Allergy 101

It's Spring Cleaning Season!  Spring cleaning is a great way to refresh your home and living space. However, for allergy sufferers, it may also be a challenging time. With all...

Myth: Oral decongestants like Sudafed (pseudoephedrine; "-D" medications) are a good solution. Truth: Oral decongestants have troublesome and even dangerous side-effect potential, including cardiovascular symptoms such as elevated blood pressure, rapid...

Benadryl, also referred to by the generic name of diphenhydramine, is a common allergy medication that many of us have in our cupboards. Unfortunately, there has been a recent trend...

Oftentimes, people have trouble distinguishing between allergies and respiratory illness. The symptoms that we usually see with an upper respiratory infection can be confused with environmental allergies. With colds, you...

What are some signs of allergies? (some obvious and less well-known symptoms would be good to include, so not just itchy eyes for example). Symptoms of allergies typically include nasal...

Allergies can be triggered by a whole host of things. From pollen grains to dust mites and mold, there are a lot of environmental factors we associate with a flare-up...

Allergy Season in Illinois: Allergens by Region + Symptoms & Treatment Unfortunately, seasonal allergies are quite common across the United States. However, did you know that each state has distinctive...

There are millions of seasonal allergy sufferers across the United States, but each state comes with its own environmental allergens, peak season, and severity due to the variety of climates....