If you've been beset by wheezing, a swollen mouth, or digestive issues after eating, you may have developed an adult-onset food allergy. A skin-prick test or intradermal skin testing can determine which food is causing a reaction.
Oct 1st, 2019
If you've been beset by wheezing, a swollen mouth, or digestive issues after eating, you may have developed an adult-onset food allergy. A skin-prick test or intradermal skin testing can determine which food is causing a reaction.
Going back to school can trigger a variety of emotions from both kids and parents. Heading back to the classroom can also trigger asthma and allergies. Follow these helpful tips so your kids are prepared for school and the allergy season ahead.
Eczema is a skin condition that causes intense, itchy patches on your skin. Treatments help relieve your symptoms, but there are a number of small things you can do every day to help prevent flare-ups. Check out our useful tips.
If traditional allergy medications still leave your itching and sneezing, it may be time to consider immunotherapy. Read on to learn how this innovative treatment can put your allergies in remission and may even prevent you from developing new ones.
Seasonal allergies can potentially cause unwanted appearance changes. As if a runny nose and red eyes weren’t enough to ruin your warm-weather look, summer allergies can bestow even more than you’ve bargained for this year.
About 26 million Americans suffer from asthma – 19 million adults and 7 million children – and it is a leading cause of lost days at work and school.
Some of us are a part of the lucky few who don’t suffer from traditional allergies, allowing us to go about our lives much more easily than our allergic friends.
Dr. Dareen D. Siri is a specialist in Pediatric and Adult Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology.
We all have incredibly busy lives, and these are only exacerbated when allergies and asthma are piled on top of our daily things we have to worry about.
Watch Dr. Siri talk with the Milk Allergy Mom about some of the indoor allergens that could affect you everyday!
Watch Dr. Kaufmann discuss allergy testing during oral immunotherapy treatment(s) with the Milk Allergy Mom!
While parents play a critical role in noticing their child’s interactions throughout the day, another person also takes on this key position for a child’s day-to-day life: teachers.
It’s tough to plan a flawless date for that special valentine when allergies and asthma can get in the way. Allergies are the 6th leading cause of chronic illness in the U.S. with an annual cost in excess of $18 billion.
Keeping kids inside their rooms to escape the winter’s cold seems like a good idea, but parents may be unknowingly exposing children to allergy and asthma triggers.
As people gear up for the holidays, many are also thinking about the beginning of the year – and New Year’s resolutions.
During December, many of the 50 million allergy sufferers in the United States may feel as though they’ve just recovered from their fall allergy symptoms when a whole new round of allergies crop up.
MASA is currently sponsoring local schools’ Christmas carols for the holiday season. Happy holidays!
Throughout the year, there have been a number of groundbreaking advancements in the world of medicine. Of course allergies, asthma, and immunology have been the center of a great deal of conversation, especially here at MASA.
Catch a glimpse of Dr. Bob meeting with some allergy support group members!
Watch Dr. Kaufmann speak with the Milk Allergy Mom about food allergy treatments and desensitization!
Currently, there are no approved treatment options for those afflicted with a peanut allergy. This particular allergy greatly affects those who are at risk for unpredictable and life-threatening allergic reactions.
Winter often brings welcome relief from hay fever and the symptoms caused by outdoor allergens. But coming in from the cold means hunkering down with a whole new set of allergy and asthma triggers, including dust, pet dander and mold.
The hustle and bustle of the holiday activities from shopping to hosting and attending parties make this time of year stressful enough without having to think about allergies and asthma.
Ever wondered if people with allergies are more prone to getting colds and the flu? Dr. Siri gives us some insight with the Milk Allergy Mom in the following clip!
Every year around Halloween there is lots of hype about costumes, parties, candy and haunted houses.
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) is an inflammatory disorder of the esophagus.
Midwest Allergy Sinus Asthma, SC Observes National Penicillin Allergy Day
