An allergic reaction that led to anaphylactic shock has been named as the official cause of death for Food Network icon Michael Chiarello. A source from the Napa County Coroner’s Office reportedly told TMZ on Wednesday that the celeb chef’s anaphylactic shock then led to a heart attack. The insider said Chiarello was taken to … Read more
A Seoul content creator with extensive allergies joked that she has “37 new ways to die” after recently discovering new foods she’s allergic to. Joanne Fan, 21, shares how she lives her life and travels the world as a highly allergic eczema sufferer, with her 19,000 Instagram and 81,000 TikTok followers. “I grew up with … Read more
A TikTok influencer is sparking concern for not using her EpiPen while experiencing a “life-threatening allergic reaction” — instead, she continued to film. Shivaika Sewlal, 22, has gained hundreds of thousands of social media followers by posting videos sharing how she lives with over 40 allergies, eczema and asthma. She recently went viral with a … Read more
If you give a sheet about your health — wash your bedding more often. A study conducted by bedding retailer Pizuna last year found that 45% of single men only wash their bedding once every four months. Single women fared a bit better by washing their bedding around every two weeks and couples washed their … Read more
Many people with chronic hives learn to avoid the common triggers that make their condition worse. But what would you do if you were allergic to water? That’s a question that Tessa Hansen-Smith, 25, has to ask herself every day, as she contracts hives after any contact with water. Today, she’s raising awareness about one … Read more
Food allergies impact an estimated 4% of adults and 8% of children, many of whom outgrow the disposition, according to the Mayo Clinic. But this weekend’s sudden death of Food Network star Michael Chiarello — who was subject to a food allergy that caused him to enter anaphylactic shock — is drawing more focus on … Read more
She was but a prick away from death. Ploy Ling, 23, thought she was going to die after she had a severe allergic reaction to an allergy test. “I had a moment where I thought I was going to die because I was shaking and was like, ‘this [isn’t] normal,’” she told Kennedy News. The … Read more
A-listers are burning off excess fat with Ozempic — but the drug is burning away this grandmother’s genitals. Hollywood hotshots such as multibillionaire Elon Musk, Sharon Osborne and countless “Real Housewives” stars have successfully slimmed down at cyclonic speeds after injecting themselves with the Type-2 diabetes medication, which has been widely hailed a “miracle” drug … Read more
This trip got off to a berry bad start. Chloe Fitzpatrick, 24, claims she was “discriminated” against on a 3-hour Jet2 flight in August because the airline refused to stop selling daiquiris, rose wine, and fruit pastilles — despite her severe airborne strawberry allergy. “If I had a reaction, I’d go into anaphylactic shock, and … Read more
Simple everyday pleasures like going for a walk outside or swimming at the beach would be enough to commit twins Thomas and Vincent to “certain death”. The 23-year-olds were born with an incredibly rare genetic disorder called Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) which makes them fatally allergic to ultraviolet light, including sunlight, Nine reported. Their parents, Bernard and Françoise, … Read more
A woman in the UK was left suffering from a painful and debilitating allergic reaction for weeks after spending over $1,200 on veneers last year. Lily Lindsay, 29, decided to get the procedure after spending her entire life being self-conscious of her smile, especially her two front teeth, so she shelled out the money for … Read more
A Brazilian woman named Thais Medeiros is still recovering in the hospital six months after experiencing serious brain swelling from sniffing a super spicy chili pepper. “I miss her a lot and I want my daughter to come home, but I understand that she needs to stay there,” the patient’s, mom Adriana Medeiros, told Globo’s … Read more
Orange you glad? The Canadian wildfire smoke that covered the NYC skyline with a toxic amber glow in June was no worse for your lungs than a bad pollen day, researchers at NYU Langone found. “Thankfully, the respiratory effects of the wildfire smoke in June were not much worse than what had been seen on … Read more
Actress Tori Spelling has had a tumultuous year. In addition to breaking up with husband Dean McDermott and living in an RV, the former “Beverly Hills, 90210” actress revealed she was hospitalized on Thursday and was seen leaving a medical facility on Sunday covered in bruises. Spelling did not disclose what her current ailment is … Read more
A disease so unusual that many doctors can’t diagnose it has emerged as a serious threat — and Long Island’s Suffolk County is the nation’s epicenter. Alpha-gal syndrome, sometimes called AGS, is spread by bites from the lone star tick. It causes people to have a violent reaction to red meat and dairy and about … Read more
For years, people with asthma were told to avoid exercise because it could induce or worsen asthma attacks. But a new study, published in the journal Annals of Medicine, turns that age-old advice on its head. The researchers conducted a meta-analysis comparing the effects that different types of exercise had on lung function in over … Read more
Oh, nuts! Actress Riley Keough revealed Wednesday that she once shut down a movie set after snacking on some peanuts and then nearly kissing Andrew Garfield, who is “very allergic.” Keough, 34, revealed in a Vanity Fair interview that the nutty incident occurred while the pair were filming the 2018 neo-noir “Under the Silver Lake.” … Read more
Her new look is raising some eyebrows. Tamika Cleggett-Murphy, from Perth, Australia, said she went in for an eyebrow wax recently but was hospitalized for allergies after the technician tinted her brows — unbeknownst to her, the Sun reported. Cleggett-Murphy posted a video recounting her ordeal to her TikTok account that already has 285,000 views, … Read more
It was God’s plan. A woman in an unhappy relationship prayed to erupt in an allergic reaction as a sign to leave her boyfriend, claiming the good Lord answered her calls to heaven when she broke out in hives and landed in the hospital. Zakiya Ivey had doubts about her month-long relationship earlier this year … Read more
A little-known, life-threatening food allergy that is triggered by a tick bite could be affecting hundreds of thousands of people in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on Thursday. The condition is called Alpha-Gal Syndrome (AGS) — also known as the “red-meat allergy” or … Read more