By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) — While unseasonably warm weather delights many people, those with allergies may not be as thrilled with the early arrival of spring.
Arriving along with those beautiful blooms is plenty of pollen that has hay-fever sufferers sneezing at least a few weeks sooner than normal.
THURSDAY, March 22 (HealthDay News) — The unusually warm spring weather in New York and other parts of the eastern United States has trees and other plants blooming much earlier than normal, which could mean a long and intense allergy season.
Donald Leopold, chair of the environmental and forest biology department at State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, said maples, willows, aspens, poplars and other woody plant species that bloom in early spring are major contributors of wind-dispersed pollen that causes allergic reactions.
SATURDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) — Letting pollen drift in through open windows and using the wrong air filter can contribute to allergy flare-ups in spring, experts say.
Some 35 million Americans suffer from sneezing, sniffling, stuffiness and itchy eyes due to spring allergies, according to experts from the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI).
WEDNESDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) — Children who are allergic to penicillin are not more likely than other kids to develop additional drug allergies, new research suggests.
Pediatric patients who need antibiotics are often prescribed penicillin, the study authors noted. Prior research in adults has suggested that allergies to penicillin could be a signal for additional allergies to other medications.
By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) — Children growing up in the Amish culture in Switzerland have significantly less asthma and allergies than Swiss children who didn’t grow up on a farm, according to new research.
What’s more, the Amish youngsters even have less risk of asthma and allergy than Swiss children who grew up on non-Amish farms.
By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) — That constant sneezing you thought was a winter cold might just be the beginning of your spring allergies instead.
Many areas of the United States have had warmer-than-average winter weather, which is causing trees to start pollinating earlier in some places, according to Dr. Stanley Fineman, president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI).
By Jenifer Goodwin
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) — When Jane Able’s 4-year-old daughter, Ellie, was diagnosed with a severe peanut allergy, the New Albany, Ohio, mother got trained in using an epinephrine pen and never leaves home without it.
The device contains an injectable dose of epinephrine, a hormone that can halt even life-threatening allergic reactions. But it’s not only Able who needs to know how to use the device — so do teachers, babysitters, even the parents of Ellie’s friends.
THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) — Sometimes, there’s nothing better than scratching an itch. And a new study suggests that where the itch resides is key to the pleasure derived from scratching.
The findings help improve understanding of itch and might even help folks battling itchy skin ailments, according to study author Dr. Gil Yosipovitch, a professor of dermatology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C.
FRIDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) — Hay fever symptoms — itchy, watery eyes, sneezing and runny nose — are worse in the spring than summer even when pollen counts are the same, according to a new report.
In the study, researchers compared daily pollen counts during the 2007 and 2008 hay fever seasons with daily symptoms reported by hay fever sufferers living around Leiden in the Netherlands.
MONDAY, Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) — Holiday decorations, both old and new, can cause asthma attacks and allergic reactions, an expert says.
Dr. Joseph Leija, an allergist at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Maywood, Ill., warns that fresh Christmas trees, poinsettias and boxes that have been stored for months can stir up potential triggers like dust and mold.
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