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Allergies Are No Fun... For You or Your Kids.

From rashes to itches and sneezes to asthmatic reactions, childhood allergies can make your kids miserable and might cause very severe reactions.

Review DrGreene's Allergy Health Topics for insight into signs, symptoms and treatments for allergies of all types.

Allergy Symptoms
- Cough
  Coughing is an important part of the body’s defense system. It forcefully propels unwanted invaders up and out of ...»
- Hives
  Hives are a sign that the whole body is experiencing a hypersensitivity reaction. Hives occur when the body's ...»
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Allergic Reactions
- Wheezing
  Wheezing is the noise made by air moving through tight airways in the chest. Classically, wheezing is heard when ...»
- Food Allergies
  Food allergy is the name given to a variety of situations in which specific foods provoke some type of ...»
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Food Allergies
- Respiratory Distress
  Respiratory distress is the name given whenever a child’s respiratory system is in danger of not being able to ...»
- Galactosemia
  Lactose, or milk sugar, is made up of two simple sugars: glucose and galactose. Classic galactosemia is a ...»
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Sting Allergy
- Treating Bee Stings
  Did you know that bee stings have been a nuisance long enough to have appeared in prehistoric cave paintings in ...»
- Mosquito Bites
  When the mosquito stabs her needle-like mouthparts through the skin of her victim, she injects her saliva -- ...»
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Allergy and Asthma
- Asthma
  Asthma is a chronic lung disease characterized by tight airways -- a result of airway hyper-responsiveness. »
- Allergies (Allergic Rhinitis)
  Allergies tend to run in families. Asthma, eczema (atopic dermatitis), and allergic rhinitis (hay fever) often ...»
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Dog Allergies/Cat Allergies
- Tips for Managing Asthma, Allergies, and Animal Dander (Pets and Pests)
  Dander is the materials shed from the animals' bodies, which may include bits of feathers, hair, or dried skin. It's ...»
- Unexpected Pet Hair
  Dog and cat allergens are found in almost all US homes, whether or not dogs or cats live there. The highest ...»
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Allergy Medicine
- Allergy Medication
  Walking into a drugstore, you are confronted with an overwhelming display of brightly packaged allergy products, ...»
- Getting Un-Allergic to Antibiotics
  The rise of bacterial resistance isn.t the only force limiting ...»
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Allergy Prevention
- Cold Allergies and What Can Be Done About Them
  Can a person be allergic to cold temperatures? Believe it or not, it’s true. And this (and other allergies) can ...»
- Fatal Nut Allergy
  For some types of allergies, a process called desensitization is effective. Desensitization involves ...»
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Allergy Treatment
- Outgrowing Asthma and Allergy Shots
  Some kids with childhood asthma will outgrow it completely; for some the »
- Acupuncture for Allergies
  Nasal allergies are common in children, and appear to be ...»
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