Category Archives: Allergies

CAUSES OF OCCUPATIONAL RHINITIS: SMOKING IN OFFICES

Because cigarette smoke is such a common cause of office rhinitis, a few comments on the rights of smokers vs. the rights of nonsmokers are in order. This is an issue that has not been settled, but whose face is changing. Here is the current situation: • There is no national law regarding smoking in [...]

THE SYMPTOMS OF FOOD INTOLERANCE: WHAT HAPPENS IN A MIGRAINE ATTACK

What happens in a migraine attack is that the platelets clump together and release serotonin when it is not needed. During the first phase of a migraine attack something makes the platelets in the blood clump together – they do not actually form clots of course, but they do release large amounts of serotonin. The [...]