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Kathleen MacNaughton

Is Your Allergy Medicine Safe?

As with most things in life, there are pros and cons to taking allergy medicine. If you're like me, you'd love it if you could not have allergy symptoms, but also not have to take any medicine. Unfortunately, for people like us, that's just not always possible. Sure, you can try to avoid all of your allergy triggers — and you... Read more Chevron

posted 06/29/2007, comment (1)|

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Safer Days Ahead at School for Your Child?

The American Medical Association (AMA), at its annual meeting held this week, voted to adopt a new policy encouraging states to pass laws that will allow children with asthma and allergies to carry life-saving medicines in school. Traditionally, schools have not allowed children to carry any types of medicine. Even asthma inhalers had to be... Read more Chevron

posted 06/27/2007, comments (0)|

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Possible Skin Allergy Relief From an Unexpected Direction

You're probably familiar with the occasional use of marijuana in treating certain side effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients. The chemicals in marijuana that are useful in those instances are called cannabinoids. While it is true that cannabinoids can cause mood-altering effects, they also have many other more useful effects,... Read more Chevron

posted 06/11/2007, comments (0)|

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Experts Talk About Food Allergies and More Online

I was recently invited to be part of a round table type discussion by telephone with 2 allergy and asthma experts, Dr. William Storms, Clinical Professor at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America's Director of External Affairs, Mike Tringale (MSM). The teleseminar was hosted by... Read more Chevron

posted 06/03/2007, comments (0)|

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Food Allergies, Food Intolerance or Food Sensitivity?

Allergic reactions to ingredients in the foods you eat can range from mild to severe; they can even be life-threatening in some cases. But not every reaction to food is an allergic reaction. Some people just have trouble tolerating certain foods. For instance, my daughter can't tolerate parmesan cheese. If she eats more than a sprinkle, she... Read more Chevron

posted 05/27/2007, comments (3)|

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