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What Is It?
Hay fever, also known as seasonal allergic rhinitis, is an allergy-related inflammation of the nasal passages, throat and eye membrane (conjunctiva), caused by sensitivity to airborne pollens and molds. These airborne pollens come from various species of trees, grasses, weeds and other plants whose pollens are carried by the wind rather than by insects. Because different types of pollen trigger symptoms in different people, each person's specific hay fever "season" is fairly...
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From Our Experts
Combination Inhalers for Asthma Control: A New Kid on the Block
Although asthma death rates have declined, it continues to be a leading cause of missed work and school in the United States. The National... Read more »
Asthma Camps for Asthmatic Children
I spent six happy summers at sleep away camp in the hills of rural Pennsylvania. What wasn't so happy was being allergic and asthmatic... Read more »
The Never Ending Cough: Is Cough Medication the Answer?
We have almost made it through the last of outdoor allergy season. Ragweed has run its course in most of the U.S. while mold spores try to... Read more »
Understanding Cough Variant Asthma
Cough variant asthma, or CVA for short, is a less common form of asthma that is characterized by the fact that its only symptom is a... Read more »
Is it a Cold or AllergiesTriggering Your Asthma?
So you're curious whether your sniffles, sneezes and wheezes are caused by allergies or the common cold. Since both are treated... Read more »
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Asthmatics Exaggerating Asthma Symptoms for Sympathy: Actors C...
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The Recovered: Asthma Symptom-Free And Reckless
People don't "outgrow" their asthma. Asthma is a chronic illness and there is no cure. If you had asthma, but you no longer have asthma symptoms,... Read more »
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... Read more »
Acid Reflux Causes
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
CausesAnyone who eats a lot of acidic foods can have mild and temporary heartburn. This is especially true when lifting, bending over, or lying down... Read more »
Asthma Signs and Symptoms in Children
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
In children with asthmatic symptoms, it is important to first consider as a possible cause inhaled foreign objects such as peanuts; viral infections... Read more »
Understanding Cough Variant Asthma
Common asthma symptoms are not present People with CVA do not generally have other common symptoms of asthma, such as wheezing, shortness of breath and chest tightness. Children are commonly diagnosed with CVA CVA is especially common in...
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