Your home looks clean, right? Well most of the time, then. But how clean is your house really and what goes on in the nooks and crannies that are difficult to reach?

Most people associate allergies with little more than annoying sniffles, sneezes and wheezes. But for sufferers of some food allergies, reactions can be far more serious - even fatal.

And,…

Food intolerance refers to any adverse reaction to food or food additives. Food allergy is only one such reaction and refers specifically to food intolerance in which the body’s immune (defence) system is directly involved.

It’s disconcerting that bugs live in your bed. But there are plenty of them. They’re called house dust mites and they night quietly live off the flakes of skin you…

Allergic reactions to drugs are fairly rare, but almost all drugs can cause a reaction of sorts in a small number of people. Drug reactions ranging from a mild allergic reaction to a severe anaphylactic…

Baffled by basophils, ignorant about IgE? Here’s what it all means.

“Asthma” comes from the ancient Greek word meaning “panting"and, if you’ve experienced an asthma attack, you’ll understand why. For some, an asthma attack feels as though an elephant is sitting on their chest, while for others…