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Kathleen MacNaughton

posted 05/30/2008, comments (4)

Top 10 Houseplants for People With Allergies

Do you have nasal allergies (also known as hay fever)? And do you also love having green, growing things in your house year round? If so, you may be wondering which houseplants are most "safe" for people allergic to airborne allergens, such as pollen and mold, to have. The good news is people with allergies can have houseplants... Read more Chevron

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Sloane Miller

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posted 05/28/2008, comment (1)

Workplace allergies

Workplace allergy is realAccording to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology as reported by the New York Times: "Workplace allergy, specifically occupational asthma, accounts for about 10 percent of asthma cases in the United States ... Work-induced allergy is fairly simple to diagnose: the symptoms worsen as the workday... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/21/2008, comments (0)

Puppies may protect against allergies

Did you see this headline from London's The Times? "Why puppy love can give your children a healthy start in life." Health Central also linked to the story stateside. The article says that based on a longitudinal study conducted over 6 six years and with 9,000 participants, children who grew up with dogs in their household (not merely visiting... Read more Chevron

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Jamie Martin

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posted 05/21/2008, comments (0)

Protecting Your Child With Food Allergies Part 1

Read Part 2 of Protecting Your Child With Food Allergies Here As I mentioned in previous blog posts, my daughter was diagnosed with food allergies when she was just 6 months old. Once my husband and I learned the basics of how to deal with Meredith's food allergies, the next step was to educate her and the other people who came... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/16/2008, comments (0)

Attitudes About Allergies

Between January and February 2008, a national telephone survey was conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Schering-Plough/MERCK Pharmaceuticals of 1,007 consumers, 1,006 allergy sufferers and 302 physicians. Specifically, this telephone surveyed the psychosocial aspects of allergies: ambivalence toward allergies symptoms; the impact and... Read more Chevron

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