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Battling Dry Skin in the Winter

Seasonal allergy sufferers are still enjoying the absence of outdoor allergy triggers as the days of winter come and go. If you are fortunate enough to have avoided severe colds, sinus infection and flu symptoms up to now, the outlook is good. On the other hand, those who are sensitive to indoor allergy triggers have not experienced as much of a... Read moreChevron

Allergic Rhinitis: Five Mid-Winter Survival Tips

The "dog days" of winter means more than bone-chilling cold weather and snow. Although people with seasonal allergy problems tend to favor this time of the year, perennial allergy sufferers and those with non-allergic rhinitis are currently singing the blues. What is it about mid-winter that brings on so many sinus complaints?   Here are... Read moreChevron

5 Tips on What to Ask Your Allergist on Follow-Up

There are days when it seems no matter what you do allergy symptoms take over your life. This is especially frustrating when you have already gone through the series of skin testing, locked the dog out of the bedroom and spent some hard earned dollars on allergy medication.   Allergists are trained to comprehensively evaluate patients... Read moreChevron

Antibiotics: Not Always the Answer for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

Cough, cold and flu season has arrived for most of the northern half of America. Doctor's offices are busier trying to squeeze patients in for sick visits. Emergency departments and Urgent Care Centers are shuffling patients in and out of examining rooms as they attempt to keep up with the increased demand for acute medical care. Some parents are... Read moreChevron

The Never Ending Cough: Is Cough Medication the Answer?

We have almost made it through the last of outdoor allergy season. Ragweed has run its course in most of the U.S. while mold spores try to survive the declining temperatures of the Midwest and Northeast. Currently outdoor mold, weather changes and shared germs are leading factors in the escalation of cough, wheezing, runny nose and sinus... Read moreChevron

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An allergy is the immune system's over-reaction to a normally harmless substance called an allergen.

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