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1. Shots -- Allergies
   Allergy shots help the body build a type of immunity to specific allergens that eventually can prevent or "block" the allergen from triggering symptoms when your child is exposed. Allergy shots decrease the risk of developing asthma by 50% and decrease the chance of developing new allergens.
2. Astelin -- Allergies
   Amanda Jones is a licensed veterinary technician and an avid researcher of human allergy relief products including Astelin. She runs a successful website dedicated to debunking various allergy relief products for the benefit of the consumer. Amanda hopes she can decrease the number of pets who need to find new homes by educating pet owners on how they can control their allergies.
3. Allergy and Immunology
   The Texas Children’s Allergy and Immunology Clinic provides diagnosis and treatment for pediatric patients with allergy, asthma and primary and secondary immune dysfunction. The spectrum of diseases now being seen by these specialists includes hypersensitivity diseases, severe asthma, antibody deficiencies, and cellular immune defects requiring immune reconstitution.
4. Clarinex -- Allergies
   The giant Clarinex pill comes spinning out at you in the new ads, promising "all day, all night, all year allergy relief." The ads, which seem to be everywhere, are part of a massive campaign by the Schering Corporation to sell the idea that Clarinex is an improvement over Claritin. It isn't--but more on that later.
5. Conjunctivitis -- Allergies
   Allergic conjunctivitis describes the eye's reaction to allergy-causing substances like pollen and dander. It usually includes redness, tearing, and itching. Reviewer: Manju Subramanian, MD, Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Disease and Surgery, Boston University Eye Associates, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.Date: 09/01/2006
6. Sinusitis -- Allergies
   [R]hinitis and sinusitis can be the triggers of asthma. That is, patients without any asthma history can develop asthma AS A RESULT OF rhinitis and/or sinusitis. Simplistically, this seems to occur from constant dripping of mucus into the lungs, triggering an asthma reaction. The actual mechanism... is unknown. (See Guerra S, et al. Rhinitis as an independent risk factor for adult-onset asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2002;109:419-25;
7. Rhinitis -- Allergies
   Rhinitis may result from many causes other than allergy. Not all rhinitis symptoms are the result of allergies. Below are listed the three most common causes of rhinitis with some of their characteristics.
8. Nasacort -- Allergies
   Nasacort is a medicine that is used in the treatment of itching, sneezing and running nose (conditions that may be caused by hay fever or other seasonal allergies). However, this drug can ... be used in the treatment or in the prevention of some other disorders that have not been mentioned here.
9. Flonase -- Allergies
   The data showed twice the number of patients preferred NASONEX, which is scent-free and alcohol-free, to Flonase when asked to consider the product's attributes of scent/odor, immediate taste and after-taste. Efficacy was not measured. Researchers, led by Eli O. Meltzer, M.D. of the Allergy and Asthma Medical Group & Research Center in San Diego and lead author of the study, evaluated 100 patients using a double-blind, cross-over method, which exposed subjects to both treatments within 30 minutes of one another.
10. Dermatitis -- Allergies
    Self-medication for pruritus and excessive washing of the vulva by women fearful of a lack of cleanliness can aggravate the dermatitis. In addition, although exposure to irritants may have been the initial cause of the dermatitis, secondary sensitization to allergens can ... occur.

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