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magicbean

posted 09/13/2009, comment (1)

increased allergies after allergy shots

I've been getting allergy shots for four months now, it's a cocktail for environmental, wasp, and animal allergies. After one anaphylactic reaction (happened over an hour after the shot), I have had allergies WORSE than any time in my life. I've developed asthma, have to take multiple benadryls a day. It's never been like... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/01/2009, comment (1)

Better Management of the HFA Inhaler Changeover

Good management principles direct that after any program begins, feedback and evaluation follow. Now, we are 90 days into the ban on CFC-propelled albuterol inhalers. The Asthma and Allergy Association of America ("AAFA") is getting feedback. While we hope that millions of users that we have not heard from have made the... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/08/2008, comments (2)

Tips for Handling the Asthma Inhaler Changeover

The clock is winding down on the transition time to switch from CFC-propelled albuterol inhalers to HFA-propelled albuterol inhalers. The United States has banned sale or distribution of these products in the US effective January 1, 2009. With less than a month left to transition, AAFA urges you to speak with your physician and pharmacist about... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/16/2008, comments (2)

If It's Fall, This Must Be Eczema

When I put on blush recently, I noticed a half inch patch of under-the-eye-eczema --a sure sign that the cold weather has begun. So when I got home that evening, even though it was late, I massaged in some olive oil. Yes. Olive oil. On eczema. What is eczema?According to Health Central: "Eczema (atopic dermatitis) in children is often a... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/09/2008, comments (4)

Are Allergies and Asthma Disabilities?

I've never thought of myself as disabled. I'm a person with asthma, not an asthmatic. However, there have been times when I wished that I had been afforded some protection, at the least some acknowledgement that allergies and asthma can sometime be disadvantageous. Like, in the workplace. I've blogged about allergies in the workplace... Read more Chevron

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