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
Growing number of meat allergy cases linked to tick bites, CDC warns – CBS News Watch CBS News In a report released Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that up to 450,000 Americans since 2010 may have developed alpha-gal syndrome, a potentially life-threatening meat allergy that is spread by tick bites. … Read more
Dr. Zachary Rubin, an allergist immunologist in his mid-30s practicing in suburban Chicago, isn’t all that surprised by his newfound status as a minor celebrity on TikTok, where he has 720,000 followers and counting. And no, it’s probably not just his trademark bowties and coiffed curls reeling in the viewers, but rather what he knows … Read more
When it comes to allergies, men are the “root” of the problem! An excess of obnoxious, pollen-spewing male trees are wreaking havoc on New Yorkers’ sinuses — worsening what experts predict will be a hellish spring allergy season this year. In a trend dubbed “botanical sexism,” urban planners planted more male trees in the Big Apple … Read more
Nearly a third (31%) of people would take a pay cut for a year to be allergy-free, new research suggests. A survey of 2,000 U.S. adults with allergies discovered other favorite things people would be willing to part with for a year to be rid of their allergy symptoms, including cake (39%), chocolate (39%), video … Read more
Allergy season has made its unwelcome entrance earlier than usual this year. Now, experts warn this may be the new normal as pollen activity has ramped up in recent years — thanks to climate change. A study published in Nature Communications found that pollen allergy season could start up to 40 days earlier and last 19 days … Read more
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It’s the worst week of the year for asthma and allergy sufferers! Expert warns that third week of September is ‘peak week’ for ER visits related to the conditions as illnesses like the flu surge and pollen counts reach seasonal highs Experts warn that the third week of September is ‘peak week’ for asthma and … Read more