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    Gina Clowes

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    Food Allergy Etiquette for Thanksgiving and Holiday Parties

    Thanksgiving and other food-focused celebrations can be a challenge for those with food allergies and special dietary needs.  Most dishes are made from scratch by cooks who don't have to think about allergens or cross-contamination on a daily basis.    Unfortunately, there is no rule book or etiquette guide to help us through... Read moreChevron
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    posted 11/24/2009, comments (0)

    How to Relieve to Nasal Congestion

    "Doc, it seems like I can't ever breathe out my nose. The pills help my sneezing but I always feel congested"   Many people identify with the above complaint. Nasal congestion is one of the most common symptoms of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis. "Rhinitis" means inflammation of the inside of the nose. Allergic rhinitis is caused by... Read moreChevron
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    Please Cut a Deal For Patients

    Harry Reid may have more to do with your future health care than any single individual, more than your doctor, your pharmacist, that scientist searching for cures, or your spiritual advisor.  Harry Reid is Majority Leader for the United States Senate, and he wants the entire Senate to vote on a health care reform bill this... Read moreChevron
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    Kathleen MacNaughton

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    Fall Allergy Relief: Two Products In Stores that Treat Eye Allergy Symptoms

    I don't know about you, but the fall is always one of my worst eye allergy seasons. Weeping eyes, itchy eyes, swollen eyelids, totally irritated, light-sensitive eyes... can you relate? Eye allergies have definitely presented some challenges to me over the years, as I've made my living on the Web (or at least on the computer) for many years. And... Read moreChevron
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    When Traveling, Pack Your Painkillers!

    There was an article in the New York Times recently about a couple away on a lovely vacation in Indonesia and the husband accidentally fractures his ankle. Not so lovely. Their cell phones turn out to be the most reliable tool they have. They make the decision not to have surgery in a foreign country and then have to figure out how to get him... Read moreChevron
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