101. NPR : Hidden Hives Of New York City New York City has outlawed the keeping of bees but some folks are doing it anyway. In fact, you can often follow the buzz to one of the Big Apple s http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4787735

102. ICUS - International Chronic Urticaria Society Extensive clinical and anecdotal information about chronic hives from members of a mailing list support group. http://www.urticaria.thunderworksinc.com

Home What Is Chronic Urticaria? Useful Information Frequently Asked Questions ... Resources and Links Home The International Chronic Urticaria Society (ICUS) supports a cyber-society of people with chronic urticaria (CU), or hives. Chronic hives differ from acute hives in that the cause is not often determined, and many people suffer from CU for years at a time. We have an active and very supportive email list. Through the list and its very knowledgeable members, we have gathered a large amount of useful information about this often baffling disorder. In addition to information, members have found solace and support from others who struggle with the same issues, small and large. The information ICUS provides should not be considered medical advice, nor is it intended to replace consultation with a qualified physician. ICUS does not evaluate, endorse or recommend any particular medications, products, equipment or treatments. Chronic urticaria varies widely from one patient to another, and treatment must be tailored by a physician for each individual case. ICUS only advises: Be well informed on your condition. Knowledge is healthy.

103. Hives hives are red, very itchy, swollen areas of the skin. hives arise suddenly and may leave quickly in 12 hours or can last as long as 48 hours. http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~uoshc/Hives.html

University of Oregon Student Health Center Allergy Clinic HIVES What are hives? Hives are red, very itchy, swollen areas of the skin. Hives arise suddenly and may leave quickly in 1-2 hours or can last as long as 48 hours. They often appear in clusters, with new clusters appearing as other areas clear. Physicians refer to hives as urticaria. Over one-fifth of the population has suffered an eruption of hives at some point in their lives. What causes hives? Hives can be caused by allergic or non-allergic mechanisms. In a majority of chronic cases, the exact cause is unknown. Often hives are caused by an adverse reaction to some food or drug. Foods likely to cause hives include chocolate, nuts, tomatoes, shellfish, and berries. Drugs often responsible for producing hives are penicillin, sulfa, anticonvulsants, phenobarbital, as well as aspirin, or food colored by tartrazine, which is yellow food dye #5. What are some other causes of hives? A common cause of hives is dermatographism, which occurs in 5% of the population. It is caused by stroking of the skin or rubbing as occurs with scratching or tight-fitting garments. Cholinergic urticaria is the medical profession's term for hives which can develop after activities which increase the body's temperature after exposure to warmth or heat. Such activities include a warm bath, shower, jacuzzi or hot tub use, exercise, a fever, or emotional stress. It has been estimated that 5% to 7% of patients who have hives experience the phenomenon of cholinergic urticaria.

104. Marieke Mutsaers - Trichilia ABC Illustrated information on beekeeping in temperate and tropical climates, including how to get started, hive products, apitherapy, pollen analysis, topbar hives, and absconding of colonies. Contact details. http://www.trichilia.nl

105. Exercise-induced Urticaria (Hives) Familydoctor.org Information about exericesinduces urticaria from the American Academy of Family Physicians. http://familydoctor.org/737.xml

Advanced Search familydoctor.org Home Healthy Living Physical Activity ... What treatment is available? Exercise-induced Urticaria (Hives) Printer-friendly version Email this article What is exercise-induced urticaria? Exercise-induced urticaria is a condition that causes hives and other allergic symptoms. It can occur during or after exercise. Hives or "welts" are usually raised, flat bumps on the skin that are more red around the edge than in the middle. Hives may also look like red spots, blotches or blisters. They can occur on any part of the body. Return to top What does it mean if I get hives when I exercise? Physical activity can cause allergic symptoms in some people. Symptoms may include: Hives (large or small) Itching of the skin Flushing (redness) of the skin Difficulty breathing or a choking feeling Stomach cramping Headache Swelling of the face, tongue or hands Return to top What should I do if I get hives during exercise? You should stop exercising as soon as you notice the hives. If the hives don't go away in 5 to 10 minutes, or if you have other symptoms, call your doctor right away. Return to top Can exercise-induced urticaria be life-threatening?

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107. All About Hives And Alternative Treatments hives are annoying, even embarrassing, but they are usually harmless and often The only time hives demand serious immediate attention is when the tissue http://www.practicalhippie.com/cache/tartrazine/hives.htm

All about hives and alternative treatments Main Sections Conditions Treatments Research Nutrition ... Physicians Family Health Women's Health Mens' Health Children Health Seniors' Health Research Centers Heart Center Allergy Center Arthritis Center Chronic Fatigue ... Stress Mgnt. Health Interests Daily Med. News Publications Health Orgs. Holistic Centers Learning Center Therapeutic Gloss. Metaphys. Dict. Family Pets Pets Health Altmed-Vets Go Shopping Nutrition Vitamin Chart Minerals Amino-Acids Antioxidants ... Phytochemicals Healthy Eating Vegetarians Info Restaurants Smoke Free Dining HIVES Click here to return to conditions listing. Please refer to our health precautions section before proceeding. HIVES are among the most common kind of skin allergies . Hives usually appear in the form of one or more raised light red patches called wheals. They have clearly defined edges, and they itch. Sometimes the join together to form larger patches. Hives are annoying, even embarrassing, but they are usually harmless and often disappear within a few hours. The only time hives demand serious immediate attention is when the tissue around the larynx swells and breathing is obstructed. While everyday hives, also called urticaria, are not life-threatening, they can be disruptive and, when they occur frequently, and you should investigate to learn the cause. A number of things can cause hives, the most frequent in adults being medications or foods whereas children most often develop most often develop them in reaction to foods and food additives or to infections. Some people develop hives from exposure to cold, sunlight, heat, or even water

108. Hudson Valley Asthma & Allergy Associates, P.C. Providing evaluations for asthma, allergies, food sensitivities, hives and immunological disorders. Specialists in pediatric and adult allergic and asthmatic illnesses. http://www.hudsonvalleyallergy.com/

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109. Welcome To NHS Direct Online Nettle rash (also known as hives or urticaria) is characterised by a lumpy, itchy rash with red spots. It is the rash you get when you have been stung by http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en.asp?TopicID=709

110. Chronic Hives For the past five months I have had a severe case of hives. If the hives last for more than 6 weeks, it is called chronic urticaria. http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/880000028.html

Search Articles: search tips Please Take the HealthLink Survey Email this article Print this article Find related articles: By topic: Allergies/Asthma Skin/Dermatology By keywords: hives urticaria chronic urticaria Receive Health Link via email! Subscribe now >> Chronic Hives Q: I am a 52 year-old menopausal woman with hot flashes and periodic heavy menstrual flow. For the past five months I have had a severe case of hives. They disappear for 2-3 days and then return and cover my entire torso and legs, causing extreme itching. Periodically my face and lips swell up. My doctor put me on anti-depressant medicine, but this gives me minimal relief. The only other medicines I take are Inderal for rapid heartbeat and Levothyroxine for low thyroid. He told me this condition can last from 6 months to 2 years and little else can be done to give me more relief. Can you please give me a diagnosis and a possible treatment to eliminate this problem? A: In your case the diagnosis, chronic urticaria, is easy, but the treatment is not. Urticaria, which is the medical term for "hives," can be an acute one-time event or can persist for weeks or months. If the hives last for more than 6 weeks, it is called chronic urticaria. In over half of people, chronic urticaria usually lasts less than a year, so there's still hope for you.

111. Family Works!: Urticaria (Hives) Urticaria (hives). By Mark B. Levin, MD The Pediatric Group, PA, Princeton welts on the skin characterize urticaria, the medical terminology for hives. http://www.princetonol.com/family/columns/pedgroup34.html

Urticaria (Hives) By Mark B. Levin, M.D. The Pediatric Group, P.A., Princeton This is the thirtyfourth article in a series written for Princeton Online . Click here for an archive of other articles Pink or red welts on the skin characterize urticaria, the medical terminology for hives. The welts may be as small as a mosquito bite (often-termed papular urticaria) or an inch or more in diameter. The can be sparse or so plentiful that they merge into large collections of irregularly shaped welts, called erythema multiforme. (A similar rash, called erythema marginatum, can be a consequence of an untreated by strep throat and has a flat or slightly irregular raised edge and a large skin-colored center.) Whether they are small and sparse or large and grotesque, parents are often concerned about hives. Urticaria is a physiologic response to some event that incites an immune response. It may occur in people who are exposed to allergens (proteins that a person is allergic to). Allergens can be in foods, airborne inhalants, contact proteins applied to the skin or contained in germs (bacteria and viruses). When our bodies recognize allergens, we make specific antibodies directed against each allergen. The combination of antibodies and allergens circulate in our bloodstream until they are eliminated. While in our circulation, they cause local dilatation of the cutaneous blood vessels that allows more local blood accumulation, appearing as flat or raised red blotches in the skin. The increased blood flow to the area stimulates the cutaneous nerves, causing itching.

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113. Urticaria (Hives) Detailed information on urticaria, also called hives, including what food and medicines commonly cause hives. http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_allergy/hives.cfm

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114. The Hives Break Out - Newsweek Entertainment - MSNBC.com They are the pride of Sweden (sort of). They claim to be rock s great hope (would they lie?). And they re about to release one of the most exciting albums http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5411203/site/newsweek/

Skip navigation Newsweek Subscribe Now Periscope ... Most Popular NBC NEWS MSNBC TV Today Show Nightly News Meet the Press ... Entertainment The Hives Break Out They are the pride of Sweden (sort of). They claim to be rock's great hope (would they lie?). And they're about to release one of the most exciting albums of the year Neil Wilder for Newsweek You've got Hives: 'We call ourselves the greatest band ever' By By Lorraine Ali Newsweek July 19, 2004 issue - A decade ago the Hives started playing in punk bars near their tiny, woodsy hometown of Fagersta, Sweden. It would be fair to say that not everybody warmed to them. "The fact that we wore suits was enough to piss people off because they thought we were bankers," says singer Howlin' Pelle Almqvist. "It didn't help that we would then announce we were better than anything they'd ever heard, and launch into a really short set for, like, 25 minutes at maximum energy. People were used to hour-and-a-half-long rock jams with no energy whatsoever. They'd feel cheated, and jump on stage to beat us up. It was like, 'Go ahead, bruise me, but don't touch the suit. I have a show tomorrow'." Almqvist pauses. "We've always taken the Muhammad Ali approach to rock, and called ourselves the greatest band ever," he says. "We were just waiting for everyone else to realize it." The Hives, with their ecstatic guitar riffs, their white spats and their Colonel Sanders ties, are certainly the most charismatic-if not stylized-rock phenomenon in years. The band first made it on to America's radar a few years back, part of a garage-rock renaissance that also included the Strokes, the White Stripes and the Vines. All the bands' names seemed interchangeable-code language for cool-but the Hives set themselves apart with their CD "Veni Vidi Vicious," which went on to sell 400,000 copies. Now their new label, Interscope, is banking on the band's follow-up, the fabulously scrappy and engaging "Tyrannosaurus Hives," to become

115. Varroa-Tolerant Bees Keep Hives Buzzing The scientists populated the apiaries with survivors from hives that had not Technician prepares hives for transport. Click here for full photo caption. http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/aug99/bees0899.htm

Printable Version Email this page Advanced Search News Magazine  Subscriptions ... Noticias en espa±ol Varroa-Tolerant Bees Keep Hives Buzzing Visible as a dark, oval shape, an adult female varroa mite feeds on the midsection of a developing worker bee. An eight-legged, blood-sucking parasite known as the varroa mite ranks as one of the worst enemies of honey bees worldwide. About one-sixteenth inch in size, Varroa jacobsoni mites have attacked in nearly every state, killing bees needed for making honey and for pollinating an estimated $8 to $10 billion worth of crops. Varroa mites feed on the blood of adult bees and developing young bees that are still soft, white pupae. Parasitized bees may have deformed wings and abdomens and a shorter life span than their unparasitized hivemates. What's more, varroa mites are thought to transmit at least a half-dozen bee viruses. But honey bees that can tolerate attack by the mite may hold an important key to stopping today's devastating losses to this parasite. ARS geneticist Tom Rinderer (right foreground) and beekeeping cooperator Steve Bernard, along with ARS associates Tony Stelzer and Warren Kelley (background, L-R) of the Baton Rouge laboratory, inspect colonies of Russian and other honey bees.

116. AAAAI - Patients & Consumers Center: Allergic Conditions: Urticaria Urticaria, also knows as hives, are raised, red itchy bumps of varying sizes in hives are a particularly vexing problem—the intensity of the itch can http://www.aaaai.org/patients/allergic_conditions/urticaria.stm

Find An Allergist / Immunologist Pollen Counts Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Annual Meeting ... Search Online Tools AAAAI Patient Gallery AAAAI Medication Guide Find an Allergist / Immunologist Pollen Counts ... Topic of the Month Featured Resources AAAAI Tips Brochures Health eHeadlines Smoke Free Homes Information Request Form ... Other Resources Constituencies En Español Just for Kids Seniors Allergic Conditions: Urticaria Urticaria, also knows as hives are raised, red itchy bumps of varying sizes in the shallow layers of the skin. They are caused by a chemical in the body called histamine which is released from certain cells. Hives are a particularly vexing problem—the intensity of the itch can completely disrupt normal activities. Resources about hives: Allergic Skin Conditions Tip Brochure The Allergy Report – Urticaria The ADVOCATE Patient Newsletter Article: "What is Urticaria?" Please visit an allergist for more information on allergic disease and your individual medical condition. If you need to locate an allergist in your area, visit the Academy’s online Physician Referral Directory

117. AAAAI - Patients & Consumers Center: Tips To Remember: Allergic Skin Conditions hives or urticaria are red, itchy, swollen areas of the skin that can range in For patients with chronic hives, treatment cannot control the eruptions; http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/allergicskinconditions.stm

Find An Allergist / Immunologist Pollen Counts Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Annual Meeting ... Search Online Tools AAAAI Patient Gallery AAAAI Medication Guide Find an Allergist / Immunologist Pollen Counts ... Topic of the Month Featured Resources AAAAI Tips Brochures Health eHeadlines Smoke Free Homes Information Request Form ... Other Resources Constituencies En Español Just for Kids Seniors Tips to Remember: Allergic Skin Conditions Red, bumpy, scaly, itchy, swollen skin-any of these symptoms can signify an allergic skin condition. These skin problems are often caused by an immune system reaction, signifying an allergy. Allergic skin conditions can take several forms and are due to various causes. Hives and angioedema Hives or urticaria are red, itchy, swollen areas of the skin that can range in size and appear anywhere on the body. Approximately 25% of the U.S. population will experience an episode of hives at least once in their lives. Most common are acute cases of hives, where the cause is identifiable-often a viral infection, drug, food or latex. These hives usually go away spontaneously. Some people have chronic hives that occur almost daily for months to years. For these individuals, various circumstances or events, such as scratching, pressure or "nerves," may aggravate their hives. However, eliminating these triggers has little effect on this condition. Angioedema, a swelling of the deeper layers of the skin, sometimes occurs with hives. Angioedema is not red or itchy, and most often occurs in soft tissue such as the eyelids, mouth or genitals. Hives and angioedema may appear together or separately on the body. Hives are the result of a chemical called histamine-responsible for many of the symptoms of allergic reactions-in the upper layers of the skin. Angioedema results from the actions of these chemicals in the deeper layers of the skin. These chemicals are usually stored in our bodies' mast cells, which are cells heavily involved in allergic reactions. There are several identifiable triggers that release histamine and other chemicals from the mast cells, causing hives.

118. Adult Health Advisor 2002.1: Hives hives (urticaria) are raised, red, itchy areas on the skin (also called wheals or welts). There can be one or many hives that vary in size and shape. http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/aha/aha_hives_crs.htm

Adult Health Topics All Health Topics Find a UMHS Doctor Search Adult Topics Search All Topics This information is approved and/or reviewed by U-M Health System providers but it is not a tool for self-diagnosis or a substitute for medical treatment. You should speak to your physician or make an appointment to be seen if you have questions or concerns about this information or your medical condition. Hives What are hives? Hives (urticaria) are raised, red, itchy areas on the skin (also called wheals or welts). There can be one or many hives that vary in size and shape. How does it occur? Most often, no cause for hives can be identified. Clusters of hives may as an allergic reaction to one or more factors (irritants) such as foods, medications, insect bites or stings, infections, or emotional stress. Histamine, a body chemical, is released in response to the irritant that causes the hives to form. These hives or wheals may appear on any part of the body, but are most common on the arms, legs, and trunk. The rash may last for a few minutes or several days. It may recur and can be uncomfortable. In the case of a severe reaction to a bee sting, for example, your face and throat may swell. Hives may rarely cause problems with breathing, creating the danger of suffocation.

119. Women's Health Advisor 2004.2: Hives Your health care provider will look at the hives and ask about your To find the cause of your hives, the health care provider may suggest that you http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/wha/wha_hives_crs.htm

Women's Health Topics Health Topics A-Z Women's Health Program Smart Moms, Healthy Babies ... Find a UMHS Doctor Search Women's Topics Search All Topics This information is approved and/or reviewed by U-M Health System providers but it is not a tool for self-diagnosis or a substitute for medical treatment. You should speak to your physician or make an appointment to be seen if you have questions or concerns about this information or your medical condition. Index Hives What are hives? Hives are raised, red, itchy areas on the skin (also called wheals or welts) that can result from an allergic reaction. The medical term for hives is urticaria. How do they occur? Clusters of hives may appear as a reaction to an allergen such as food, medicine, or an insect bite or sting. Hives may also occur as a reaction to infection or emotional stress. Histamine, a chemical your body makes, is released in response to the irritant that causes the hives to form. Histamine causes the redness, swelling, and itching. Often it cannot be determined what irritant caused the hives to appear. What are the symptoms?

120. Kid Tips -- Hives (Urticaria). hives (also known as urticaria) can occur anywhere, and consist of itchy welts or bumps on hives might worsen with overheating, stress, and dry skin. http://www2.kumc.edu/kids/KidTips/urticaria.htm

KU Department of Pediatrics. This web site created by John Goodwin, MD. Accessibility Statement. Legal Notices. Revised: January 20, 2004 The World Wide Web is not a substitute for the care of a competent health care provider. Do not read or use the information on this page until you have read and understood our Hives (Urticaria): Hives (also known as urticaria) can occur anywhere, and consist of itchy welts or bumps on the skin. They might be accompanied by local or generalized swelling (angioedema). They often come and go. Hives might worsen with overheating, stress, and dry skin. Causes: Hives can be caused by many things, including drugs, food, animal dander, and insect bites. Hives can also occur following some infections (mycoplasma and certain viruses). Finding the cause often requires considerable "detective work" and patience. Detailed history, skin testing and environmental control are some of the tools used to identify the cause. This process can take several weeks. Treatment: Treatment typically involves avoiding the causative agent, avoiding factors known to worsen hives, and regular suppressive therapy with an antihistamine. Use the Eczema guidelines for dry skin. Allergy shots may be offered in certain situations. Acute hives resolve in less than six weeks. Chronic hives often last at least one year.

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