Should you dwell in the huge swath east or west of the Rockies, and suffer a cough and congestion each fall for about 5 weeks, then you may be allergic to ragweed.
Although this weed can be found just about everywhere, it is more prolific in that neck of the woods, or plains, or desert.
Ragweed’s not [...]
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Prednisone, an oral corticosteroid, is an anti inflammatory medication often prescribed in a high dosage. It is also used to treat the symptoms of low cortisol levels, as a form of replacement therapy.
Prednisone mimics cortisol, one of your corticosteroids hormones produced by your adrenal glands.
When it is used to treat an underlying disease, the [...]
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An allergy is your body overreaction to allergens, which causes resulting symptoms. Common allergy symptoms include:
hives
sneezing
runny nose
stuffy nose
watery eyes
nose pressure
ear fullness, popping
dark circles under the eyes
itchy eyes, nose, roof of mouth
The most common airborne allergens are pollen, mold, dander and dust mites.
Pollen is a very fine powdery spore produced by flowers, trees, grass and [...]
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Do you have mold growing in your shower? Many households do, and that black mold will grow whenever it happens to land in moisture. It is impossible to get rid of all mold and mold spores indoors. Fact is, mold spores are floating through the air and in your house dust. Molds are part [...]
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An allergy is your immune system reacting to something in your environment, or something you eat (food allergy), that usually does not bother other people. Typically, if you have allergies, you will be sensitive to more than one thing.
Current scientific belief for explaining the cause of your allergic overreaction involves both your genes and the [...]
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Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your airways. If you have asthma, the inside walls of your airways are inflamed (swollen) after reacting strongly to things that you are allergic to or you body finds irritating.
Asthma’s airway inflammation means less air flows into your lung tissue causing you to:
cough
wheeze
feel chest tightness
Basically during an [...]
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