By Eric Marsden, BSc, ND
(NC)-One of the more common ailments this time of year is allergies. Just as people are adjusting to the plants of early summer, August brings changes in vegetation that cause a new wave of itchy, watery eyes, runny noses and head-rattling sneezes.
Many patients - and many medical professionals - focus their […]

Allergies are an umbrella term for a wide variety of physical responses triggered by some item in the environment. Even if they are allergic to the same thing, one person may be merely annoyed while the other one may have life-threatening symptoms that require emergency treatment.
If you suspect you have allergies, see […]

Approximately one out of every ten Americans suffers from allergies of some type. Allergies are the body’s natural reaction to any foreign substance. When the body encounters one of these substances, it produces many different substances, including histamines. Once released into the body, these cause tissue swellings called allergies. Allergies can affect many different parts […]