If you’re a general practitioner, you may be looking for opportunities to increase medical practice revenue. One of the best ways to do this is by adding allergy treatment to your practice offerings. At least 20 percent of Americans suffer from allergies. That means...
Irritable bowel syndrome is a diagnosis often given to those who suffer with ongoing gastrointestinal troubles. Symptoms may include nausea, bloating, gas, cramping, diarrhea, and vomiting. There may be a number of things triggering these uncomfortable symptoms, but...
Though allergy treatment used to be the domain of allergists alone, many primary care physicians are now offering allergy treatment. People appreciate the chance to see a doctor they know and trust rather than being referred out, and primary care physicians appreciate...
Does eating fruits and veggies cause you discomfort in the mouth or throat? If so, you may have something called oral allergy syndrome (OAS). With OAS, you may experience itching, tingling, or swelling of the lips, mouth, or throat when you eat raw fruits or...
So you have allergies. What to do? Antihistamines and decongestants can take the edge off of symptoms, but they don’t address the cause of the allergies. In fact, the only treatment that has been shown to affect the underlying allergy is immunotherapy. Immunotherapy...
Eight major food items are responsible for about 90 percent of all food-related allergic reactions. Milk is one of those eight items, along with fish, shellfish, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, and wheat. Milk allergies mostly affect children, but they can persist into...
