Article published on Apr 28, 2020
I have severe seasonal allergy. Every spring and fall, I will sneeze and cough for weeks. I have a nose spray that I use from time to time, but it doesn’t work. I have tried many over-the-counter allergy medications; they don’t help much, and I get sleepy. It has not been a big deal until...
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Article published on Jan 8, 2008
Our ten-year-old son was admitted to the hospital several weeks ago. The night before he got sick, he had a sleep-over at a friendʼs house. The next morning he called me, and I could tell that he had trouble speaking. When I arrived to pick him up, he had difficulty breathing and he could hardly...
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Article published on Apr 26, 2005
Our son is fourteen months old. He has had eczema for the past ten months, and it is getting worse instead of getting better. He is covered with these red raised patches from head to toe. In the past week, some of these patches are oozing fluid. He is more irritable and not eating well....
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Article published on Aug 19, 2003
I was diagnosed with asthma many years ago. I don’t get asthma attack, and I use a blue puffer from time to time, only when I find it hard to breathe, or when I get a cold and a lot of cough. I am generally healthy and hardly see my family doctor. In the last...
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Article published on Jun 25, 2002
Our teenage son has had eczema all his life. His skin is very dry. The eczema is worst around his elbows, on his hands and feet. Dry air in winter usually makes it worse. Lately his eczema flared up after he was involved in sports. We have always used steroid cream to keep the eczema...
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