Get Tips on How to Decrease Mold Exposure at Home
September is “Mold Awareness Month.” Mold is known to increase respiratory problems especially in those whose mold allergies cause asthma, sinus or nasal allergic reactions, and also those with chronic respiratory problems such as COPD. Mold exposure has also been reported in the literature to increase allergic sensitization and increase the risk of developing asthma in children. It would be a good time to check your home this month for any water or mold problems.
Get tips on mold control
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Obesity and Asthma
Obesity and asthma are both leading health problems, each with their inherent effects on quality of life and impact on public health and health care costs. Many think that asthma leads to obesity because of its negative effect on physical activity however, several studies have demonstrated that obesity itself may increase the risk of asthma and have a negative impact on asthma. Large scale studies have demonstrated the effect of obesity on asthma on children, adults and women. Learn more
Tips on How to Get Asthma Meds Cheap
Asthma medications are not inexpensive. The can sometimes eat into our daily budget. We need to be creative or resourceful in finding ways to get them for less. Check out this post at AskYourAllergist.com on how to get your asthma medications cheap or, in some cases, free. It never hurts to be resourceful in these hard times.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
FDA approves Allegra for OTC use
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Allegra® family of allergy medication products for over-the-counter (OTC) use in adults and children two years of age and older. Additionally, Allegra-D®, which also relieves nasal congestion and sinus pressure, will be available without a prescription at the pharmacy counter for use in adults and children 12 years of age and older. Allegra® and Allegra-D® will be available in March 2011 in their original prescription strengths without a prescription. Read details of news release from PR Newswire.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Asthma Continues to Afflict Millions
The CDC recently released their report on Asthma Statistics. The Highlights of the report include the following:
- About 8.2% of the US population has asthma
- That is 24.9 million people in the US
- 17.4 million adults have asthma
- 7.1 million children have asthma
- 14.2 million lost work days were due to asthma
- 10.5 million lost school days were due to asthma
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Allergy Injections Schedule
We will be opening a little bit later tomorrow Friday, July 16, 2010. We will open at 11:00 AM for allergy shots.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Spring Allergy Symptoms are on the Rise
With the warm spring weather seasonal spring allergy symptoms such as sneezing, itchy eyes, itchy nose, runny nose, coughing, wheezing, and extreme fatigue are on the rise. These miserable allergy symptoms are due to the tree pollens being released this time of the year. Every spring, during the months of April and May trees such as birch, ash, oak, maple and sycamore release millions of pollens that wreck havoc on millions of allergy sufferers causing allergic rhinitis and allergic conjunctivitis. These afflicted allergic individuals need to see a board-certified allergy doctor for allergy relief.
What can an Allergy Sufferer do to get Allergy Relief?
If you have disabling allergy symptoms from allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis or asthma you can take these steps for allergy relief.
· Take your allergy medications daily throughout the allergy season. There are several excellent medications available over the counter for the allergy sufferer. Oral antihistamine tablets such as loratidine and cetirizine can be taken daily to help the sneezing, runny nose and itching. A very good eye drop allergy medication, ketotifen eye drops, is available over the counter which can give relief of allergic conjunctivitis.
· Stay indoors during peak pollen times of the day. Pollens are usually highest in the mornings so it would be advisable to do any outdoor activities in the afternoon or evening. If some outdoor chores need to be done, it would be a good idea to delegate these to non-allergy sufferers.
· Rain washes the air. An excellent time to really enjoy the outdoors is immediately after it rains. Rain is nature’s means of cleansing the air thus take advantage of the outdoors after it rains.
· See a Board-Certified Allergist. An allergist has several years of professional medical training thus can really understand your allergy problems better. Make sure to check that he is board-certified by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology, since some doctors claim to be allergists when they do not have the rigorous training required to become an allergist.
You can visit the ABAI website to find board certified allergists in the area. You can also check Cincinnati Magazine’s list of “2010 Top Doctors in Cincinnati” for allergists recommended by physicians in the community.
Get allergy relief. Stay well, stay healthy.
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