allergies
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Astronaut Goes to the Moon, Realises He’s Allergic to Moon Dust
It seems allergies have followed humans all the way to space. Harrison Jack Schmitt, one of the last living astronauts to have visited the moon, has said he suffered from allergies caused by moon dust during his mission in 1972. Last year during a panel at the STARMUS Space Festival in Zurich, Schmitt revealed he…
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A Man Developed ‘Feather Duvet Lung’ After Getting New Bedding
A UK man’s innocent decision to change his bedding caused him to develop a strange, rare condition that left him gasping for air, his doctors say. In a new case study out Monday, they detail how the man came down with a rare form of allergy to the bird feathers that filled his new duvet…
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We Tested Peanut And Gluten Sensors Designed For People With Tricky Food Allergies
Eating out with food allergies can be a minor annoyance, or if you’re unlucky, a potentially fatal booby trap. Although most restaurant and take-out menus will have labels for common allergens, the same can’t be said for that banana bread your coworker made, menus while travelling abroad, or unhinged in-laws sneaking deadly mushroom powder into…
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Peanut Immunotherapy May Actually Increase Your Risk Of Serious Allergic Reactions
A promising therapy for certain food allergies may be riskier than hoped, according to a new review. It found that patients with a peanut allergy given oral immunotherapy — a treatment that exposes them to small doses of the food over time — were more likely to experience life-threatening allergic reactions such as becoming unable…