allergy
One Day I Woke Up, Suddenly Allergic to Alcohol
After developing an intolerance to alcohol at 30, I’m learning how to socialize sober.
Why Do Some People Suddenly Develop Food Allergies Later in Life?
It can be confusing and daunting to suddenly not be able to eat a food you've eaten your whole life.
These Are the Chemicals That Should Not Be in Your Hair Products
Is 'sulfate-free' a good thing? What's up with parabens? What are the ingredients we should be avoiding completely?
Party City Pulls Ad That Calls Gluten-Free People 'Gross'
The retailer has since apologized for a commercial some perceived to be "insensitive."
I'm Literally Allergic to Sunlight
"Like some people are allergic to peanuts, I'm allergic to sunlight."
Study Says Catering for Different Dietary Requirements Creates More Food Waste
New research from Sainsbury’s claims that families who cook multiple dishes for celiacs, vegans, vegetarians, or meat eaters end up wasting more food.
Eating Meat Might Kill Me
I keep eating meat because the danger has heightened the pleasure factor, like bareback sex, mainlining heroin, base jumping, or motorcycling sans helmet even though it might kill me.
I’m an Irishman with a Lethal Potato Allergy
My life-threatening allergy to fries, mashed potatoes, and even potato vodka has made life difficult—and painfully ironic. But I've always wondered what my fate would've been like if I’d been born in Ireland some 200 years ago.
The Living Hell of a Latex Allergy
For a select few, even the most innocuous household item is a source of fear and anxiety.
Heinz Is Recalling Hundreds of Cases of Gravy Because America Can't Have Anything Good
Jars labeled as pork gravy might accidentally contain unlabeled soy and milk. In other words, Trump's America.
The Gala Dinner at the Forgers Club
Welcome back to Stranger Than Flicktion, our Flickr-inspired column. In this edition, Emmanuel Giraud guides us, blindfolded, into the halls of a secret society, where the wine is real but the truffles aren’t.