscopic and are easily mixed in the air that we breathe. When we breathe air that contains mold spores, our immune system may detect the spores as an allergen and may cause an allergic reaction. Mold is common outdoors and indoors [...]

Facts about Titanium Allergy

Allergies happen when our skin or immune system detects allergens on or in our body. When they feel that the body is threatened by these allergens, they create a reaction to eliminate the allergens. However, in exchange for the reaction is a discomforting feeling like itching, a rash, sneezing, and many more depending on how [...]

All You Need to Know About Perfume Allergy

Our skin protects and covers us from harmful elements but overexposure and prolonged contact with harmful ingredients found in beauty products can cause irritation and allergic reactions. Perfume allergy happens when our skin reacts to some of the ingredients mixed to create the perfume. When we use perfume and find that there’s a rash or [...]