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How to Manage Your Child’s Pet Allergy

How to Manage Your Child’s Pet Allergy

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Photo: Yuliya Evstratenko (Shutterstock)Discovering that anyone in the home—but particularly one of the kids—is allergic to the family pet can be upsetting. Our pets are members of our family, so discovering that their mere presence is negatively impacting the health or physical comfort of your child creates a stressful situation. But if it happens, and…
Your Child May Not Actually Be Allergic to Penicillin

Your Child May Not Actually Be Allergic to Penicillin

It’s a fairly common scenario—an infant or young child develops an ear infection or strep throat. Their pediatrician prescribes a penicillin antibiotic. The child later develops a symptom—a rash, an upset stomach or a headache—and a doctor declares them “allergic to penicillin.” From then on, that child will only be prescribed less effective (and more…
Sesame Allergies Are Likely More Extensive Than Formerly Idea

Sesame Allergies Are Likely More Extensive Than Formerly Idea

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Patrick Donovan/Getty Images Patrick Donovan/Getty Images As an ingredient, sesame is pretty popular— it's in tahini and sushi; it's often mixed in granola, sprinkled on bagels or used as a flavoring in an array of dishes. But according to new research, this may be a problem for a substantial number of Americans. While previous studies…
Why Do Seasonal Allergic Reactions Make You Feel Sleepy?

Why Do Seasonal Allergic Reactions Make You Feel Sleepy?

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As the weather warms and pollen begins its dance across the sky, some people's bodies hurl them into a storm of watery eyes, runny noses and sneezing fits. But sometimes the spring and summer months also bring bouts of tiredness. Can people with allergies also blame this on seasonal allergens? The answer is yes; there…
The Most Convenient Method to Offer Eyedrops to Your Kid

The Most Convenient Method to Offer Eyedrops to Your Kid

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I’ve pinned children down for unpleasant procedures (snot suctioning, nail trimming) so many times I’m a pro. But when the doctor told me I needed to give my young toddler eyedrops, I thought that was the limit of my talents as a parent. Not so: there’s an easy way to do it. Our pediatrician recommended…
Your seasonal allergic reactions are worsening due to the fact that of high levels of co2– here’s why

Your seasonal allergic reactions are worsening due to the fact that...

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Spring brings fresh blooms and warmer weather, but those seasonal changes also herald the start of allergy season for about 40 million Americans. As pollen proliferates, so too does the sneezing, itching, and nose blowing that comes with hay fever. If it feels like your allergies keep getting worse with each trip around the sun,…
The New AAP Standards for Presenting Your Infant to Food Allergens

The New AAP Standards for Presenting Your Infant to Food Allergens

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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated its recommendations for introducing peanuts to infants, continuing the decades-long shift in practice from delaying the introduction of food allergens to introducing them early and often. The timeline According to board-certified allergist Katie Marks-Cogan, in 2000, based off just two observational studies that didn’t produce much hard…
Your Kid May Be Utilizing Their Asthma Inhaler Improperly

Your Kid May Be Utilizing Their Asthma Inhaler Improperly

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Photo: BSIP/UIG via Getty Images Using an asthma inhaler correctly is a tricky, multi-step process. If you don’t do it just right, you cannot get the full benefit of the drugs, potentially making the asthma worse or making it appear as though the medication isn’t helping. Unfortunately, as Dr. Perri Klass writes for The New…
19% Of Grownups Believe They Have Food Allergies, The Number Of Actually Do?

19% Of Grownups Believe They Have Food Allergies, The Number Of...

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Since she was six years old, Shoshana Blumenfeld, 11, has avoided eating carrots, several kinds of fruits, tree nuts, and peanuts because of a misdiagnosed peanut allergy. Now that a new test has revealed she is only allergic to birch pollen, Blumenfeld can eat almost anything she wants. (Photo by Tamir Kalifa for The Boston…
Research study: 19% Believe They Have Food Allergies, The Number Of Actually Do?

Research study: 19% Believe They Have Food Allergies, The Number Of...

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Since she was six years old, Shoshana Blumenfeld, 11, has avoided eating carrots, several kinds of fruits, tree nuts, and peanuts because of a misdiagnosed peanut allergy. Now that a new test has revealed she is only allergic to birch pollen, Blumenfeld can eat almost anything she wants. (Photo by Tamir Kalifa for The Boston…

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