Allergies: An allergy is an immune system problem to a substance (allergen) that is normally harmless. An allergen can be inhaled, swallowed, or come in contact with the skin.
My allergic rhinitis started well over 20 years ago. At firs,t I was classified as being allergic to house dust. At one stage, I was using a spinhaler, but was constantly tired and breathless. ...
Q My husband has totally lost his sense of smell and nearly all his sense of taste. His condition is probably due to many years of inhaling oilpaint fumes and turps as an artist. He no longer uses these. He has been to ear, nose and throat...
Home improvements Reducing your exposure to allergens can reduce your symptoms (Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol, 2003; 91: 189-94):
Asthma, allergic rhinitis, chronic otitis media and sinusitis are increasing at frightening rates among children in the United States. There are several measures that parents can take to effectively reverse this trend, according to Leo Galland, M.D...
Allergies can be imprisoning. They can make it impossible to go for a walk in the country, and even make it difficult to go outside. Some allergy sufferers can't visit their friends who have pets, and many others can't eat their favorite foods. In...