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NEWS ABOUT: allergic reaction

allergic reaction stories: 5 news summaries

Wife Allergic to Husband's Sperm Plans to Adopt

Couple discover wife has rare condition on wedding night

Nov 6, 09 8:21 AM CST
(Newser) - A Pennsylvania couple's wedding night—and their plans to have children—were ruined when the new wife discovered she was allergic to his sperm. Julie and Mike Boyde had had sex before, but had used protection until that night, when she found herself in excruciating pain. She was diagnosed with... More »

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sperm • allergy • infertility • allergic reaction

 Why This Bagel 
 Is Becoming 
 More Dangerous 

Hint: hummus, sushi, and falafel often carry the same risk

Mar 18, 09 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you often suffer a reaction soon after eating burgers or hummus, it might be time to get checked out for one of the fastest-growing allergies in the US: sesame seeds. Experts link the spike in allergies to the increasing popularity of sesame-rich foods like falafel and tahini—but the... More »

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food • food allergies • tree nuts • allergic reaction • peanut • sesame seeds

Pregnancy Stress Ups Kid's Asthma Risk

Babies' immune systems respond to pressures on moms

May 19, 08 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stress an expectant mother experiences can increase her child’s predisposition to allergies and asthma, Reuters reports. Mothers-to-be with high stress levels gave birth to babies with high levels of an immune compound involved in the allergenic response, Harvard researchers found—even when their environmental exposure to allergens was low. More »

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pregnancy • mothers • stress • immune system • infant • Harvard • infants • allergic reaction

Feds ID Extra Drug in Baxter's Recalled Heparin

FDA unsure if chemical was behind reactions
to blood-thinner

Mar 19, 08 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Food and Drug Administration has identified the extra ingredient found in samples of Baxter’s blood-thinning drug heparin, the Wall Street Journal reports today. Some batches of the drug—recalled in January after reports of allergic reactions—contained over-sulfated chondroitin sulfate, but it is not certain that was the... More »

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China • FDA • pharmaceutical companies • Heparin • Baxter International • blood thinner • drug manufacturer • drug recall • allergic reaction • chondroitin sulfate

Beauty
Pageant
Turns Ugly

Would-be Miss Universe overcomes pepper spray sabotage

Nov 26, 07 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Ingrid Marie Rivera looked hot at the Miss Puerto Rico Universe pageant—but not in the good way. Pageant officials are investigating who doused the eventual winner's gowns and makeup with pepper spray, the AP reports. Rivera kept her composure before the judges, but once backstage she ripped off her... More »

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Miss Universe • beauty pageant • beauty queen • sabotage • Puerto Rico • pepper spray • Ingrid Marie Rivera • allergic reaction

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