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  • Post Date

    October 30, 2012

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    Food Allergy

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Halloween
Halloween is a great time of year to dress up and eat lots of candy. Who doesn’t enjoy that? For some families with food allergic children, this holiday can be stressful.
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  • Post Date

    October 23, 2012

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    Eye Allergy

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Food Allergy
Reactions to food are common, and can be divided into two categories, those caused by food allergy and all other reactions. Food allergies develop when the body's immune system has an abnormal reaction to one or more proteins in a food. Food allergies can lead to serious or even life-threatening allergic reactions.
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  • Post Date

    August 3, 2012

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    Hives (Urticaria)

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Urticaria/Hives
Urticaria, or hives, is a common reason to see an allergist. It can be incredibly distressing to be covered with red welts, and the itching can disrupt sleep, school, and work. Hives appear quickly when special skin cells, called mast cells, are triggered to release chemicals that cause the rash.
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  • Post Date

    July 16, 2012

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    Insect Stings

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Stinging Insect Allergy
With the warmer weather of summer, we are enjoying more time outside. Along with the summer weather comes a dramatic rise in the number of stings from bees and fire ants. For many people these stings are painful and annoying but not dangerous. However, approximately 1 in 100 people has a potentially life-threatening allergy to insect stings. The insects most often
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  • Post Date

    June 21, 2012

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    Asthma

    Immunotherapy

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Understanding Your Asthma
Asthma is a common lung disorder in which the inner lining of the small breathing tubes of the lungs, the bronchioles, becomes inflamed and swollen. At times this leads to spasms or narrowing of these tubes. This may cause wheezing, shortness of breath, and/or tightness in the chest. Cough, especially with exercise or in the middle of the night, is particularly common
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  • Post Date

    April 2, 2012

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    Immunotherapy

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New Advances in Immunotherapy
Recent and exciting changes to our immunotherapy program include the development of a cluster immunotherapy program that allows patients to reach maintenance immunotherapy in as short as four weeks. Allergy Partners is also excited to offer sublingual immunotherapy to appropriate patients. Compared to traditional immunotherapy, sublingual immunotherapy has a reduced risk
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  • Post Date

    February 13, 2012

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    Allergy & Asthma Care

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The Allergy Partners Difference
Allergy Partners is the nation's largest single-specialty practice dedicated to the treatment of allergies, asthma, and allergic diseases. All Allergy Partners’ physicians are board-certified allergists who have years of training and experience in the treatment of allergies and asthma. Working together, our physicians are able to combine their expertise to ensure that each
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  • Post Date

    December 15, 2011

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    Allergy & Asthma Care

    Asthma

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Understanding Your Asthma
What will you find wrapped under your Christmas tree this year? An iPad? New running shoes? Season passes to your favorite sports team's home games? A rescue inhaler? Let's face it. No one wants to be asthmatic or wants to deal with the limitations having asthma can put on living the life you want to have. Allergy Partners would like to help you better understand
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