It is surprising to many people that allergies have a big-time psychological component. For example, take someone allergic to a certain flower, which causes him to develop asthma flare-ups. If he is ...

Rachel Silverman* (22 at the time) hunched over in agony and curled up in a ball on her soft, well-worn couch. While many women her age were out socializing with friends and partners after work, her ...