CHICAGO – If you are buying processed or canned food items, you may have bought an item that could pose a danger to those with food allergies. This is the result of a survey done by the Chicago Tribune in their testing of the local grocery stores. The Tribune looked ...

Research focusing on PCBs and DDE has determined that chemical exposure early in life - from the womb to the first months after birth - can affect the risk for developing respiratory infections in the first year, as well as allergies and asthma symptoms as an adult. Researchers believe that ...

If you're favorite season is winter, you aren't alone. Millions of seasonal allergy sufferers look forward to the coldest days of the year because they are finally free of the one scourge they cannot avoid - pollen. Here's a connection that you might not be aware of: some allergy sufferers ...

Remember that old wives' tale: an apple a day keeps the doctor away? Well it may also keep the doctor away for your infant, if you eat apples while you are pregnant. New research shows that if a mom-to-be includes apples in her diet, she can reduce the rates of ...

If you are a fan of the hot tub, you know that it's particularly enjoyable on a cold winter day to slide into a steaming vat of water. Swedes have been promoting hot springs and saunas for years - including a plunge afterwards into cold water or snow. While most ...