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  1. 19084

    This article confirms what food-allergic persons have known for quite awhile, that food allergy reactions are not provoked only by ingestion. Another kind of kiss can cause reactions. My food-allergic daughter reports that “kisses” from pets may or may not cause hives, depending on the animal’s diet. Diane SmithOakton, Va.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    A Rash of Kisses

    A kiss can trigger allergic reactions.

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  3. 19021

    As stated in the article, nitric oxide is a recognized and commonly monitored pollutant. It would be of interest to see the incidence of sickle-cell disease plotted against NO pollution levels for similar populations. Sufficient data are probably already available.