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Kathleen MacNaughton

Kathleen MacNaughton

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posted 08/20/2008, comments (0)

Stress Can Make Allergy Symptoms Go Haywire & What That Could Mean for Beijing Athletes

A new study out of Ohio State University announced at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association found that being stress could make allergy symptoms worse... even into the next day.   Now, let me just say that this study only included 28 people, so it's not exactly a ground-breaker (the fewer the people involved in a... Read moreChevron
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James Thompson, MD

James Thompson, MD

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Board Certified Allergist and Asthma Specialist
posted 07/07/2008, comments (8)

Allergy Treatment: A Healthy Dose of Hookworms?

How far are you willing to go to treat your allergy and asthma problems?   Would you allow your doctor to infect you with parasitic worms in order to suppress your allergy immune system? Apparently there are allergy sufferers who would.   A physician/scientist conducted a study that involved the intentional infection of 15... Read moreChevron
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Sloane Miller

Sloane Miller

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author & psychotherapist
posted 06/17/2008, comments (0)

A Town Free From Allergies? Visit Baabe, Germany

An entire town in Germany has taken allergy-friendliness to the next level.   Baabe, Germany According to The Local, a German news Web site, "The German Baltic Sea resort town of Baabe is to be named the world's first "allergy-friendly community" by the European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation (ECARF)."   Now this is news... Read moreChevron
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Sloane Miller

Sloane Miller

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author & psychotherapist
posted 06/11/2008, comments (0)

Zagat Allergy Guide Missing Something: Food Allergies!

When I first saw the ads for Out and About with Allergies by Zagat, I was really excited. The Zagat guide is going to take on allergies and food?! Rock on!   But it wasn't exactly as I had dreamed, at least not yet.   In a partnership with GlaxoSmithKline, the pharmaceutical company that creates the allergy medication Veramyst,... Read moreChevron
AnnNE
posted 05/14/2008, comment (1)

Hi I'm new here

Hello everyone,   I'm new here and so I will take a moment to share.  I live in Nebraska, I have severe allergies w/astham and vocal cord dysfunction.  I am in the process of starting my own business to accommodate my illnesses.    Because of the illnesses I can no longer participate in social groups like I used... Read moreChevron
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