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If you see welts forming on your skin, you may wonder what’s going on. Chances are, you have a case of hives or a related condition known as angioedema. Hives (also known as urticaria) are characterized by raised welts on the skin that are: Red or flesh-colored Highly...

One in five Americans has allergies. If you are a primary care doctor, your practice likely reflects this. Chances are, you see a few patients per day who complain of common allergy symptoms including: Runny or congested nose Sneezing Conjunctivitis Sinus problems...

If you are prone to hay fever, chances are that you are allergic to ragweed. Roughly 75 percent of people with allergic rhinitis react to ragweed pollen. If ragweed is your Kryptonite, expect the next few months to be rocky. Ragweed typically pollinates in fall. If...

Heading back to school can be a big deal for kids. They meet new friends, adjust to new teachers, and get back in the swing of doing homework and participating in extra-curricular activities. When kids have food allergies, there’s even more to get used to. Kids may...

Tummy trouble? You may have food allergies. A lot of people limp along with symptoms that resemble Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) when they could get relief from food allergy treatment. One of the most common symptoms of food allergy is gastrointestinal distress,...

Interstitial cystitis (IC), also known as “painful bladder syndrome,” is diagnosed in about 200,000 people in the U.S. each year. It is most common in women and can cut deeply into its sufferers’ quality of life. Symptoms include: Frequent urge to urinate Pain in the...

Food allergies now affect 1 in 13 kids—that’s roughly two children per classroom. If you have a child with food allergies, you are already familiar with the challenges that accompany this health issue. Though you can closely control your child’s environment at home,...

Allergists were befuddled when a rash of people from the southeastern part of the U.S. began complaining of meat allergies. After all, meat doesn’t usually trigger allergy symptoms. The allergy sufferers had one thing in common, though: They had been bitten by the...

Most people know that allergies cause sneezing and a runny nose, but they can cause a host of other symptoms, too, including fatigue. In fact, as many allergists will tell you, fatigue is one of the symptoms that allergy sufferers are most likely to complain about. So...

So you have food allergies. Your only option is to avoid them, right? Not necessarily. Thanks to a relatively new treatment for food allergies known as sublingual immunotherapy, food allergy sufferers are able to eat more of the foods they love without fear of...

Allergy sufferers who have been in the trenches with spring pollens may be ready for a respite in summer. Allergies typically wane in summer and winter, but not if you have sensitivities to grass. Grass pollens are in full swing in summer. Onlookers may revel in thick...

By definition, an allergy is our body’s negative response to a substance that enters our body, most commonly through food intake or our respiratory system. One of the most common kinds of food allergy is wheat allergy. Wheat allergy is often mixed up with celiac...