Tag: "allergies"
Ease your allergy symptoms
Chances are you or a family member is suffering from congestion, a runny nose and itchy eyes or swollen eyes—the sure signs that allergy season is here. So what is this year’s allergy season going to be like? H. James Wedner, MD, chief of allergy and immunology at Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, says it’s [...]
Spring is in the air…and so is the buzz
When I think of spring, the first thing that comes to mind is the changing landscape – the blooming flowers, budding trees, and green grass. The second thing that comes to mind is the increased chance of getting stung by bugs, specifically bees & wasps. This weekend I was helping set up a grill and [...]
Dealing with Seasonal Allergies
As someone once said, it’s the sneezin’ season. Guest post from our Mark Levine, MD: ‘Tis the season … to be miserable with allergy symptoms. If you aren’t affected, you are lucky. However, if you are one of the 1 in 5 Americans that get hit every year with runny nose, itchy, watery eyes, sneezing, post [...]
Center for the Study of Itch
Nope, I’m not making this up. When I saw the announcement this morning, I did a triple take. The Study of Itch. The way it reads, it almost comes across as if “Itch” could be a very important place of some kind, or its own malady. Well, an itch can be very important, depending on [...]
Springtime = Allergies
After a long, cold winter a springtime thaw is a welcome change to most people. I would speculate that drug companies that specialize in allergy medications love this season most of all, due to the increase in sales of over-the-counter remedies. Allergies plague about 45% of the population. The most common culprit? Pollen. It’s an [...]
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