Allergies - Treatments

Breathe Easier Tonight: How A Humidifier Can Help

Depending on your triggers, adding or removing the moisture in your bedroom air can lessen the risk of an asthma attack.

If Your EpiPen Fails

What should you do in the rare instance this lifesaving treatment doesn't work the way it should?

Is It a Cold or the Flu?

Your head aches, your eyes hurt, and you're sneezing, coughing, and experiencing chills. Is it a bad cold, or could this be the start of the flu?

Allergy Treatments: 10 to Carry With You

From decongestants to eye drops, keep these essentials on-hand wherever you go.

Are You at Risk for Histamine Poisoning?

You've heard of histamine when it comes to allergies, but did you know it can also play a role in food poisoning?

Put Allergic Asthma to "Sleep" With This

A new asthma treatment device promises to reduce nocturnal attacks and improve quality of life.

Taking Your Child to the Hospital?

Care for your child with confidence with these 10 tips.

A Groundbreaking New Allergy Treatment

Created by Notre Dame scientists, see what this cutting-edge allergy treatment can do to eliminate your allergies without compromising the strength of your immune system.

Chili Peppers Can Offer Nasal Allergy Relief

Chili peppers could hold the key to sinus relief.

Should You Pin Your Hopes on Acupuncture for Allergies?

Acupuncture therapy may help you feel better if conventional treatment methods have failed in helping your manage allergies. Many allergy sufferers have found success using this alternative method to address their seasonal symptoms.

Hay Fever Vaccinations: Your Best Shot at Getting Allergies Under Control

What if you could end your hay fever (allergic rhinitis) symptoms for good? A new hay fever vaccine could make this possible by preventing or reducing common seasonal allergy symptoms in just a few easy steps.

Laser Allergy Treatments: Hype or For Real?

A new laser device originating from Australia has recently become available in the United States. It claims to help patients zap away their allergies. But many experts question whether the results are for real.

Can Sublingual Immunotherapy Ease Your Allergies?

Wish there was a magic formula that could make your allergies go away? While no medication can completely erase your immune system's response to allergens, a form of treatment called sublingual immunotherapy may provide some welcome relief.

How an Allergist Can Help You

You take your car to a qualified mechanic when you need maintenance or repairs, don't you? But do you also seek out the same excellent level of care when it comes to your health? If you're coping with allergy symptoms, it's important to rely on the expertise of an allergist who's specifically trained in diagnosing and treating conditions that affect the immune system.

Allergy Medicine Overview: Which One is Best For You?

Your allergies will begin blooming right along with the flowers and other greenery. Experts say that avoiding your triggers is always the best way to head off your seasonal suffering. But if you can't escape pollen, mold, and other allergens, it's essential that you find the right allergy medication to tackle your allergy symptoms.

Allergy Treatments May Spark Aluminum Allergy

Is it possible that allergy immunotherapy--a treatment that helps your body build up a tolerance to your worst allergy triggers--can simultaneously put you at risk for developing a new allergy?

Are You Allergic to Insulin or Insulin Resistant?

The terms are so similar that it's easy to confuse being allergic to insulin with insulin resistance.

Why are Childhood Allergies so Common?

It's nothing to sneeze at. Millions of kids suffer from allergies and asthma. Here are some of the reasons why.

How to Cope When You Have No Health Insurance

If you've lost access to insurance, you may be wondering how you'll survive. Is there a way to get good health care even if your finances are unstable?

Nasal Irrigation: A Logical Remedy for Congestion?

This hygienic practice gently flushes the nasal cavity in order to remove excess mucus and debris from the sinuses.

A One-Shot Approach? Allergy Shots and Asthma

You go to great lengths to use your asthma medication exactly as directed in order to avoid triggers, yet you still can't seem to get the upper hand on your allergic asthma symptoms. If this sounds all too familiar, it may be time to try allergy shots.

The Facts about Allergy Blood Testing

Has your doctor recommended you undergo allergy blood testing to determine what’s causing your allergy symptoms? If so, here's what you should know.

What is Allergic Rhinitis?

Did you know that allergic rhinitis is just another name for hay fever? If you suffer from this condition, relief is possible.

How Ragweed Allergies Can Affect Your Mood

Ragweed allergies can consist of never ending itchiness and a terrible time of coughing and sneezing. But did you know it can also depress you?

The Facts about Allergy Shots

If you've done all you can to manage allergies and all has failed, it might be time to consider allergy shots.

Why Taking Vitamin D May Prevent Allergies

If your allergy symptoms just keep getting worse, your relief could be in one vitamin supplement away.

Can a Tick Bite Cause a Meat Allergy?

Could tick bites and red meat allergies have a common link? The connection between the two might surprise you.

Oral Allergy Syndrome: When Fruit Triggers Your Symptoms

If you love that tart rush you get when you bite into an apple, but find that it's usually followed by an itchy feeling in your mouth or on your tongue, it could be allergies.

5 Causes of Post-Nasal Drip

Identifying causes for post nasal drip is the only way to find the best treatment. Though it can be difficult to decipher, consider these possible culprits.

5 Reasons Your Allergy Treatment Isn't Working

If you still feel miserable after many attempts to treat your allergies, you might want to retrace your steps to see what you can do differently.
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