Allergic Rhinitis and Urticaria Treatment with H1 Antihistamines

First-generation, relatively sedating oral H1 antihistamines such as diphenhydramine and chlorpheniramine have no role in the out-of-hospital management of children with allergic rhinitis diseases. Most of the older H1 antihistamines, although available in palatable liquid formulations, have not been optimally studied in infants or allergy in children. (more…)

Food Allergy Definition Terms

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It will be helpful for you to have some understanding of the terms that are currently being used by practitioners in the field of allergy so that you can understand the medical literature as you search for information on your child’s allergy. Understanding the terms will also pave the way for our discussion of why your child has allergies and what is happening in his or her body when an allergic reaction is occurring. (more…)

Mechanisms of Specific Immunotherapy

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The precise mechanisms underlying the effects of Specific Immunotherapy are not well understood but several studies have shown that Specific Immunotherapy T inhibits both early and late immune responses to allergen exposure.

Recently, there have been many studies aimed at elucidating the mechanisms by which allergen-specific immunotherapy works. (more…)

Exercise Induced Bronchospasm and Asthma: Symptoms and Treatment

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Up to 85% of asthmatics patients have symptoms of wheezing during or after exercise. Moreover, many patients diagnosed with allergies or asthma have family allergy history and bronchospasm. Bronchospasm or a bronchial spasm is a sudden constriction of the muscles in the walls of the bronchioles. Bronchospasm is one of the condition or tightness of the airways caused by exercise. (more…)

Emergency Asthma Medications - Should Your Kids Carry Them to School?

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Many kids’ deaths in the United States over the years happened both in schools and children camps because of lack of access to basic essential medicines for asthma.

In Massachusetts, a law passed recently that allows students and children with asthma and allergies to bring along emergency (more…)

Children Asthma Statistics and Food Intolerance in Children

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Many children are living with asthma. Asthma is a lung disease because the constriction of small airways (bronchioles). When this happens, there is moderate to severe difficulty in breathing came with by wheezing. Even though wheezing is not always heard but most of the time it is always present. (more…)

Food Allergies in Children ― What Every Parent Should Know

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Childhood is the period of life when allergies to food are most prevalent. Food allergy is much more common in babies and young children than in adults. Most food allergies are outgrown by the age of five years. Food allergy in adults is relatively uncommon. Estimates of food allergy in adults indicate an incidence of less than 2 %. (more…)

Allergy History ― The Most Important Thing to Determine Allergic Problem

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Patient’s allergy history is one of the most important elements to evaluate of possible allergic problem. Sometimes this important factor is overlooked. Background information regarding patient’s allergy history will be used in following physical examination and allergy testing. Patient allergy history is made up of major complaints, determination of seasonality or variations of symptoms, trigger’s identifications, response allergic to medication, exposure in job environment, family allergy history, and other relational medical history. At first, it may not obvious to patient, which past allergy history are important. It is the duty of physician to conduct some questionnaire and highlight what is important history is essential. (more…)