Allergies can be extremely difficult to deal with, especially when sufferers deal with year-round symptoms. Luckily, there are safe, natural alternatives to the harsh pharmaceutical options If you’re an airborne allergy sufferer, headache, nonstop sneezing, stuffy nose, and fatigue are your steady companions for several months every year. And for those with year-round allergies, each…

Huang-Lian-Jie-Du decoction is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) used to treat sepsis, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, and gastrointestinal diseases. Also known as coptis toxin-resolving decoction, the remedy has the efficacy of clearing internal heat, detoxifying, and taming inflammation. It is also effective in treating dry mouth and throat, nosebleeds, insomnia, gastritis, red and yellow urine, heart…

Medications are one of our most powerful weapons against germs and diseases. But sometimes when people take medications, they can have an allergic reaction. That’s when a drug causes the body’s immune system to overreact. When that happens, they may not be able to use the drug again without risking more serious consequences. Any drug can cause…

A study conducted by James Cook University has found that crocodile meat can trigger dangerous allergic responses if consumed by people that are allergic to fish. “Fish allergy affects up to three percent of the general population and frequently results in life-threatening anaphylaxis,” said lead researcher Dr Thimos Reuthers. Crocodile meats are typically considered to…

Eating cicadas—fleshy insects that some people see as a tasty delicacy—is ill-advised for people allergic to seafood, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned. “Yep! We have to say it! Don’t eat #cicadas if you’re allergic to seafood as these insects share a family relation to shrimp and lobsters,” the agency said in a…