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Loss of Smell: Is It Seasonal Allergies or Covid-19? Karla Walsh
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What are seasonal allergies, exactly?
Is a pack of tissues and antihistamines as essential as your phone and keys? You re not alone. About 8 percent of Americans have been diagnosed with hay fever (allergic rhinitis or seasonal allergies) in the past 12 months, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
So why are the nose, eyes, and throat of so many of us hijacked by seasonal allergy symptoms? People with allergies have an overactive immune system, explains Payel Gupta, MD, assistant clinical professor at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York and SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
Pollen might be getting worse, but it’s hard to say for sure
Anthony R. Wood
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PHILADELPHIA He found masses of pollen as thick as “oatmeal,” and once discovered that grains from palm trees had ridden the winds for hundreds of miles to reach his front porch.
For 17 years, Timothy Craig intercepted the airborne gametes of trees, grasses and weeds with a whirling trap, assiduously examined the captives with a microscope, and posted his inferred daily pollen counts for the benefit of science and the allergy-tormented.
Not many people are going through that much trouble these days. “It’s very labor-intensive and time-intensive,” said Craig, a professor of medicine and pediatrics in allergy and immunology at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Published Wednesday, May 5, 2021 7:58AM EDT New guidelines aimed at helping schools and daycares protect children with allergies say there s no evidence that blanket bans on specific foods protect children. The guidelines, created by an international panel of stakeholders including health-care experts, school principals, parents and professional allergy organizations, also recommend that schools keep a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors. The guidelines, based on a review of the scientific evidence and published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology on Wednesday, are the first of their kind, said Dr. Susan Waserman, the chair of the guidelines panel and a professor of medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont.
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Hamilton, ON (May 5, 2021) - Schools and child care centres should train staff on food allergies and have epinephrine available to treat anaphylaxis, but new guidelines do not recommend food bans.
The recommendations come from an international team, led by McMaster University, which has developed practice guidelines for the prevention and management of allergic reactions to food at child care centres and schools. The guidelines were published today in the
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The management of food allergy is a sensitive topic, said Susan Waserman, chair of the guidelines panel, an allergist and professor of medicine at McMaster University.