Archive for the ‘Nasal Allergy’ Category
Pollen Counts for Indianapolis- 2013
Last Fall I was curious about comments made in the Indianapolis Star about seasonal allergies. Pollen counts for our area were referred to and I wondered where that information came from. Dr. Frank Wu had done area pollen counts for years. He no longer does the counts. According to the National Allergy Bureau (NAB)- there is [...]
April 7, 2013
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Tags: Pollen Counting Indianapolis, Pollen Counts, Seasonal Allergies · Posted in: Allergies, Environment, Indiana, Nasal Allergy, Pollen Counting, Seasonal Allergies-Pollen Counts
Allergy Myth Information
When I began this website, I had in mind that I would use it to share perspectives and ‘pet peeves’. I have been more with the former versus the later. Now for a change of pace. One of my big pet peeves is myth information. That term is significantly different from mis-information. The use of [...]
September 27, 2012
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Tags: Allergic Rhinitis, allergy agony, Ragweed, The Allergic Environment · Posted in: Allergies, Interesting articles, Nasal Allergy
Skin Testing for Aeroallergens
Position Paper: Practical guide to skin prick tests in allergy to aeroallergens I was alerted to this article by my partner Dr. Vitalpur. It comes from Allergy (European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology) 2011 . The purpose of the article was to provide ‘pocket guidelines’ from a consensus report regarding the use of allergy skin [...]
November 30, 2011
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Tags: Allergic Rhinitis, Allergy Skin Testing, Article Review, Skin Testing Guidelines · Posted in: Allergies, Allergy in Children, Allergy Testing, Article Review, Asthma, Environment, Interesting articles, Nasal Allergy
Does allergic rhinitis exist in infancy?
Does the baby have ‘allergies’? How often has this question been asked? Better yet, how often are infants and young children subjected to extensive/ expensive testing and related therapies based on the idea that they are struggling with nasal allergy? This is a common concern and a common diagnosis. I am not sure it is [...]
January 15, 2011
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Tags: Allergic Rhinitis, Nasal Allergy, Nasal Allergy in Young Children · Posted in: Allergies, Article Review, Nasal Allergy, Nasal Allergy in Young Children
