Ever since I moved to North Carolina from New York, I have had recurring problems with allergies. Recently, things got really bad where one weekend, out of nowhere, I was having great difficulty breathing. It was to the point where I almost thought I was going to have to ask my boyfriend to drive me to the hospital. After sitting in a steamy bathroom for about an hour, I managed to make it through...

  Approximately one out of six people develop hives once in their lifetime. Urticaria or hives can be very distracting if not very serious; partly on account of its symptoms and partly due to the uncertainty in duration of cure. Hives is an allergic immune reaction developed like a skin rash in response to environmental allergens. Skin is an important organ of immunity that acts as defense barrier...