It might surprise you to learn that animals, like humans, have food intolerances and allergies. This was the case with several of our pets. One of these was a Siamese cat who could not tolerate commercially prepared foods or specialized prescription ...
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Skiing isn't the only thing that makes winter Fred Belcher's favorite season of year: When the weather turns cold, his migraines go away. "I would get the headaches, usually in the spring or in the fall time of the year," Belcher explains. The ...
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Five years ago, at a San Francisco elementary school, a nurse stood by to ensure that children scrubbed their hands as they arrived, while all of their packed lunches were confiscated and searched for nut products. The measures were a precaution to ...
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Thursday, January 8, 2009 (01-07) 18:22 PST -- Maternity leave before and after giving birth is better for both moms and their babies, a team led by UC Berkeley researchers found in a rare look at how the time off work relates to the health of both ...
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The prevalence of allergies among children with chronic constipation is not significantly different from that of the general population -- and an allergy to cow's milk does not seem to be involved, researchers report in the Archives of Disease in ...
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Doctors from the Ohio State University said they see a new rash of people who are allergic to hot tubs. The diagnosis is rare, but experts say it's growing, according to a news release from the school. They believe a popular chemical called potassium ...
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While 10 to 20 per cent of Germany's population complains about food intolerance, researchers at the University of Wuerzburg found that only 51 per cent of patients actually had an allergy. The ruled allergies out in 49 per cent of cases in a study ...
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Many of us love to spend a cold winter night soaking in a nice hot whirlpool. But if you're not careful, that hour you spend relaxing, could haunt you for weeks to come. Doctors say they are treating a new rash of people...who are allergic to hot ...
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Dr. Bette Hinton is retiring after 10 years as a public health officer in Yolo County. When Dr. Bette Hinton became a public health officer 30 years ago in a small university town in West Virginia, maternal and child health were top issues. So was ...
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This truly has been an amazing year. The world has seen things never seen before, found things thought impossible, and done things that were impossible. Yes, 2008 has been pretty amazing so lets take a look back at the year with a little help from ...
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