Allergy

they sometimes have critical health problems. Like any other animal, German Shepherds can develop allergies to things around them. Sometimes these allergies are inherited through genetics and other times they only affect your dog and can happen regardless of whether your dog's lineage has any of these conditions in it. It can be challenging but one of the first ways to manage German Shepherds’ allergies is to be able to detect them and understand what they are. The signs and symptoms can…

Contrast materials, otherwise known as contrast agents or contrast media, are used to get better pictures of the internal part of the body produced by x-rays, CT, MRI, and ultrasound. Frequently, contrast materials permit the radiologist to differentiate normal from abnormal disorders/illnesses. Contrast agents are not tints that forever discolor internal organs. They are substances that for a short period of time change the way x-rays or other imaging devices act together with the body. When…

Mrs. Garcia is a 45-year-old patient who came to the office with a complaint of left knee pain of one-day duration. Mrs. Garcia was in her usual state of health until yesterday when she developed a left knee pain while playing kickball. Complaints of sudden onset of pain and swelling over the left knee joint as well as locking and painful popping. The onset of pain was secondary to a twisting injury and followed by a give away weakness. Upon awaking this morning her left knee was swollen, stiff…

water throughout the day, I know why I got that headache and will remember to drink more water the next day. During the summer months, I need to make sure that I take my allergy medicine every day to reduce the effects that my allergies have on myself, such as sneezing, coughing, and watery eyes. If I end up forgetting to take my allergy medicine just one day, I am expected to receive a major headache, along with sneezing, coughing, and watery…

are ways to support both sides, it is clear that labeling GM foods should be mandatory for food companies because of ethical purposes, supported by Paul Ramsey, scientific benefits, shown through Andrew Starbird, and GM food’s possibility to cause allergies, illustrated through Jon Entine’s investigation of an article in Elle magazine written by Caitlin Shetterly. People argue that labeling GM foods should not be mandatory because it is a costly process for the companies. However, as shown…

prescriptions for full-strength Allerg-Ease than for full-strength Aller-Aid. Therefore, the author claims that Allerg-Ease is a more effective milder nonprescription medication for allergy relief. Despite the fact that both Allerg-Ease and Aller-Aid are today’s top-selling full-strength prescription medication for allergy relief, the warrant is the assumption that more prescriptions for full-strength Allerg-Ease meant that its effectiveness would also reflect on the effectiveness of the milder…

Such a modification may be as small as listing potential allergens in the menu, effectively eliminating excessive verbal communication between allergy sufferers and staff members. After all, only 2% of adults are afflicted with allergies, so while it is important to list allergens, the vast majority of costumers would not be affected by the EU standards. Another solution to this seemingly insoluble conflict is to focus primarily on the more…

Every year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America declares May to be “National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.” Spring is a peak season for asthma and allergy sufferers, lending it to be the perfect time to educate different communities about these diseases. There are two major types of asthma, occupational and childhood. Occupational asthma is caused by inhaling fumes, gases, dust, or other potentially harmful substances. Childhood asthma is usually developed before the age of five.…

The allergy concern sparks because there is gene escape that occurs when GMOs are engineered. Gene escape occurs when a seed is engineered, and an unwanted gene is transferred to the product seed from the genetical composition of the engineering seed. The significance of this is that now there is a new gene/characteristic in the food that wasn 't precent before. This gene that is now newly present in the food can potentially cause food allergies that were not existent before…

be getting worse, but you don’t know what's happening. Is it possible that this man is having an asthma attack? According to the National Institutes of Health, asthma affects about 25 million people, just in the US. And according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, nearly 7.1 million asthma sufferers are under the age of 18. How many of you are older than 18? This is why it is so important to know about asthma, because it affects us the most. It is important to know how to identify…