Latest Allergen Stories

Increasing pollen counts mean increasing symptoms for allergy suffers along the Wasatch Front as the climate changes from winter to spring. Local pollen counts have shown an increasing number of Elm and Cottonwood tree pollen in the air. Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) April 12, 2013 Doctors at Allergy Associates of Utah have seen an increase in patients suffering with allergy-related illnesses as spring pollens rise. As the temperature increases trees are usually the first to pollenate. The...

SoClean, a Marietta carpet cleaning service, has received a dramatic increase in requests for carpet cleaning due to the imminent allergy season. Marietta, Ga (PRWEB) April 10, 2013 SoClean, a Marietta carpet cleaning service, has experienced an increase in business due to homeowners’ efforts to prevent allergy symptoms in response to the arrival of spring and the accompanying allergy season. The Marietta carpet cleaners have received a dramatic increase in requests for deep steam...

In a continued effort to modify and diversify its offerings, the newly branded DrSmartphoneMD launched the first in a series of supplemental articles discussing topics associated with avoidance of common allergens. Tampa Florida (PRWEB) April 10, 2013 In a continued effort to modify and diversify its offerings, the newly branded DrSmartphoneMD launched the first in a series of supplemental articles discussing topics associated with avoidance of common allergens. The series is intended to...

Inflamax Research Inc. today announced that it has been selected by Allergy Therapeutics (UK) Ltd. (ATL) (AGY:LSE), as the CRO to conduct ATL’s pivotal Phase III study for Grass MATAMPL product for US-FDA registration. Toronto, ON (PRWEB) April 09, 2013 The study will involve the location of mobile EEC at centers in three metropolitan areas in the US Midwest, US North East and in Canada, with several investigative sites at each node contributing subjects to the study. The screening and...

Easy and Affordable, MyAllergyTest® is the Only At-Home Allergy Test; Provides Confidential Results for 10 Key Allergens and a Personalized Allergy Management Plan Based on Findings FOSTER CITY, Calif., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), more than 60 million Americans suffer from allergies. However, most people don't get tested for allergies, so they often do not know for certain what causes their allergies....

Ocular Surface Specialist Paul Karpecki, O.D. and Beauty Expert Polly Blitzer Offer Advice on How to Look and Feel Your Best This Allergy Season JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- During allergy season, many women find themselves reaching for tissues and wondering why they even bothered putting on eye makeup in the morning. According to nationally-recognized beauty expert Polly Blitzer, women often report that eye allergy symptoms like red, puffy eyes make them look...

Dr. Farooq Ashraf, an Atlanta LASIK Surgeon, offered tips for allergy sufferers in an interview posted to his blog. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) April 08, 2013 Dr. Farooq Ashraf, an Atlanta LASIK surgeon and ophthalmologist, was interviewed Monday about tips for allergy sufferers for pollen season. The interview can be found on the LASIK surgeon’s blog and includes tips for preventing and treating eye allergies and their symptoms. Ashraf says that preventing eye allergies before they arise is...

Board-certified group operates only regional pollen and mold counter for spring allergy sufferers. Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) April 05, 2013 Spring is here and the Carolina Asthma & Allergy Center is once again offering public information from its proprietary pollen counter. The practice gathers data from the counter daily, posting it to the Carolina Asthma & Allergy Center website, http://www.carolinaasthma.com. Carolina Asthma & Allergy Center operates the only daily pollen...

-Indicated for seasonal & perennial allergic rhinitis in children ages 2 and up MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tris Pharma, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative drug delivery technologies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its New Drug Application (NDA) for Karbinal(TM) ER (carbinoxamine maleate) Extended-release Oral Suspension 4mg/5ml, the first sustained-release histamine receptor...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online As if having a breathing difficulty weren’t bad enough, a new study in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology has found at least two-thirds of all adult asthma sufferers also have an allergy. "Allergists have known the prevalence of allergies among asthmatic children is high at 60 to 80 percent, but it was thought allergies were not as common in asthmatic adults," said the study’s lead author Dr. Paula Busse, from Mount...