Apr 27, 2015 | Allergy Testing, Allergy Treatment
“Nasal polyps” may not be a familiar word, but it is a bodily growth that can happen to anyone. These growths occur inside nasal passages and they hang like teardrops. Nasal polyps, which can present in groups, occur from asthma, infection, allergies, drug sensitivity...
Mar 15, 2015 | Allergy, Allergy Testing, Allergy Treatment, Seasonal Allergies
It’s soon going to be that time of the year where you would see pollen pollen everywhere in Treasure Valley. Trees in bloom, pollen in air, warm weather- Allergy season is already here. Some of you must be thinking of buying stocks in Kleenex- it’s that time of year...
Mar 8, 2015 | Allergy, Allergy Testing
There are approximately 50 million Americans that have asthma, hay fever or other allergy-related conditions. Allergic conditions can range from mild to life threatening reactions. Having an allergy evaluation performed by a board certified allergist is the first step...
Mar 1, 2015 | Allergy Testing, Food Allergy
Early introduction of peanuts have long been a debate. Nevertheless, in the United States, the prevalence of peanut allergy has become four times rising from 0.4% in 1997 to more than 2% in 2010. Various theories on correct timing of peanut introduction to a...
Feb 1, 2015 | Allergy, Allergy Testing, Immune System Disorder
Are food and environmental allergies playing a role? Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a very recently identified allergic and immunologic condition. In EoE, a type of white blood cell (eosinophil) accumulates in the lining of the food canal...
Jan 26, 2015 | Allergy, Allergy Testing, Asthma
Congratulations, if you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant while you are reading this article! Pregnancy is an important phase of a woman’s life and it should be happy and stress-free for an expecting mother! Here I present some important facts about how a...
