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The Enigma of the Wi-Fi Allergy

Schools have started getting better about understanding allergies. Some schools have banned peanut butter in an effort to keep kids with peanut allergies safe. The Wi-Fi allergy, however, is still an enigma. What is an allergy? According to the Mayo Clinic, allergies occur when a person’s immune system reacts to a foreign substance (pollen, bee venom, peanuts) that doesn’t cause a reaction in most people. Symptoms of allergies can range from sneezing to hives to anaphylaxis. Allergies cannot be cured, but some can be managed. The best way to manage an allergy is for people to avoid the things that … Continue reading →

The Worst Cities for Kids With Fall Allergies

Some places are not as healthy to live in as other places are. WebMD has a list of the ten worst places to live for children (and adults) who have fall allergies. This list is for 2012. There is potential that your child is especially allergic right now because he or she lives in a place that is filled with Fall allergens. Has the past few weeks been really difficult for your child? It’s not unheard of for someone who has allergies to be miserable in the weeks that the air is filled with an allergen that he or she … Continue reading →

Pets Have Allergies Too

It’s that time of year: my car, porch, deck, and even some of my plants, are covered in a yellow dust. Pollen season is upon us, and for many unfortunates that means it’s time to suffer through allergies. As is true with many things, humans aren’t the only ones that might be affected by the dreaded plant powder. All this past week my dog has come in with her snout, muzzle, and sometimes even her eyes, covered in pollen. She didn’t seem any different than normal, however, which leads me to believe that despite her many itching problems pollen is … Continue reading →

Allergy-Free Garden

If you are one of the millions of spring or fall allergy sufferers out there, you have my sympathy and a share of my box of Zyrtec. Allergies can be miserable, keeping you indoors when you just want to go out and enjoy the fresh air. Certain plants, trees and other greens are more likely than others to cause allergy symptoms. Knowing what to plant and what to get rid of may help you stay allergy free. Of course, just because you have an allergy-free garden doesn’t mean that you are out of the woods, so to speak. Pollen can … Continue reading →

Laws Restrict Sale of Allergy Medications

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Spring is just around the corner. Many people welcome the warmer air, the sunny skies, and the lack of snow. Parents of kids who have environmental allergies know that Spring weather makes their child suffer. Certain laws might make it more difficult for you to purchase your child’s allergy medications this year. The flowers are blooming, and spewing pollen into the air. Parents may have already noticed that their child is sneezing, needing to blow or wipe his nose more often than usual, and may be rubbing his eyes. These are all symptoms of allergies. This is the time to … Continue reading →

Free Apps for Parents of Kids Who Have Allergies

Life can be difficult for parents of kids who have allergies. You never can know, for certain, when your child will accidentally encounter an allergen. Sometimes, being well informed can help keep your child a little bit safer. There are plenty of free apps that are useful for parents of kids with allergies. Not every allergy related app that you find at the iTunes store, or at Amazon.com, is going to be available for free. Some, like the Allergy Caddy cost a little bit of money to download. However, since I am writing this blog in December, I realize that … Continue reading →

Service Dogs Can Help Children Avoid Allergens

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It can be really frightening for parents of children who have severe, life threatening, allergies to send their child to school, the park, or even the grocery store. Its impossible to know, without a doubt, that the environment will be free from the allergens that your child reacts to. Fortunately, specially trained guide dogs can help sniff out allergens, before your child has a bad allergic reaction. In general, people tend to understand why a person who is blind, or visually impaired, would benefit from having a guide dog. Most people realize that, in many ways, the dog is acting … Continue reading →

Gadgets That Can Help Children With Allergies

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Warm weather means there is a lot more pollen in the air than we were exposed to a few months ago. If your child has severe environmental allergies, then you probably have noticed that he or she is suffering from symptoms right now. Unfortunately, there isn’t a cure for allergies, but there are some devices that you can use to help make your allergic child a bit more comfortable this allergy season. One of the most useful things I have found that really helps my allergies is an air cleaner, or air purifier. These devices clean the air in your … Continue reading →

Make Your Allergic Child More Comfortable This Spring

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The start of Spring is a miserable time for people who have allergies. Parents who have children with severe allergies are going to have to be especially careful now that allergy season has gotten into full swing. Fortunately, there are some things a parent can do to help their allergic child be a little bit more comfortable this Spring. This is a difficult time of year for people who have allergies. Spring allergies make people physically uncomfortable. No one enjoys having itchy eyes, constantly draining sinuses, and an inability to stop sneezing. This can make even the hardiest of allergic … Continue reading →

Get Coupons for Allegra and Free Pollen Alerts

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You know that old saying: “April showers bring May flowers”? If you have seasonal allergies, then you are aware that May flowers bring pollen. Allergy season is here. You can get coupons for Allegra, a commonly prescribed allergy medication and sign up for free pollen alerts at the same time. This is the time of year when many allergy sufferers are engaged in battle with their worse nemesis: Pollen. All those “April showers” have started to produce flowers that are blooming, and spewing their pollen into the air. You can see it floating by in chunks that are large enough … Continue reading →