Traditional Valentine’s Day gifts often fall into the potentially allergenic category – meaning things that people with allergies may be sensitive to. Chocolates, flowers, and perfume/cologne have long been at the top of the list for Valentine giving, but you don’t want to be giving your sweetheart an allergic reaction or an asthma attack on
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There is now officially an FDA approved treatment for a food allergy. Palforzia is a standardized, oral immunotherapy product for the treatment of peanut allergy. It is intended for use in lessening the risk of allergic reactions in peanut-allergic patients after accidental exposure to peanuts. The treatment is approved for patients aged 4 through 17
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Ragweed allergy season is over. Grass pollen allergy season is over. Why do I feel like I have allergies? The answer may be found in the piles of leaves around your home – specifically in the mold spores growing within them. If you are sensitive to mold allergens, be aware that mold grows anywhere there
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It’s mid-September and everyone’s back to school, settling in to the routine of a new school year. If you haven’t already heard it, you may soon hear “Mom! I think I’m allergic to school!” And while your first reaction might be to laugh, there may actually be some truth in that statement. Ragweed season is
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