Allergies affect fifty million Americans!5 Types of Allergies That Become More Common With Age Allergies affect fifty million Americans, and this number is growing. They are the sixth most common chronic disease in the United States. Most allergic reactions occur in...
Inhalant Allergens and Allergic Rhinitis While there are several types of rhinitis, approximately 50 to 70 percent of Americans suffer from allergy-induced rhinitis. Allergic rhinitis usually affects patients with a genetic predisposition to become sensitized...
Treatment for Rotator Cuff Tendinitis-Shoulder Pain Linda, a 55-year-old cleaning woman, gradually developed right shoulder and right upper arm pain, especially when washing the windows. She had difficulty lifting her right arm and even combing her hair. The...
Pollination and Allergy Pollens, tiny particles that travel in the air or carried by insects, are male cells of flowering plants and essential to plant fertilization. However, if it is windy while pollination is in progress, there exists a higher tendency of...
An allergy is defined as an abnormal sensitivity to a substance normally tolerated and generally considered harmless such as pollen, food, drugs or even an insect sting. This means that while some substances are as a rule well tolerated by most people, they can induce...
Allergic contact dermatitis is an itchy skin condition caused by an allergic reaction to material in contact with the skin. It arises some hours after contact with the responsible material, and settles down over some days providing the skin is no longer in contact...
