When using dietary avoidance to treat nut allergies, be sure that the patient can properly identify peanuts and tree nuts. In a recent study, persons aged 6 years and older were asked to identify ...

How does that old Almond Joy commercial go? Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't. Yes, that's the one. But wait, what is a tree nut? Sometimes it's not always clear what distinguishes an ...

Oak trees produce acorns in abundance every few years in a process known as mast seeding. Two years later, Lyme disease follows like clockwork. As hikers return to lush trails each summer, ready to ...