Just when you thought the weather was cooling off and you were in for some relief, here come the ragweed pollens ushering in fall with all kinds of allergic misery. If you find yourself feeling miserable every year from late summer to early fall, you might be allergic...
One of my more memorable patients was a woman who had loved animals her whole life. In fact, she loved them so much that she decided to make them her livelihood. She opened a pet sitting business, and everything was progressing perfectly until she discovered that she...
You may not remember peanut-free lunch tables from your own school days or having to send in allergy-free treats to school parties. That doesn’t mean your memory has failed you. Rather, those things may not have been emphasized at the school you attended because food...
If hay fever slays you, ragweed has you depleting every tissue box around, or certain foods have you flaring up with hives or grabbing for your epi-pen, you might wonder how you got so unlucky. Allergies can put a big damper on your quality of life. So why are you...
Perhaps you’re battling allergies with an arsenal of over-the-counter medications. You pop your antihistamine every morning and you’re good—or maybe not. For some people, allergy drugs aren’t enough to keep the symptoms at bay, and the drugs can present unwanted side...
It used to be that shots were the only form of allergy immunotherapy available to patients. Then came sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT), which involves liquid antigen droplets under the tongue. (This is the primary form of treatment prescribed through the AllergyEasy...
