Preventing Allergy Symptoms
Food allergy: Can taking an antihistamine prevent a reaction? ... [... more]
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Allergy Treatment
Antihistamine promethazine: Warning for kids under 2 Nasal irrigation (nasal lavage) for adults Butterbur: An herbal allergy treatment? Allergy medications: Know your options [... more]
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Allergy Medications
Oral antihistamines, decongestants and combinations ... [... more]
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James Li, M.D.,
Dr. Li is a Professor of Medicine at Mayo Medical School. He is a fellow in the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology and chaired its Immunotherapy Committee from 1997-1999. He is a fellow in the American ... [... more]
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Slide Show: Common Skin Rashes
Though not life-threatening, rashes are often bothersome, uncomfortable or even painful. Some, such as heat rash and swimmer's itch, clear up on their own. Others, including rosacea and drug rashes, require medical ... [... more]
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Nasal Lavage For Adults
Your nose serves as your body's main filtering, warming and humidifying system. It can produce more than a quart of mucus a day, which is your body's way to trap particles such as harmful bacteria, viruses, dust, ... [... more]
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Allergy, Soy
In most cases signs and symptoms of soy allergy are mild. Severe allergic reactions are more common with other food allergens than with soy, but in rare cases, soy allergy can cause a life-threatening allergic reaction (anaphylaxis). Deaths ... [... more]
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Allergy, Wheat
Not all reactions to wheat are caused by wheat allergy. Some people have a digestive reaction to a sticky protein called gluten that's found in wheat and other grains. This reaction to gluten differs from a wheat allergy. It can be caused by an ... [... more]
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Hives, Chronic
Hives, also known as urticaria, are batches of raised, red or white itchy welts (wheals) of various sizes that appear and disappear. While most cases of hives go away within a few weeks or less, for some people they are a long-term problem. ... [... more]
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Primary Immunodeficiency
Primary immunodeficiency disorders -- also called primary immune disorders -- are immune system defects that can permit recurrent infections and other problems. Some of these disorders are passed down from parents to children (inherited). Many ... [... more]
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Food Intolerance Vs. Food Allergy: What's The ...
In a food allergy, your immune system mistakenly identifies a specific food or a component of a food as a harmful substance. Your immune system triggers certain cells to produce immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies to fight the culprit food or food ... [... more]
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