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Alternative Treatments to Chlorine Pools
Friday July 2, 2010
Summertime brings lots of challenges to those with allergies. Sure there is the pollen and usual suspects, but what if you are allergic to the chemicals in swimming pools? Two alternative water cleaning treatments are making their way into swimming pools across the country.
Back to School - Advice for Parents with Allergic Children
Thursday August 19, 2010
It is estimated that 50 million Americans suffer from allergies. Quite a large number of these allergy sufferers are children that are headed back to school in the coming weeks. That means that many of these children are about to be exposed to environments that may not be free of potentially deadly allergens. There's a good reason for that. The wide array of foods, animals, insects, dusts, and molds that can cause allergies can be quite common and nearly impossible to completely eliminate from the school environment. Even with the presence of these allergens, though, allergies can be controlled, if you have a plan.
Dogs may not be' man’s best friend' during hay fever season
August 24, 2010
Ragweed allergy season can be even more miserable for those with dog, cat or dust mite allergies, according to new research. These year-round allergies appear to "pre-prime" the immune system so symptoms hit harder, according to a new study.
Vitamin D may treat or prevent allergy to common mold
August 18, 2010
Vitamin D may be an effective therapeutic agent to treat or prevent allergy to a common mold that can complicate asthma and frequently affects patients with cystic fibrosis.
Acetaminophen use in adolescents linked to doubled risk of asthma
August 13, 2010
New evidence linking the use of acetaminophen to development of asthma and eczema suggests that even monthly use of the drug in adolescents may more than double risk of asthma in adolescents compared to those who used none at all; yearly use was associated with a 50 percent increase in the risk of asthma.
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