Nasal allergies, food allergies and allergic asthma are all disorders of the immune system. Our immune system is supposed to keep us safe from harm by fighting off infection, cancer, and other invaders. Unfortunately, in allergic disease, the immune system misreads the cues and ends up stimulating a reaction -- or overreaction -- that actually... Read more
The Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) recently announced this spring's "Allergy Capitals" for 2008. This is NOT a coveted award -- it's actually more like a booby prize if your city makes it on to this list.
Twice each year, once in the spring and once in the fall, the AAFA performs research to determine where the... Read more
For people without allergies, spring is a wonderful time of renewal when the whole world seems to be blooming, temperatures are balmy after the long, cold winter, and life is filled with happy anticipation of good times ahead.
But for those of us who have seasonal allergies, spring often brings a certain brand of misery as well. When... Read more
Spring comes to the US this year on March 20th. And with spring, comes the return of seasonal allergies. Those of you fortunate to only have seasonal allergies may have enjoyed a temporary respite from allergy symptoms during the colder months of the year, depending on where you live. (For instance, if you live in the South, where frosts are... Read more
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