Epinephrine Is the Only Effective Treatment for Anaphylaxis

Epinephrine Is the Only Effective Treatment for Anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that can potentially lead to death if not promptly treated. Allergic reactions typically begin…

Peanut Free Nation

Peanut Free Nation

The rise of food allergies and what researchers are doing to prevent them When I was in grade school, there…

Start treatment now to prevent spring allergy symptoms

Start treatment now to prevent spring allergy symptoms

The Medicine Cabinet: Ask the Harvard Experts Q: I have spring allergies. Every year I think they won’t be too…

Foods to help relieve allergies

Foods to help relieve allergies

Achoo! Gesundheit! When you suffer from allergies, your body launches an immune response against an irritant — pollen, grass, mold…

3 immune-boosting myths busted

3 immune-boosting myths busted

By Brierley Wright, M.S., R.D. It’s that time of year when any sniffle, cough or sneeze is noticed — and…

The Kid’s Doctor: Rashes from poison ivy, oak and sumac reaching their summer peak

The Kid’s Doctor: Rashes from poison ivy, oak and sumac reaching their summer peak

By Sue Hubbard, M.D. www.kidsdr.com Here at the height of summer, with everyone spending more time outside, I’m seeing a…

The Kid’s Doctor:  Allergy season has arrived!

The Kid’s Doctor: Allergy season has arrived!

By Sue Hubbard, M.D., www.kidsdr.com Wow! I just had a very busy week in the office, and while I was…

Chemical Deal

Chemical Deal

Chemicals in Our Products are Wreaking Havoc on Our Health By Megy Karydes Most of us blindly buy products sold…

Options Against the Flu

Options Against the Flu

This season’s flu shots will be more individualized, but immunization can begin in summer By Megy Karydes Patients who have…

Camping with Food Allergies

Camping with Food Allergies

It’s no one’s favorite activity, but some kids have to face food allergies at summer camp By Nancy Maes Summertime…

Allergic Food Groups

Allergic Food Groups

Caring for a child with food allergies requires knowledge and avoidance of parental diagnosis Chicago mother Lourdes Craelius isn’t sure…

A Crash Course in Celiac Disease and Children

A Crash Course in Celiac Disease and Children

In children, the symptoms are many and varied: chronic diarrhea, constipation, stomach pain, abdominal bloating, fatigue, growth problems and failure…

Caring for Children with Food Allergies

Caring for Children with Food Allergies

Renee Frixen had experience with children and food-based allergies. As a teacher of a student with a peanut allergy, she…

Sneezing Season

Allergies may be here to stay, but they can be kept in control Following a pretty brutal winter and a…