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...recent years, Schwoegler has been working with a local allergist, experimenting with methods of forecasting bad allergy days...
...option is allergy shots, which can be prescribed by an allergist. According to Israel, such shots can be useful...
...allergy sufferers, spring is not all roses. But staying indoors, using medication under the advice of an allergist and having plenty of tissues nearby are all good ways to enjoy the coming season. According to the calendar, spring--and unfortunately, allergy season--is just around the corner...
...some cases, the treatment pays off. "For pollen," says Dr. Jacquelynne Corey, an allergist at the University of Chicago, "the success rate is great, | around 90%." For dust mites, mold and animal dander, the results are more variable. But why the shots do -- and sometimes don't -- work remains a mystery. Medical researchers know, for instance, that administering the allergens directly into the bloodstream results in the production of immunoglobulin G, rather than IgE, antibodies. Does the presence of IgG block the IgE response? Or does the hair-of-the-dog procedure eventually desensitize key cells in the immune system...
...Chicago and New York City, the number of hospitalizations for acute attacks in chil dren under age four has surged. "A black child in the inner city has a 13- to 16-fold better chance of dying from asthma than his white suburban counterpart," says Dr. James Wedner, an allergist at Washington University in St. Louis. Poor or uninsured asthmatics often get medical attention only on a crash basis at the hospital emergency room. They receive no treatment for the underlying condition, so their lungs deteriorate...