MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'allergens'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:01:27 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3767337&cid=t_190455_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F227%2Fhow-to-choose-safe-natural-skin-care-products%2F Choosing safe and natural skin care products can be very hard.   It isn’t that manufacturers don’t “claim” to provide them.  It’s just that their claims are not always completely honest. Safety is actually the big issue here.  If you are like most people, you would like naturally occurring ingredients, because you think they are safer than artificial ingredients. In many cases, you are right.   But, there are a few exceptions. Lead, mercury, cadmium and other heavy metals are found in nature.   They are probably not on the list of ingredients in your favourite cosmetics, they can be there as contaminants in natural plant extracts. Numerous contaminants are present in tap water, which is why water must be purified before it is used in skin care products. P... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3767337 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:43:12 +0100 3767337 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3463815&cid=t_190455_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fdesensitizing-to-allergens.html There definitely has been an increase in allergens in the world - more toxic chemicals are used more widely than ever before - and more people are showing up allergic. Basically for allergies, we are always told avoidance is the best policy and new chemicals (drugs) are developed to ease the symptoms.But what if the allergies interfere with the best possible treatment for cancer or another condition? I was told as a child that I was sensitive to penicillin. By sheer luck, I did not receive any for years until in my late 30's, I got a dental infection and was prescribed amoxicillin which resulted in a full body rash and hives (while on a business trip overseas - how fun. NOT!) Later while in chemo, I discovered an allergy to benadryl (yes the stuff they give you for allergic reactions). Dur... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3463815 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:27:00 +0100 3463815 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2414770&cid=t_190455_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fallergic-to-work%2F It’s a funny thing. Soon as I get to work, my nose seems to go into overdrive. The running and sneezing seem to increase. I’ve always jokingly said I must be allergic to work. But it turns out it might not be a joke - I, like thousands of others, could easily be allergic to work, or at least all the allergens that are floating around the workplace. What’s in your physical surroundings can easily act as an irritant that causes an allergic reaction.  Dust, of course, is probably one of the main suspects. And it’s not just in the office. There’s dust everywhere - in warehouses, at construction sites, in restaurant kitchens. In fact, according to the World Health Organization, exposure to dust, gases, or fumes in the workplace environment are responsible for 11 p... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2414770 Fri, 15 May 2009 22:08:52 +0100 2414770 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1862711&cid=t_190455_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F10%2F07%2Fyoure-allergic-to-what-strange-but-true-allergic-reactions%2F If you think that allergic reactions are only to common place allergens such as peanuts, pollens, and latex, think again. You can be allergic to pretty much anything. Sometimes it’s easy to figure out the allergen. Other times, not so easy. For example, check out these 10 strange but true allergic reactions… Cell Phones - there has been increasing number of patients presenting with contact dermatitis because they are allergic to the nickel in their cell phones. Chairs, Flutes and Other Items With Nickel - children developing rashes on the back of their legs, a result of sitting on classroom chairs with nickel-plated studs. And for one child, playing a flute containing nickel resulted in severe dermatitis of the lips. Black Henna Tattoos - can result in severe swelling and skin ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1862711 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:26:46 +0100 1862711