Nowadays physicians and medical researches inform that allergies are becoming more and more common among children. For example, such allergic as rhinitis is often identified among children, and is far more than just a runny nose. There are different kinds of allergies in the modern world, but each of them is likely to start in children’s organism any minute. The crux of the matter is that any kind of allergy is a very serious illness. Especially it happens in kinds’ organisms. Allergies are likely to have a serious effect on a child’s quality of life, for example effects on mood and behavior, school and sports activities and, and they even have great effects on sleep. Allergy as every illness for a kid is not viable…... Read more...

One of the most unusual allergies is allergy to cockroaches. It was first recognized in 1943, the symptom for it were skin rashes that appeared instantly after a cockroach crawled over humans’ skin. In 1959 year cockroach allergy was first stated in the skin tests.... Read more...

If you ask me, I’ll tell you that I like animals very much! Nevertheless, I cannot afford keeping them at home. The reason is allergy, the most uncomfortable disease ever known on the Earth. As the matter of fact, the reason for allergy can be various. However, among the most common forms of the allergic reactions are allergies to household pets.... Read more...

In case you have some kind of peanut allergies, it is necessary to be very careful about the food you consume. When there is food prepared with the use of peanut oil, this can cause a strong negative reaction. You should know that there are some potato chips that are prepared with peanut oil. There are also a number of food products that are made from peanut shells. This can pose a great danger. Sometimes, the reaction can be fatal.... Read more...

Milk allergy refers to one of the most widely spread food allergies in children. Despite the fact that the allergy is usually caused by cow’s milk, it can also be a reaction to milk from sheep, goats and buffalo. Moreover, there are some cases when children allergic to cow’s milk are allergic to soy milk as well.... Read more...

One should say that food allergy influences negatively almost each person in some ways.  Very often when people eat or drink something and they consequently get a distasteful reaction, they start thinking that it happens because they have an allergy to food. But it was clinically proven that only 1% of adults and 3% of children can have an allergic reaction to food. ... Read more...

The terms allergy and asthma are closely related as most people having asthma have allergies too. Allergic asthma is caused by allergic reactions, which constricts the airways (called Bronchi) in the lungs together with increased production of mucus in the lungs, resulting in allergic asthma symptoms like breathing trouble, coughing, tight chest, wheezing etc. A person with the family history of asthma/allergy is at a much higher risk of developing asthma any time during his life span than a person without such history.... Read more...

The information contained in this brochure may not be up to date and are currently being reviewed. They are not intended to answer specific medical questions but are given for general information purposes only. Talk to your family physician if you have any concerns about your health. ... Read more...