Absolutely! If you know you are going to encounter one of your allergens, take your antihistamine BEFORE you are exposed. For instance, let’s say you are allergic to cats and your best friend has a lovely, affectionate feline that seems to have taken a shine to you ...

I am very annoyed. Yet again I looked at the back of a product (in this case for cleaning the shower) and there were no ingredients listed. In this day and age, you’d think that the government would mandate that all products must have their ingredients listed! ...

According to WebMD, you cannot become physically addicted to antihistamines. Physical addiction is typically characterized by tolerance, where the same dosage of the substance produces less effect. In fact, you can take the same level of dosage for years and will continue to get the same ...

Allergies can and do change over time. In some cases, a child will “outgrow” an allergy. In other cases, a child with allergies will proceed from milder to more severe forms of allergic reaction. The statistics indicate that if your child is allergic to cow’s milk or ...

We do know that if one of your parents has allergies, your chances are 30% that you will have allergies too. If both parents have allergies, your risk doubles to 60%. However, genetics does not explain the relatively recent spike in allergies, with industrialized countries leading the ...