Cambridge, UK – Parents of kids with severe peanut allergies - take heart! New research published in the journal Allergy shows that it is possible to "cure" children with severe peanut allergies. The study involved 4 participants gradually getting slightly higher doses of peanut flour, on a daily basis, over ...

By some estimates, you have more bacteria in your body than human cells that belong to you! Bacteria are an integral part of your body's functioning, whether you are aware of it or not. Scientists suspect many things are being done by these microbes, both beneficial and not ...

It's tough if you have latex allergies. You can run into this substance in all kinds of common objects from your household cleaning gloves to kids' rubber toys. It's not even safe to buy a bra! Some brands make use of latex in the elastic - which can be deadly ...

If you can be allergic to a chemical, you can be allergic to the pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and other treatments that we put on our food. Virtually any substance - but particularly those that contain proteins - can be allergens. For those who are already prone to allergies, this ...

Dr Carole Hungerford, author of the book Good Health in the 21st Century, looks carefully at our "modern" world and our health. Her book asks: Are the current conventional farming practices undermining health by reducing the nutritional content of food? Why does our medical community spend so much time focused ...