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Acupuncture May Provide Relief of Allergy Symptoms

By Sloane Miller Health Expert

Back in 2005, I started weekly acupuncture treatments. Primarily, I went for stomach distress. However, during that first summer of treatment, I felt less anxious, better able to tolerate the brutal New York City summers and I felt less sensitive to environmental seasonal allergies, which I have every season.

 

How was this possible? Was it a result of acupuncture? I asked my practitioner about these unexpected results. She said, "Yes. Very often even though we work on other issues, decreased a...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Radical New Drug-Free Product Claims It Can Block Allergy Symptoms Before They Start
By Kathleen MacNaughton , Health Expert

I have just learned about a new product on the U.S. market called Allergen Block or Little... Read more »

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Trigger Avoidance Key to Allergy Symptoms Control
By Kathleen MacNaughton , Health Expert

The best way to keep your allergy symptoms in check is to minimize your contact with the things... Read more »

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Stress Can Make Allergy Symptoms Go Haywire & What That Could Mean for Beijing Athletes
By Kathleen MacNaughton , Health Expert

A new study out of Ohio State University announced at the annual meeting of the American... Read more »

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Attitudes About Allergies
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert

...psychosocial aspects of allergies: ambivalence toward allergies symptoms; the impact and the... Read more »

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Knocking Out Allergy Symptoms
By Kathleen MacNaughton , Health Expert

There is no real cure for allergies. Sure, there are a number of treatment methods, some of which... Read more »

Health Guide

Hay Fever (Allergic Rhinitis): Allergy Symptoms
After Labor Day, many people begin to have an increase in their allergy symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, itchy red eyes and sometimes worsening of their asthma. The cause of this is usually... Read more »
Artificial Christmas Trees May Trigger Fewer Asthma Symptoms
Doc, I get sick every Christmas and end up missing a few days of work. I take my family out to pick a live tree the weekend after Thanksgiving every year and 1-2 weeks later my asthma flares up.... Read more »
Improving Indoor Air Quality for Asthma and Allergy Relief
Allergy and asthma control begins at home. Many people with allergies stay indoors when outdoor air is full of pollen and spores. But dust mites, animal dander and even cockroaches can cause ... Read more »
Oral Allergy Syndome Can Cause Itchy Throat
"Of all the allergy symptoms I have, an itchy throat is the most bothersome for me." If you get an itchy throat or mouth, especially after eating fresh fruit or vegetables AND it gets worse during... Read more »
7 Ways to Avoid Triggering Mold Allergies
Molds... yuck! A fungus -- that's disgusting, right? And what does mold have to do with nasal allergies and asthma? The answer to that question is, "Quite a lot, actually." Both indoor and outdoor... Read more »

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Cigarette smoke is highly unhealthy, but it may offer improvement of nasal allergies, Dutch researchers say. The smoke can block the mast cell... Read summary »

Study says Astelin improves allergy symptoms in 15 minutes
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People who suffer from the sneezing and congestion associated with pollen allergies may get fast relief from the nasal-spray Astelin. In a recent... Read summary »

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Anti-fungal med may treat asthma
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Researchers say that patients with asthma may benefit from taking an available anti-fungal medication. The drug--called Itraconazole--was given to... Read summary »