How Often Do You Really Need to Wash Your Comforter?
If your pets sleep in your bed with you, there’s a higher chance you’ll end up with outside invaders in your bed. “Dogs bringing in ticks [which then attach] to…
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Health Conditions / Allergies
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Why Fall Allergies Feel Extra Bad Each Year, According to Experts
The days are getting shorter, the air is getting crisper, the leaves are changing colors**—**and fall allergies are in full swing. Most of us associate seasonal allergies with springtime, but…
What Your Snot Color Can Tell You About Your Health, According to Doctors
Blowing your nose may offer in-the-moment relief, but it’s never anyone’s idea of a good time. Sometimes—especially when your snot is suddenly a striking shade of green—it can be gag-inducing…
Here’s How to Tell Psoriasis Apart From Other Skin Conditions
Eczema can cause pink to brownish gray patches of inflamed skin, depending on your skin tone, especially on your hands, feet, ankles, wrists, neck, upper chest, eyelids, and around the…
Is It Really That Bad If I Let My Pet Sleep in My Bed?
If you regularly wake up with your face nuzzled against a furry rump, it’s probably safe to say your bedtime routine includes beckoning a Fido or Fluffy into bed for…
Everyone Should Know How to Spot the Stages of Anaphylaxis
Many people with allergies experience mild symptoms, like itchy eyes, that are annoying but generally harmless. But some allergic reactions called anaphylaxis can be so severe that they become life-threatening.…
10 Allergic Reaction Symptoms You Really Shouldn’t Ignore
Back to top What are the most common allergic reaction symptoms? Symptoms of an allergic reaction can range from mild, localized flare-ups in a specific part of your body to…
Could Allergies Be Causing Your Breathing Issues?
Feeling like you can’t take in enough air or even breathe at all is downright scary. If this is a common experience, it’s important to figure out what’s causing your…
Exercise-Induced Asthma Doesn’t Have to Ruin Your Workouts
If going for a run has you huffing and puffing more than normal, you may have exercise-induced asthma, medically called exercise-induced bronchoconstriction. This type of asthma can be serious and…
Here’s How to Survive Your Spring Allergies
There’s nothing more invigorating than opening your window on a spring day and breathing in the fresh air—unless you have spring allergies, that is. In that case, taking a whiff…
Here’s What’s It’s Really Like to Live With Allergic Asthma
The shift from crisp spring mornings to the lazy days of summer signals good times for many—the start of holiday breaks, vacations with family and friends, longer days, and warmer…
Turkey Hill Dairy Voluntary Recalls One of Its Ice Cream Flavors
Ice cream brand Turkey Hill Dairy is voluntarily issuing an ice cream recall on certain containers of its Chocolate Marshmallow Premium Ice Cream, as it may contain undeclared peanuts. While only 385…
Here’s What’s Actually Causing Your Eczema
If you deal with eczema, you know how challenging it can be to resist the urge to scratch those unbearably itchy patches on your skin. Sure, scratching might give you…
How People Deal With Migraine Attacks When It’s Too Hot Outside
For most of us, April is an exciting month, because it typically signifies the beginning of sunny, carefree days ahead. But for some people who are living with migraine—about one…
What to Do When Your Ears Feel Unbearably Clogged and Stuffy
There are few things more annoying than when an ear feels clogged. If you’re sick with something like a cold, you likely already feel pretty crummy, so adding unpleasant ear…
Here’s How Different Allergic Reactions Cause Different Symptoms
There are so many types of allergic reactions. Some of us get rashes or hives after eating certain foods, some of us develop allergic asthma due to triggers like mold…
11 Simple Home Remedies to Help You Fight Seasonal Allergies
Back to top What are some common seasonal allergy symptoms? When your body is responding to an allergen, it lets you know. According to the National Center for Complementary and…
How to Get Your Allergic Asthma Symptoms Under Control
Having allergic asthma feels like you’re always trying to hide from an invisible attacker. Pollen, pet dander, mold spores, and other triggers can come out of nowhere, setting off an…
5 Allergy Triggers That Can Set Off Asthma Symptoms
It’s important to note that it’s possible to have allergies and not have asthma, and to have asthma and not have allergies, per the American College of Allergy, Asthma &…
Allergic Asthma Is Way More Common Than You Might Think
If there was such a thing as an asthma map, you’d pass right by things like stress, smoke, and extreme weather, and head straight to the intersection of allergies and…