Science Scratching an itch is both bad and good for you Allan Rose Hill

mislabeled food labels New York dancer, 25, dies from peanut allergy after eating cookies that didn't label the peanuts Carla Sinclair

drugs FDA says the decongestant in OTC Benadryl, Nyquil, Sudafed, and Mucinex don't actually work David Pescovitz

foods FDA adds new major food allergen to its list of regulated ingredients David Pescovitz

cleaning Clean your damn fan or air conditioner Thom Dunn

Environment How much dust is really dead skin? An investigation Andrea James

trees Your allergies are bad because of tree sexism Thom Dunn

mistakes Burger King staff refused to read menu for blind customer Rob Beschizza

News There's an EpiPen shortage. Parents of kids with serious allergies prepare for back-to-school without the life saving medication. Xeni Jardin

allergies Backhoe operator releases "pollen bomb" by tapping tree Rusty Blazenhoff

allergies Spring allergies are here so I'm rinsing my sinuses out Jason Weisberger

picks Mylan CEO raises price of EpiPens over 400% in 9 years, is rewarded with 671% raise Xeni Jardin

Science Four things you didn't know about seasonal allergies Maggie Koerth

crime Disney worker jailed after adding "Cheesy Shits" to menu—and worse Rob Beschizza

Science RFK Jr establishes Soviet-style pre-approval system for 23 "controversial" research topics at National Cancer Institute Ellsworth Toohey

adorable animals Everybody's doing the "chicken paw gnaw" Jennifer Sandlin

History 18 million weird old books are waiting for you in this free online archive Ellsworth Toohey

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