Acute inflammatory reactions constitute the first line of defense against infection as well as the initial stage in restoring injured tissue to normalcy. Acute inflammation is recognized by redness, swelling, heat and pain in the affected area. These symptoms stem from a multitude of events taking place within the inflamed site. The humoral arm of the immune response, including circulating antibodies and the complement system, is activated. (more…)

Pollen is male genetic substance of plant, trees, grass and weed, which is released from mature anthers during specific seasons which is lasting only several weeks of the year. Some plant species uses their own pollen from its flowers to fertilize itself. But in others species, it must be cross-pollinated to be successful. (more…)

Many people are under impression that allergy and asthma disease had genetic or heredity factors playing major role as medium of transferred. If parents have allergy, then there is a big chances that their kids will and soon develop allergy in some stage of their live. Some even elaborate this heredity factors to other closed family relatives. (more…)

In theory, any kind of food is having the capability to trigger an allergic reaction in our body. All foods contain molecules capable of triggering a response of the immune system. However, for many reasons—including both the structure of the food molecules and our body’s immunological responses—the foods that cause the majority of allergic reactions tend to be few in number. (more…)

Childhood is the period of life when allergies to food are most prevalent. Food allergy is much more common in babies and young children than in adults. Most food allergies are outgrown by the age of five years. Food allergy in adults is relatively uncommon. Estimates of food allergy in adults indicate an incidence of less than 2 %. (more…)

Children in the early of their life is prone to allergy because their body immune system is not developed completely. As a matter of fact, allergies in children are on of the most common chronic childhood disease. While it is true that there are still unclear causes of allergies, it’s believed that the complex interactions between genetics and the environment may lead to children allergies. There are times when your little effort can make a big difference as preventive actions to your kids. As parents you can follow this simple tips to trim down the possibility of your kids from developing allergy. (more…)

Allergic reactions is natural body’s response to “foreign substance” or “invader” that potentially harmful to your body. Once this object which is known as “antigen” entered your body, immune system will trigger some series actions to fight against infections. There are some common substances which are related as allergens: dust, pollen, mold, plants, chemicals, foods, insect, venoms, bacteria or viruses. (more…)