Category: Allergies
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Which Allergy Medication is Best for You? Making it Through Allergy Season With the Right Medication
Whether you experience allergies seasonally or year-round, you know that allergy symptoms can be debilitating. Many people use allergy medication to help treat their symptoms, but with dozens of options, how do you know which one is right for you? Over-the-counter and prescription allergy medications come in many different forms, like pills, liquids, nasal sprays,…
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How to Spot Signs of a Medication Allergy: Learn the Difference Between a Side Effect and a Drug Allergy
A medication allergy occurs when the body’s immune system reacts to a drug as if it were harmful. The immune system protects the body from foreign harmful substances, like infectious bacteria and viruses. Sometimes, the body recognizes a substance as harmful when it is harmless–this is referred to as an allergy. Adverse drug reactions, also…
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Allergy Immunotherapy: How it Works and Why It’s Changing the Way We Treat Allergies
Allergy immunotherapy is a relatively new treatment that can provide long-term relief from allergies for both children and adults. Although immunotherapy was first used to treat a pollen allergy in 1911, it is now widely used to treat a variety of allergic complications, such as asthma. An allergic reaction occurs when the body identifies a…