Roughly 10 percent of Americans have cat or dog allergies (with cat allergies being about twice as prevalent as dog allergies). This becomes particularly troublesome for people who love pets but just can’t seem to live comfortably with them. Many people experience...
Do you find yourself sniffling and sneezing your way through spring and fall? Perhaps you deal with allergy-related fatigue, headaches, eczema, hives, sinus problems, coughing, or ear infections. Allergies aren’t life-threatening, so you may find yourself living with...
Primary care physicians and their practices are expected to do more with less. They need to bill using a broad range of insurance codes, manage referrals to specialists, field a wide variety of patient complaints, and treat patients of many ages—all while trying to...
Conventional wisdom tells us that if one of your parents has allergies, you have a 50 percent chance of developing allergies yourself. If both of your parents have allergies, your risk ascends to 75 percent. But recent research has added a new spin on those...
Spring is often a welcome change from winter with its milder weather and blooming flowers, but it can also be miserable if you are prone to allergies. Allergies tend to peak in spring as pollens fill the air. When your body has an allergic reaction, it tries to fight...
Roughly 20 percent of Americans have allergies. That means that if you are a primary care physician and see 20 patients per day, roughly four of your patients will be affected by allergy symptoms. You can understand a lot about patients’ allergies by asking about the...
