Tag: Rhinitis
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Provocative study!
Or at least as sexy as you can get for a vitamin. Of all the vitamins out there, vitamin D has the most PROVEN benefit for allergies & asthma. Remember the cod liver oil? Of course you don’t….you’re not that old! Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012;12(1):13-17. © 2012 The importance of vitamin D as an essential nutrient is…
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Now Here’s a New Medication I haven’t seen in a while
I have trouble getting patients to use ONE much less TWO nasal sprays for nasal allergy & congestion. Now I may have a solution this year. The buzz on the street is Meda pharmacueticals will be introducing a nasal spray product with two ingredients for patients suffering from congestion, runny nose and sneezing. Yes, for what…
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My nose won’t stop running
Patients often come into the office with the complaint of “my allergies are bothering me!” So what’s really going on with allergies? What if skin testing is negative–I know I have allergies. 1. The basic problem for patients with runny nose, sneezing, and congestion (you know the allergy nose) is nasal INFLAMMATION. Nasal inflammation can…
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