Word: allergen
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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ALLERGIC TO SHOTS? When doctors test for allergies, they often use a method that's scary enough to send anyone into a wheezing fit: they inject up to 50 allergens under the skin and then wait to see which causes a reaction. But the practice may be unnecessary. In pinpointing, for example, cat allergies, the shots turn out to be no more effective than lightly pricking the skin with an allergen or simply testing the blood...
According to a fact list posted on allernet.com, the average cold lasts for 6.4 days. Should a sickness persist for more than a week, an allergen or something more serious could be the culprit...
According to Schwoegler, sunlight can stimulate trees to release more pollen, and winds 10 and 20 m.p.h. are the allergen's favorite conditions. Winds much stronger than 20 m.p.h. carry the pollen into the upper atmosphere, far away from the beleaguered lungs of sufferers...
...course, everyone agrees that the simplest way to avoid sniffing and sneezing, barring medications, is to try and avoid contact with the allergen...
...London. "What your body is saying is 'Leave the room or get rid of the cat.' What you actually do is use your inhaler. You feel wonderful and sit there watching the television with the cat." Meanwhile, the inflammation gets worse because the lungs are still being exposed to allergen. "By dampening down the symptoms, you feel better, but you're deluding yourself into believing that...