Treats with Caution As Halloween approaches, the excitement of costumes, decorations, and, of course, candy fills the air. However, amidst the fun, it’s crucial to remember that Halloween can pose significant risks for children with food allergies. Understanding Food Allergies Food allergies can trigger severe reactions, and common allergens like peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs,
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Ragweed, Mountain Cedar and Oak get all the attention in San Antonio, but we should not ignore these respiratory viruses. Here is a neat summery of vaccine recommendations for COVID-19, RSV, and Influenza, now that we are going into the fall season. COVID-19 Vaccine: RSV Vaccine: Flu Vaccine: These are general recommendations. It’s essential to
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Here’s a recent interview with Dr Robert Ramirez, nurse Jackie Sorenson from our Lincoln Heights office, and other local colleagues, on the challenges of treating allergies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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San Antonio is in the middle of spring pollen season. This is when oak pollen covers your car in that fine yellow pollen that can make us so miserable. The combination of symptoms that this can provoke can often be confused with a cold or even strep throat. To complicate matters, we are in the
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The Great War is about to begin. No, don’t worry that we are talking about armaments or military personnel. We are talking about something much more insidious and toxic, potentially much more devastating to one’s everyday life. We are talking MOUNTAIN CEDAR FEVER. It’s the scourge of Central Texas. A plague that affects the young
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While fall can be an exciting time of year to be in Central Texas (with back-to-school activities and Friday night football games), many people encounter severe allergies that make being outdoors an unpleasant experience. For the 50 million Americans who suffer from seasonal allergies, fall can mean sneezing, itchy eyes, and congestion. Beginning in mid-August
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The future of food allergy treatment seems brighter than ever. We now have a tool that can help decrease the chances of developing a peanut allergy in high risk infants. There are currently two treatment options in development, that can reduce the chances of having an allergic reaction after an exposure to the allergenic food.
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Summer vacation season is right around the corner and many of us are making plans for a trip to the beach, the mountains or maybe some other exotic locale. Living with allergies at home can be hard enough, but traveling with allergies raises a completely new set of challenges. So as you begin to make
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Food allergy has always been challenging to diagnose and manage. Currently there are no official ways of treating a food allergy. The workup starts with identifying the foods in question with a careful review of the history. This can then followed by skin or lab testing. Once the diagnosis is confirmed, we make dietary recommendations.
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Easter Season Allergy Triggers and Tips to Stay Safe Hunting for Easter eggs and candy this weekend? Planning a big outdoor picnic? Easter can be a wonderful time of year for the entire family, but a flare of allergies, or asthma, can quickly turn this wonderful holiday into an allergy disaster. The usual suspects of
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