Asthma treatment

The National Allergy Bureau, a program of the AAAAI, offers spring planting suggestions and includes Dayton in its daily pollen readings at Web site… . The Tampa Tribune May , Veterinarians can offer treatments for allergies that give Fido fits BEACH PARK Spring can be a miserable time for people with allergies. Cats and dogs can suffer, too. Fluffy’s fur is flying, but it may not be the fault of a flea.The real truth about cats and dogs is that just like people they may be scratching because of allergies.All creatures great and small are not equal when it comes to allergies. In the feline world, Asian breeds such as Himalayans and Burmese are particularly susceptible, says south Tampa veterinarian Walter… . Sun Sentinel , ALLERGY SHOTS FOR CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA QUESTIONED Allergy shots, a mainstay of asthma treatment since the turn of the century, appear to be worthless for many youngsters.A major new study found the shots do nothing for children with moderate to severe year round asthma who are already taking standard medicines Asthma is caused by allergic reactions to common substances, such as grass pollen, dust mites and cockroaches.To fight it, d ors often give gradually increasing injections of the allergy causing substances that trigger the… . The Dallas Morning News , WAR OF THE NOSES Fighting allergies is an endless battle in Texas, but there are ways to keep the dander down Do you long for the day when your Siamese won’t make you sneeze? Or when you can run at sunset without an itchy nose and tightening throat?Help may be on the way. New research is finding ways to take the energy out of allergies and may eventually stop them before the first sniffle. For example, a new vaccine in development retrains the human immune system not to react to cat dander. Allervax Cat, created by ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corp., could be available by . The company… . , to , / / / / / / to . Duluth News Tribune (MN) , ALLERGIC TO CHRISTMAS? ALLERGY, ASTHMA SUFFERERS CLEAR THE AIR TO CELEBRATE Christmas trees and poinsettias are festive signs of the season, but they can be signs of trouble for people with allergies. Creative and clean orating can be the key to an allergy free Christmas, says Pauline Nuhring of Duluth.”I stick to stuff that’s fairly easy to clean,” she said. “I avoid things that collect dust.” A lifelong allergy and asthma suffer, Nuhring, , also knows that allergens and irritants such as mold,… . Rocky Mountain News (CO) , MICRO FILTER VACUUMS HELP ALLERGY SUFFERERS Question My children have allergies that seem worse after I run the vacuum cleaner. I can smell the dust. Do micro filtration allergy vacuum cleaners really help and do they use more electricity? S. N.Answer New micro filtration allergy vacuum cleaners do help. I have allergies to dust, mold and cat dander and I notice an improvement when I vacuum with one in my own home. Micro filtration vacuum cleaners also clean deeper than ordinary vacuums, particularly in deep pile carpets and… . Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) , WARM, WET WEATHER WORSENS ALLERGIES IN T. Allergy sufferers are blowing stuffed noses and rubbing itchy eyes with extra fervor after an unusually wet summer nurtured pollen producing plants throughout much of the nation.The summer rains, including those caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl in the Northeast and from Tropical Storm Alberto in the Southeast, also increased the amount of airborne mold, another reason to pull out the hankie. “The weed counts have been really high everywhere and we’ve… . The San Diego Union Tribune May , Whopper of an allergy season more than a mite annoying Let’s call it pollen panic, though the millions of Americans who go through it every year hardly need to be informed that those drippy, stuffed up, sneezy days are here once again.