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Penicillium mold allergy does NOT mean a penicillin allergy by Neil Kao Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:26am I have been asked many times if a positive allergy skin test to the mold Penicillium means that the patient is also allergic to Penicillin, the antibiotic. The answer is no. The mold Penicillium chrysogenum (also known as Penicillium notatum ) secretes the antibiotic Penicillin into the space outside its cells. The goal is to kill ordinary bacteria Read on »

Medicines Are More Effective For Mold Allergy Treatment Than Natural Therapies by Lucy J. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 23 Aug 2010 10:25pm mold allergy that also leads to development of asthma. In addition, it is feasible to obtain relief by also taking antihistamines as well as by employing nasal sprays and even by taking assistance from decongestants. Looking for a solution for those Mold Allergy Treatment problems? Visit our Allergy Asthma website for help in controlling those sniffle Read on »

Live Christmas Trees Can Trigger Mold Allergies on Yahoo! Health by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 11:47am at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology annual meeting, in Dallas. 'Christmas trees are another possible source of mold exposure during the holiday season,' said study co... as ambitious as I get. As Grinchy as this sounds, if anyone in the household has asthma/allergies, it might be a nicer present to now have a tree. And puhleeeeeze don't get one Read on »

Treatment of Mold Allergies by Lauren B. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 6:59pm Molds and fungi are very resilient and can linger even in the most inhospitable environments. Spring to late fall is generally considered "allergy season" since... with a person's immuno-response system. Itchy, watery eyes, continuous sneezing, wheeze and breathlessness, all are symptoms of a mold allergy. Treatment options include: 1. Over Read on »

Mold Allergies and Food? by Aimee A. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 5:22pm I have came across a message board post that suggested avoiding certain foods if you have an allergy to mold. One of them was yeast bread. My daughter has a mold allergy so I thought I would try to check into it. I have not found a lot of information yet. I did find the following list of foods supposedly to avoid. cheese mushrooms foods Read on »

Greenville's Rank as a Spring Allergy Capital or Fall Allergy Capital or Asthma Capital by Neil Kao Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 09 Apr 2009 7:14pm Here is how Greenville has been ranked in the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America's lists of the top 100 most challenging places to live in the U.S. for: Spring Allergies, Fall Allergies, or Asthma. Year Spring Allergy rank Fall Allergy rank Asthma rank 2003 13 24 not done 2004 19 34 54 2005 6 32 58 2006 Read on »

Greenville's Rank as a Spring Allergy Capital or Fall Allergy Capital or Asthma Capital by Neil Kao Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 09 Oct 2009 10:02pm Here is how Greenville has been ranked in the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America's lists of the top 100 most challenging places to live in the U.S. for: Spring Allergies, Fall Allergies, or Asthma. Year Spring Allergy rank Fall Allergy rank Asthma rank 2003 13 24 not done 2004 Read on »

Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: It’s Just Asthma by Jane M. Certified Respiratory Therapist

Posted Mon 10 May 2010 7:29am COPD and asthma, although different, do have similarities – and they tend to run in families. If you have COPD you should learn about asthma and understand that it can be serious – very serious – even deadly. This is based on a true story, told from a respiratory therapist’s perspective. The names of people and places have been changed. It was 11 Read on »

Mold, Asthma, and School Attendance by Andrea Fabry Patient Expert

Posted Mon 21 Jun 2010 12:14pm caused kids to miss two to three weeks (or more) of school each year? Asthma. What is one of asthma's contributing factors? Exposure to toxic mold. (A 2004 study conducted... diseases such as asthma.) In 2002, mold was discovered in three of NEISD’s elementary schools. The cause: a combination of flawed construction, contractor error and failure Read on »

Mold May Trigger Severe Asthma in Some Folks by HealthFinder Posted Thu 24 Jun 2010 10:00am 24 (HealthDay News) -- Living in a home with high levels of mold may increase the risk of severe asthma attacks in people with certain gene variants, finds a new study. "We found that the interaction between environmental mold exposure and certain variants of chitinase genes were positively associated with severe asthma exacerbations requiring Read on »