allergies

Discovery of mouse droppings may hold answers to NYC’s high asthma rates

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Discovery of mouse droppings may hold answers to NYC's high asthma rates

Oh, hell! As if you needed another reason to avoid rats in NYC, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have identified a fungus in the city’s rats that exacerbates food allergies. The study authors note that there is a high prevalence of human asthma in NYC neighborhoods with an abundance of rat sightings, suggesting that all … Read more

I’m ‘allergic to everything’ – I can only eat oatmeal on Thanksgiving and Christmas

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I'm 'allergic to everything' - I can only eat oatmeal on Thanksgiving and Christmas

A woman who is “allergic to everything” can only eat oatmeal at Christmas and Thanksgiving. Caroline Cray, 25, was diagnosed with mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) – which causes recurring severe allergy symptoms – in May 2018. She first realized something was wrong when she ate an ice cream and went into anaphylactic shock – … Read more