Thursday, May 31, 2012

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Doxycycline for Allergies?

My eyes are red and I often have postnasal drip from mold in the air. This often turns in to a sinus infection. My MD prescribed 100 mg of Doxycycline a day during allergy season. SInce this is normally used to treat the infection after the fact, does it make sense to use it for preemptive treatment?
Crab Wary

Shellfish Allergy

Hi,   I am deathly allergic to crab and shrimp, and would love to hear from others. I've tried most other seafood and been fine... how do I know, though, if a rare type of fish won't also get me?   -Crab Wary
LW

Travelling

If I am travelling to a place where I expect my pollen allergies to start, how many days before should I start taking my Claritin and other allergy medicines?
Heather Reese

Heather Reese, Health Guide

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Food Allergies: A Case of Mistaken Identity

Nutrition expert Heather Reese breaks down the basics of common food allergies.  A food allergy occurs when the body mistakes a food item for a harmful substance, and the immune system creates antibodies to protect itself. Once this mistaken identity occurs, every time a person eats that food the body will release histamine and other... Read moreChevron
PJ

headaches from cleaning products

For the past 10 years I find that I react (headaches) to more and more cleaning chemicals. I use a housecleaning service twice a month to clean my house, and after they leave I always get a headache from whatever cleaning compounds they are using. Has anyone else dealth with this, and if so, are there certain likely culprets?

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