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Why Are So Many People Allergic To Food?
More people have food allergies than ever before. Peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, eggs, and even milk… the list of possibly dangerous foods seems to get longer every day. But why do some people’s bodies have deadly reactions food? And why...
SciShow
Gluten
Gluten is a sticky protein composite found in cereal grains. Hank gives us some insight into the importance of gluten in history, as well as its impact on health in our own time.
SciShow
Gluten
Gluten is a sticky protein composite found in cereal grains. Hank gives us some insight into the importance of gluten in history, as well as its impact on health in our own time.
Healthcare Triage
What Does the Microbiome Have to do with Allergies?
Allergies and atopic disease are on the rise. Especially food allergies in kids. A HUGE new study has looked at how changes to the microbiome can lead to allergies.
Healthcare Triage
A Drug to Treat Food Allergy Reactions
If you or someone you love has a life-threatening food allergy, you have to remain constantly vigilant for even the slightest exposure to that food, making even an outing to a restaurant an impossibility for some people. It can be...
Curated Video
Nutritional Value of Foods
Dr. Algae talks about the importance of reading food labels carefully. He reviews a sample food label and explains each segment. He then explains how important it is to get in the habit of reading food labels carefully before purchasing...
Healthcare Triage
What Does the Microbiome Have to do with Allergies?
Allergies and atopic disease are on the rise. Especially food allergies in kids. A HUGE new study has looked at how changes to the microbiome can lead to allergies.
Curated Video
McDonald's nutty decision
Strategy advisor Mark Satov says McDonald's recent decision to reintroduce peanut products to its menu is a head scratcher from a business perspective, given the size of the allergen sensitivity market
Curated Video
What to do if someone gets an allergic reaction?
In this video, Dr Akshay Chhallani, Lead & Sr Consultant Critical Care and Medical Advisor, Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai explains what to do when someone has an allergic reaction. An allergic reaction occurs when the immune system...
Curated Video
Study Estimates 17% Of Food-Allergic Kids Also Have Sesame Allergy
According to a new National Institutes of Health study, an estimated 17% of kids with other food allergies are also allergic to sesame.
Bloomberg
Nima Takes a Bite Out of Food Allergies
July 20 -- Shireen Yates, Nima's chief executive officer, discusses the company's portable gluten tester and the rise in food allergies with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg West."