Allergies
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Hay Fever Season is Upon Us
Posted in Allergies on March 9, 2011
February marks the beginning of the seasonal allergy season (hay fever). Trees, the earliest culprits, become active in February: juniper/cedar, birch/hazelnut and alder are the first, followed by many other allergy-causing trees. Humidity and precipitation tend to reduce the amount of tree pollen in the air. On dry, windy days tree pollen will increase. Tree pollen season usually starts to wind down by May although several trees continue pollinating through June. These allergens
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Do I have a cold or are my allergies flaring up?
Posted in Allergies on January 26, 2011
It’s often very difficult to tell the difference between a cold and a flare-up of allergies, primarily because of the large overlap of symptoms. Even though both conditions make people sick and miserable, it's important to try to differentiate between the two, because the treatment can vary. First of all, the symptoms that overlap between the two include congestion and runny nose. While it's true that nasal allergies tend to produce clear nasal drainage and a cold (technically a
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Immunotherapy/Allergy Treatment now in Kirkland
Posted in Allergies on May 17, 2010
Since the September 2009 creation of our allergy department, we have been able to test and treat allergies caused by inhaled allergens, thereby directly addressing additional health concerns of our patients, eliminating the need for outside referrals to allergy clinics, allowing our office to provide a more comprehensive approach to patient care.
Due to the growth of our patient base, NW Face will expand to provide immunotherapy in our Kirkland office. We will continue to have
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Food allergies – How do you know if you have them?
Posted in Allergies on May 14, 2010
An article in the New York Times published yesterday casts doubt on the widespread reported incidence of food allergies in the general population. The article states that the true incidence of food allergies is 5% in adults and 8% in children versus the approximately 30% of people in the general population who self-report food allergies. Why is there such a large discrepancy? The main problem comes from the fact that most people do not truly understand what an allergy is. An
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