Allergies

Find the latest stories, news, and expert advice about allergies, including medical research on symptoms, treatment, and prevention.

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Allergies

The Latest Thinking on Food Allergies

Why are more people—especially kids—getting them? How are they treated? And what’s in store from innovative clinical trials?

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Allergies

Can I Take Benadryl and Zyrtec at the Same Time?

What you need to know about doubling up on allergy meds

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Allergies

Can I Take Claritin and Benadryl Together?

If you have allergies, you have options. But are two meds really better than one? Our experts weigh in.

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Heart Disease

Before You Reach for That Allergy Medicine, Read This

Heart disease and certain allergy meds don’t mix. Here’s your guide to stopping seasonal symptoms safely.

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7 Tips for Surviving Spring Allergy Season

Plus, how your mask can do double duty for COVID and pollen protection.

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Allergies

Travel Better With Allergies

What to pack, where to go, and what to know before leaving on your next trip—near or far.

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Allergies

Tips for Staying Allergy-Free Over the 4th of July

The annual birthday celebration for the United States is this weekend. Follow these tips to stay healthy over the 4th of July, so you can enjoy all your planned fun outdoor and family activities. Allergy Triggers Are Lurking in All the Fun Places Pla...

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Does Allegra work well for a mold Allergy?

Question Asked by laught Does Allegra Work Well For A Mold Allergy?? Zyrtec And Claritin Aren’t Doing Much. Answer My experience is that different people respond differently to different medications. I find that Allegra works best for all of my aller...

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Allergies

Outdoor Mold Allergy: Top Tips on the Seasonal Allergen

Outdoor mold is one of the more common instigators of allergy symptoms. Find out where it’s found and how to treat it!

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Allergies

Does Salt Therapy for Allergies, Sinusitis, and Asthma Work?

Let’s face it… most of us hate the idea of putting medicine, a man-made chemical substance, into our bodies. Plus the fact that medicine costs money. And when you have a chronic illness like allergies and/or asthma, having to take medicine for the re...

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Chronic Hives

What to Know About Living with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria

Read real-world stories about the mental, physcial, and social challenges of living with chronic hives from people who experience it first-hand.

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Allergies

Best Places to Live in the U.S. if You Have Allergies

Twice a year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America analyzes the best and worst places to live in the U.S. with allergies. Twice every year the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America analyzes a variety of factors to come up with the worst pl...