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Here’s How to Celebrate the 4th of July in Allergy-Free Comfort
5 Useful Tips for Safe Trick-or-Treating this Halloween
5 Simple Ways to Avoid Latex Allergy Amid the Pandemic
6 Useful Tips to Successful Breastfeeding for Nursing Moms
Some mothers develop contact dermatitis in their breasts during the early weeks of breastfeeding as their bodies adapt to frequent contact with a baby’s mouth. Oftentimes, women use pumping bras that can be detrimental to their skin without them knowing. But these hardships do not necessarily mean a mother has to stop breastfeeding.
Dating Tips for People with Allergies
Valentine’s Day is always an exciting time for couples and singles alike. It means going on dates and spending time with your significant other. But for some people with severe allergies, it could be a little difficult. Think: Everything from hives to swollen lips—or even something more serious like anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening reaction, could happen with just one misstep.
Allergy Intimacy with Cottonique
Guest blogger, Izennah Hogan of Naturally Healthy shares her tips for women with latex allergies, especially how to deal with flare-ups during your period. She is living proof that you can be happy and comfortable in your own skin, despite your allergies.
Naturally Healthy: Tips for Allergy Friendly Fitness
Going to the gym may be challenging for people with allergies, but it should not stop you from keeping yourself fit and doing the things you love. Guest blogger and health coach, Izennah Hogan of Naturally Healthy shares some tips and tricks on staying fit while preventing flare-ups.
Yeast Infection or Latex Allergy?
If you’re a woman, you’ve probably experienced feeling an itching and burning sensation (not in a sexy way) at one point in time. While some women tend to self-diagnose this as a yeast infection and head out to the pharmacy for some meds, sometimes, it’s not always what it is.
Life Saving Tips in Case of Anaphylactic Shock
Latex allergy is a serious health risk and if you or anyone you know is suffering from this allergy you should know what steps to take if in case an allergic reaction leads to anaphylactic shock.
5 Myths About Latex Allergy that People Still Believe
Despite the numerous available literatures on latex allergy there are still some people who believe some myths about this condition and listed below are five fallacies that some people still believe to be true.
3 Alternatives If You're Allergic To Band-Aids
Even the items that are supposed to help heal our wounds can be the ones that could aggravate our condition. Take for example band-aids and bandages that can trigger an allergic reaction. They’re supposed to heal our wounds but some people who are allergic to adhesives and latex can exacerbate their wounds if these are used on them.
Latex Allergy: A Rising Concern
A concert in Australia last year almost took a life when an audience member’s latex allergy was suddenly triggered.
British award-winning singer Adele held a concert in Adelaide, Australia last year and during one of her song numbers a barrage of balloons were released on the audience.
What was supposed to be a moment of levity quickly turned into an ugly and almost fatal incident when one audience member who has a severe latex allergy exhibited symptoms of her condition.
Dr. Pooja Newman who was attending the concert suddenly felt her lips starting to swell.
Soon she was finding it hard to breathe and since she knew the severity of her condition she administered an epinephrine shot, with the assistance of her sister who was also with her, to herself.
