http://allergies.warnetnews.com Food and Seasonal Allergy Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:26:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Any allergy, from whatever media it might come from, begins with the same reaction. The body mistakenly assumes that an particle, whether it's pollen, or in the case of food allergies, a food protein, as a harmful threat.The immune system then releases immunoglobin E, otherwise known as IgE into the ... http://allergies.warnetnews.com/2008/08/02/how-to-tell-if-baby-allergies-are-signs-of-intolerance/ Allergic reactions occur in most people in one form or another. But among the most common types are food allergies, which cause adverse immune system reactions when you ingest a certain food protein. It can be as simple as peanuts, or even shrimp, but the basic principle of reactions is ... http://allergies.warnetnews.com/2008/08/01/food-allergies-recognizing-which-food-products-arent-for-you/ If you, ve ever tried inhaling some pollen from plants, or eating something and finding out afterwards that you, re covered in red blotchy spots or some other nasty effect after you eat, then you, ve experienced firsthand the effects of Allergies.In common usage, an allergy is an adverse reaction ... http://allergies.warnetnews.com/2008/07/31/all-about-allergies-and-how-they-affect-the-human-body/ Having an allergic reaction to a substance, whether it, s food, or pollen, or whatever material your body is reacting to, it can be mild and just plain annoying at best, and life-threatening at the very worst.Should you be affected by any specific allergies, you will likely find out because ... http://allergies.warnetnews.com/2008/07/30/how-symptoms-of-allergies-manifest-themselves-when-you-have-a-reaction/ The hardest part of having red, itchy skin, hives, or swollen spots on your skin is trying to concentrate on making your day as normal as possible while avoiding scratching the itchy parts.Sometimes you have to concentrate so much on that that you sort of forget what, s the reason ... http://allergies.warnetnews.com/2008/07/29/skin-allergies-the-reason-behind-the-itchies-you-have/ Among the many food types that cause all allergies, over ninety percent is caused by just eight possible sources of allergens. Among these is Soy, also known in the UK and other countries as Soya.Like any other allergy, contact with this food protein type will result in the immune system ... http://allergies.warnetnews.com/2008/07/28/what-soy-allergies-and-how-you-can-deal-with-it/ The most common notion about having allergies is that they would occur mainly in the skin, or break out in some other form, like having indigestion or something equally unpleasant.But one thing that is often overlooked is the human eye, since it too contracts allergic reactions quite easily. There are ... http://allergies.warnetnews.com/2008/07/27/eye-allergies-and-how-the-body-reacts-to-them/ Allergic reactions appear from many types of materials present in everyday surroundings. But among the more common causes of allergies are food products, with eight of them causing over ninety percent of all food allergies.At the middle of the list is peanut allergy, which is something quite troubling because some ... http://allergies.warnetnews.com/2008/07/26/peanut-allergies-learning-to-cope-with-your-allergy/ Nasal allergies are better known by its common name, allergic rhinitis. This type of allergy is extremely common.But, if these reactions only happen during specific periods of the year, then you have a seasonal allergy, usually caused by pollen grains being spread out in the air at about the same ... http://allergies.warnetnews.com/2008/07/25/nasal-allergies-what-they-are-and-what-you-can-do/ Milk allergies occur because the immune system mistakenly sees milk protein as something that is dangerous for the body and tries to fight it off. It starts as an allergic reaction causing a child to be fussy and irritable along with an upset stomach and other symptoms.Breastfeeding lowers the risk ... http://allergies.warnetnews.com/2008/07/24/important-things-to-know-about-milk-allergies/