Allergies - The Immune System Running Amok

Genetic factors, the environment and plenty of hygiene: why allergies erupt / Hazelnut, celery and shellfish: food allergies / Eczema: when itching makes sleep impossible / What to do about allergic asthma? / Explosion in the body: life-threatening allergic shock.

More and more people are suffering from allergies. Their immune systems run amok when they are stung by a bee, if there is pollen in the air, or even when they eat a seemingly harmless apple. Genetic and environmental factors, lifestyle, and the fact that the immune system has too little to do in our modern hygienic world all play an important role. Allergies significantly affect one's quality of life and in extreme cases can cause a life-threatening allergic shock.