Topics: Conditions and Diseases : Allergies
An allergy is a sensitivity to a certain substance which, in similar quantity, is tolerated by non-allergic people. The allergen is the specific protein substance that a person is allergic to. The presence of this allergen in the body causes a series of chemical reactions in the immune system which result in individual signs & symptoms.
Associations
Pertaining to allergy associations.
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Food
Food allergies are an immune system disorder that makes it potentially fatal for affected individuals to eat foods that would be considered harmless by most.
Corn,
Milk,
Peanuts,
Soy,
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Latex
Allergy to natural rubber latex results from the sensitization to proteins found in the sap from the Hevea brasiliensis tree.
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Support Groups
Sites in this category serve the support needs of people with Allergies or similar conditions.
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Treatments
This area is about treatments for allergies.
Alternative,
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