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Can you really be allergic to alcohol?

Can you really be allergic to alcohol?: guys who shoot/Shutterstock Some people get allergy-like symptoms when drinking alcohol, but can you really be allergic to alcohol? Alcohol allergies are rare, with documented cases primarily involving a rash. However, what often perplexes people are the symptoms that mimic allergies, such as wheezing, headaches and skin flushing. …

Most people who think they are allergic to penicillin aren’t

Most people who think they are allergic to penicillin aren’t: Michael Moloney/Shutterstock About 6% of people in the UK are wrongly labelled on their medical records as being allergic to penicillin, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has warned. This figure is concerning because being labelled as allergic to this class of highly effective antibiotics is associated …