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Allergies

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  • I recently took my child to her physician and he said that she has the "allergic salute." What is this?

  • My daughter coughs and wheezes while playing soccer. Otherwise, she is okay. Another parent said she had exercise asthma. Should she stop exercising and see her doctor?

  • Will purchasing an air purifier help my child's allergies?

  • My 18-month-old daughter developed a rash on her hands three weeks ago. It itched a lot and had small puss filled heads with red splotches underneath. Her pediatrician said it was eczema caused by having her hands in water too much. The sample of corti

  • Is there anything I can do for a child with a peanut allergy? What are the symptoms and is there any medication that can be taken to help prevent and cure a peanut allergy? How does having a peanut allergy affect the child, and what are the causes?

  • My nephew has severe egg allergy—anaphylactic shock. We are looking for substitutes for use in cooking in their household. Can you offer any suggestions, sources or referrals?

  • We own a cat and our child has asthma. Should we remove the cat from the house?

  • Is there anything I can do for a child with a peanut allergy? What are the symptoms and is there any medication that can be taken to help prevent and cure a peanut allergy? How does having a peanut allergy affect the child, and what are the causes?

  • My nephew has severe egg allergy—anaphylactic shock. We are looking for substitutes for use in cooking in their household. Can you offer any suggestions, sources or referrals?

  • My 5 year old son has asthma. He is on inhalers and singular everyday. He has been hospitlized 5 times with pneumonia. Everytime he gets sick with any kind of upper respiratory illness, which has been many many times during his life, it flares his asthma u

  • Our 4 1/2 yr. old daughter constantly has a clear, runny nose. She exhibits no other symptoms, ie: coughing or sneezing and doesn't complain about pain. She has had a runny nose for about as long as we can remember and it doesn't seem to get worse in any p

  • My child has been on both oral and inhaled steroids for his asthma. Will this affect his final adult height?

  • What are the side effects of Zyrtec?

  • My 4-year-old son reacts to mosquito bites with redness and swelling by the next morning (if he is bit at night). Any suggestions?

  • I don't know if this would be the correct site, but I'm looking for information for one of my girlfriends. Her son is highly allergic to peanuts, and we read a while ago about banning peanut/peanut butter in schools. Do you know who we might be able to con

  • My son is 2 1/2 and I think he is allergic to sand. He used to get feverish after playing is the sand. I started taking him to a different sandbox. Now he would just start coughing,sneezing and having a runny nose. I tried to research but CANNOT find anyth

  • My 8 year old daughter has been itching for 3 weeks all over her body.There are no visible signs on her skin. Blood tests for parasites and allergy came back negative. Is it possible that the itching is just caused by emotional problems? She seem

  • My 5 year old son has suffered with severe eczema almost since birth. For the past two years I have, on doctor's orders, been applying steroid cream (fucidin H) twice daily. I am concerned that there may be long-term side effects. What are the chances that

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