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The View from the Bay: Hidden Toxins Can Make You Sick

UCSF medical school Professor and Chief of the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Paul D. Blanc, MD, MSPH, is the author of <i>How Everyday Products Make People Sick: Toxins At Home and in the Workplace</i>.

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White blood cells in lung produce histamine seen in allergies

In a surprise finding, scientists have discovered that histamine, the inflammatory compound released during allergic reactions that causes runny nose, watery eyes, and wheezing, can be produced in large amounts in the lung by neutrophils, the white blood cells that are the major component of pus.

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