Allergies occur when your immune system overreacts to allergens like pet dander, pollen, mold, certain foods, or medications. Allergy symptoms may include a runny nose, congestion, coughing ...

Understanding this often-overlooked symptom could help millions of allergy sufferers recognize when their body is sending important signals about their immune response. When most people think of ...

Lymph nodes are part of the body’s immune system. A swollen lymph node in the armpit may be a sign of a bacterial or viral infection, an injury, or a serious health condition, such as cancer.

When the body fights an infection or injury, lymph nodes sometimes swell. Doctors call this a reactive lymph node. Treatment can depend on the cause. Lymph nodes house white blood cells.

Surgery to remove your stomach is called a gastrectomy. There are different types of gastrectomy. The type you have depends on the stage and position of your cancer. You might have: a subtotal or ...

Fratella takes lymph nodes for testing because that’s the part of the deer most likely to contain evidence of chronic wasting ...

Anne Christmas moved to a five-acre farm near Sisters, Oregon, in 2017, seeking a different life. “I grew up in Palos Verdes, California, and it was beautiful and wonderful,” said the retired ...

Ciara Foskin’s diagnosis came out of the blue. She is part of a small cohort of women under 50 who develop triple-negative breast cancer in Ireland Ciara Foskin, 47, was shocked to be told she ...

I had my eldest daughter when I was 16, and became a doula when I was 18. One of the things that I prided myself on is that I breastfed all three of my kids for two years each; that was important to ...