allergy
Tick Bites Are Making People Allergic to Meat
“Tick-induced mammalian meat allergy” was first detected in 2007 but Australia and parts of the US have seen a recent rise in cases, due to growing tick populations.
Waiter Charged for Serving Salmon to Customer with Deadly Seafood Allergy
At the hospital, the diner who had unknowingly eaten the salmon “developed complications,” and the next day had a heart attack, after which he fell into a coma that lasted two days.
Scientists Are Arguing That You Can't Have an Allergic Reaction to "Nut Dust"
Tim Spector, a Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at Kings College in London says the risk of an allergic reaction from nut dust is nonexistent.
Jellyfish Stings Might Make You Allergic to Natto
Being outdoors can expose you to critters that sting—and believe it or not, a sting by the wrong varmint might mean that you can no longer eat the foods you love. Natto lovers, stay out of the ocean.
How to Cook Bugs: Scorpions
It's almost impossible to avoid the deluge of headlines promising that insects are the future's great sustainable protein that will save our planet. But what if we simply took insects for what they are—ingredients? We spoke to one of the world's...
Can You Be Allergic to Semen?
We saved you a few Google searches by asking a smart person weird body questions.
Stop and Think Before Stuffing Your Baby with Peanuts
Although a new study about preventing peanut allergies has proven exciting, it's important to exercise caution before cramming spoonfuls of Jif into your baby's mouth.
Australia Just Cured Your Peanut Allergy
Scientists from Down Under may have discovered a cure for peanut allergies—and it requires nothing more than a bit of bacteria that's naturally found in yogurt.
Eating Meat Might Kill Me
Most people wouldn't consider my job as a food writer to be dangerous, but I recently learned that I might be fatally allergic to meat. I won't know for sure until August, but until then, I'll take my chances.
This Guy's Eaten Nothing but Raw Meat for Five Years
After contracting a mysterious illness that made him puke up everything he ate, doctors suggested Derek Nance change his diet.