Eight Tips for Surviving Allergy Season
Whether spring has sprung in your part of the country or not, chances are good allergy season is right around the corner. For a lot of us, this means trying...
Category "Environmental Allergies"
Can This Toothpaste Cure Allergies?
Could desensitizing your child to their allergens be as easy as squeezing toothpaste onto their brush every morning and evening? Yes, according to the inventor of a toothpaste designed to...
Flying with Pet Dander Allergies Just Got Trickier
Flying with pet dander allergies can be hard enough when you’re stuck on an airplane with the occasional service dog or prize-winning show kitty in an under-the-seat kennel. But more people are bringing...
Are Neanderthal Genes Giving You Allergies?
If your eyes are watery and you can’t stop sneezing whenever you drive by a hayfield or go for a stroll in the woods, you might have Encino Man to thank....
How to Deal with a Dust Allergy
“Get rid of the carpet,” she said as I scribbled furiously into a notebook. A newly diagnosed dust mite allergy had exacerbated one daughter’s asthma and caused another to be permanently round-the-clock...
Search For a Cure: The Fall I Gave Up on Food Allergies
This is the first post in a short series chronicling our search for treatment for food and environmental allergies and asthma. The fall of 2013 was rough on us allergy-wise. Fall...
Getting Rid of Household Allergens
There’s something about a fresh, clean house that literally puts me in a better mood. Makes me a happy wife and mama. Sadly, it rarely looks like this. Keeping the...
Prepare Your Child For Spring Allergies
This article was submitted by Houston Sinus & Allergy. They specialize in treating nasal and sinus conditions and providing allergy care. They are committed to helping patients find long term...
Insane Gift Makes Sean Parker Our New Hero
You know what I would do if I were a billionaire? I’d donate a good chunk of it to asthma and allergy research. Said no one ever (or maybe just...
Toddler Nearly Dies From Unsuspected Orange Allergy
A two-and-a-half year-old in Pennsylvania almost died after eating a mandarin orange, and her parents had no idea she was even allergic. Original photo credit They quickly dosed her with...
Managing Pet Allergies at Home
You wouldn’t let a child with a peanut allergy keep a jar in his room because it was “sooooooo cute.” You wouldn’t let a child with a dairy allergy eat...
Quick + Dirty List of Cleaning Products
All right friends! Bear with us. This is kind of a “first draft” of the cleaning products that are peanut and tree nut free! Since our post earlier this week...
iPad Use Can Trigger Nickel Allergies in Kids
A simple game of Angry Birds could leave your child with an itchy rash, because new studies show that iPads can trigger nickel allergies in children. In last week’s issue...