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Sun 26 Apr 2009 12:34am
These are the illustrations in each of my exam rooms. I decided to scan and show them online because I use them frequently in the office. I hope they help patients understand normal anatomy, allergic rhinitis, and nonallergic rhinitis better.
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Wed 28 Oct 2009 11:02pm
To investigate the association between current rhinitis and pesticide use, a study was performed using data from 2245 Iowa commercial pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study. Five pesticides used in the past year were significantly positively associated with current rhinitis: the herbicides 2,4-D, glyphosate and petroleum oil
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Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:03pm
To investigate the association between current rhinitis and pesticide use, a study was performed using data from 2245 Iowa commercial pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study. Five pesticides used in the past year were significantly positively associated with current rhinitis: the herbicides 2,4-D, glyphosate and petroleum oil
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Wed 27 Aug 2008 8:33am
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Allergic rhinitis ranks high on the list of common illnesses. Simply defined, rhinitis is the body's way of responding to inflammation of the nasal passages or sinuses. Inflammation can occur as a result of exposure to allergens as is the case with allergic rhinitis or may be the result of a bacterial or viral infection. Whatever the cause, symptoms
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Posted
Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:26am
I am happy to announce that I have found a way to present my lecture on Allergic Rhinitis on the web. I searched the internet and I found two sites: SlideShare and authorSTREAM. I have selected the former. The maximum size of the files that can be uploaded is 100MB and 30MB respectively. authorSTREAM has beta on its logo. There may be other
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Posted
Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:26am
rhinitis, excluding the older and sedating anithistamines. NO PROMISES on whether or not your insurance formulary will cover the other medications or have higher copay or need a prior authorization. Nasalcrom is available over-the-counter. This is very safe and it's reasonable to try this if you are sure the diagnosis is allergic rhinitis prior to seeing
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Sun 29 Aug 2010 12:00am
I saw a mom 2 days ago, who was concerned about her three children's mold exposure from their home. This research is for her and for the many previously seen patients with the same question. I apologize about the delay in finding a good neutral site. The best objective site I have found is the AAAAI's glossary of sites. It includes the EPA' ...
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Posted
Fri 05 Mar 2010 4:38am
finished Zeniquin 25mg 10 days for greenish discharge but now “reverse snorting”, sneezing seems blocked up.
