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At least 20 percent of Americans have some type of allergy, and many would benefit from allergy immunotherapy. If you are a primary care physician, you have most likely tried treating your allergic and asthmatic patients with antihistamines, steroids, and other...

If you have been sniffling and sneezing with the onset of spring or dealing with a sore throat or itchy eyes, tree allergies may have gotten to you. Trees start blooming as early as February in many parts of the country and may keep up their mischief well into May....

Eating should be fun—not perilous. And yet, for people with food allergies, eating can lead to a whole host of uncomfortable symptoms, some of which are life threatening. Most food allergy sufferers spend mealtimes dodging potentially hazardous foods, but there’s a...

Twenty percent of Americans have allergies. If you’re a primary care physician, that means that roughly one in five of your patients experiences allergy symptoms and may benefit from allergy immunotherapy treatment. A first line of defense against allergies is...

Nuts are one of the most common food allergy triggers. Unlike many other food allergies, people don’t usually outgrow them. Rather, nut allergies tend to hang around for life. Nut allergies can also be very severe, often leading to rapid-onset, life-threatening...

When Benjamin Barber was a baby, his mom knew something was wrong. He would turn away from his milk bottle, letting the liquid run down his face. He remained unenthused about food as he grew, refusing to eat and falling far behind the growth curve. When he did eat, he...

One in every five people in the U.S. has allergies. If you are a physician, you likely see patients with allergy symptoms on a regular basis. Allergies can manifest in many different ways. There are the obvious symptoms: a runny or congested nose, sneezing and itchy...

There has been a sharp increase in asthma in the U.S. over the past few decades. Asthma can affect anyone—even athletes who are in great shape. Asthma occurs when the airways become inflamed and constricted and produce extra mucus. These factors can trigger coughing,...

At AllergyEasy, we think of food in terms of the allergic reactions it may cause and an appropriate food allergy treatment, but the food you eat can affect all aspects of our health. Your diet has a particularly profound influence on heart health. February is a good...

Latex allergy affects about 3 million Americans—less than 1 percent of the population. In the health care industry, though, the percentage is significantly higher. Eight to 17 percent of health care workers have a latex allergy. As this statistic indicates, repeated...

With the Super Bowl approaching, football fever is in the air. People love to watch it—and to play it. At the high school level, football attracts more participants than any other sport. (Over 1 million youth participate.) For those who love playing the game, though,...

Give Blood December is regarded as a month of service and giving, but don’t let your charitable streak end there. January is National Blood Donor Month. While about 30 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood, less than 10 percent actually gives....