Red meat lovers beware! Earlier this year, the Lone Star Tick was newly discovered as a tick species whose bites can cause alpha-gal syndrome--an allergy to red meat. Currently, the Lone Star Tick is, so far, the only species of ticks that cause this bizarre allergy. However, since we are [...]
With each passing year, the allergy season predictions tend to get worse and worse. To the dismay of many allergy-sufferers, these predictions are almost always accurate. Each year, the pollen count seems to get higher and higher--something many forecasters believe climate change is responsible for. On average, the start of [...]
Recently, allergists have been warning their patients about the allergy season that lays ahead of them. This 2018 allergy season is predicted to be longer and more severe than allergies seasons in the past. However, this intense allergy season isn’t just limited to the United States, but across the globe. [...]
If you thought 2017’s allergy season was a tough, then you may want to prepare yourselves because researchers are certain that 2018 is going to be an even worse allergy season. As the winter flu season comes to an end, we are soon entering into spring’s allergy season, filled with [...]
There are close to 40 million adults in the U.S who suffer from occasional headaches. However, what many people may think is a regular can actually be a migraine. Being the third most common illness globally, the terms ‘headache’ and ‘migraine’ often get interchanged without much thought. Distinguishing between the [...]
For many Florida residents, allergy season can be the most difficult time of the year to get through. While Florida is not subject to freezing temperatures, allergens are prevalent due to routine seasonal droughts in combination with warm, dry weather. When Is Allergy Season in Florida? Usually, allergies come and [...]