Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Donna Franklin If your are 18 to 55 years of age, non-smoker and are taking asthma medications and requiring bronchodilator medication for periodic symptom relief and/or...

© birgit Amri Summertime has begun and the peak of seasonal allergies is approaching. If you'd like to explore alternative treatment for your hay fever, here are some natural allergy treatment...

© stopnlook Now that the allergy season has started, how much do you spend on allergy medications? How much is your temporary relief costing you? Dr. Daniel More offers some ways to cut corners with...

© visualdensity Usually used in conjunction with quercetin as an alternative therapy for allergies is bromelain, a protein-digesting enzyme found in pineapples. Bromelain is typically marketed as a...

Looking for alternative therapies for your allergies? There is a myriad of options out there, some approaches with more scientific backing than others. One of the dietary supplements out there that is...

The US FDA is investigating a possible association between the use of Singulair (Montelukast) and behavior/mood changes, suicidality (suicidal thinking and behavior) and suicide. Singulair is a...

Around this time last year, I wrote about actress Molly Shannon's allergies to dogs. This spring, Molly has teamed up with the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) and the makers of...

Scientists have identified a new target for treating asthma and allergies: a protein called p110delta. Unlike currently available asthma and allergy medications in the market which only address the...

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has issued new guidelines in the management of asthma symptoms in pregnant women, saying that it is safer for both fetus and mother for pregnant...

I know, for a lot of you, spring is not yet exactly in the air, but if you have hay fever or pollen allergies, it's just the right time to think about it and plan your course of action to......

A few months ago, Zyrtec-D (5mg Cetirizine HCl, 120mg Pseudoephedrine HCl) has been approved by the FDA for over-the-counter sale as an allergy drug for adults and children ages 12 years and up....

In severe cases of allergy attacks, adrenaline (epinephrine) shots are given. Although injectors such as Epi-Pens are available for consumer use, doctors use a solution stored in salt water in glass...

Here's something that has been demonstrated to relieve itchy eyes due to pollen (hay fever) or pet allergies: topical olopatadine 0.2% (sold under the brand Pataday, manufactured by Alcon, Inc....

Allergy drug allergy drug Zyrtec-D will now be available over-the-counter in the US, i.e., a doctor's permission is no longer required, for patients 12 years and older. However, as mandated by...

Although I subscribe to the notion of natural healing and that there are indeed substances in our food and other natural sources with health benefits, I am skeptic of a lot of dietary supplements in...

As a segue to my previous post on the use of medications, particularly of epinephrine injections, I've found this video on the proper use of the Twinject® epinephrine auto-injector. The video...

In the article on MSNBC accompanying the video report on Catrina Vonder Meulen appearance at the Today Show, allergy mom Stephanie Winston Wolkoff discusses 5 ways to cope with your kid's food...

A new nasal spray called Avamys™ (fluticasone furoate) currently on trials has received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for the treatment of the symptoms of allergic...

From all I've been reading so far on the use immunotherapy drops, I've always had the impression that while they work wonders on alleviating symptoms of pollen, dust mite and other...