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Entries Tagged as 'allergies'

Reader question: ginger tea

March 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Last week, Melvin wrote:
you should do a piece on ginger tea. the ginger bounce rooibos at the coffee-house is particularly excellent. my friend rachel told me one time to drink it with an lemon wedge and some cayenne pepper. will you please tell me what that’s all about, aside from being far more delicious than […]

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Tags: allergies · antioxidants · avgolemono · cayenne pepper · cold weather · ginger · home remedy · lemon · rooibos · vitamin C

Chicago asthma study shows location plays role

February 13th, 2008 · No Comments

According to a new study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology by researchers at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, children in some neighborhoods are more likely to develop asthma than children in other neighborhoods — regardless of ethnicity, a factor previously believed to play a major role in asthma risk. (Read more here […]

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Tags: allergies · asthma · chicago · dust · environment · ethnicity · mildew · mold · neighborhoods