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Immunology and Asthma in Connection to Airborne Viruses

Fresno’s climate and surrounding agricultural and forested lands often impact the air quality. These factors already make life a little more difficult if you have asthma. When you take an already compromised respiratory system and add an airborne virus like … Continue reading

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Plant Selection for Allergy-Safe Gardens: Leveraging OPALS 2025 Guidance

The colors and beauty of a fragrant lower garden create a calming, tranquil area for relaxation. A thriving vegetable and herb garden fills your refrigerator with fresh produce. Excess vegetables can be canned or frozen to last the winter.  Gardening … Continue reading

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Insect Sting & Bite Allergies Are Rising – Here’s What You Need to Know

Are you finding that insect bites and stings affect you more than in the past? Maybe you’ve developed a new allergy out of the blue, or your existing allergy is worsening. You’re not alone.  Reports show that insect allergies are … Continue reading

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Personalized Medicine: Tailoring Asthma Treatments to the Individual

The Golden State ranks 4th for Health Care Quality and Public Health. The state’s residents enjoy having a #7 ranking for health care in general. That’s great news for anyone dealing with asthma.  California is known for innovation in many … Continue reading

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Early Introduction of Allergenic Foods: What Parents Need to Know

Any parent knows how hard it is to watch your child go through an illness or deal with severe allergies. We do everything we can to keep our kids safe, healthy, and happy.  Food allergies are one of the challenges … Continue reading

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How Urban Living Intensifies Allergy Symptoms: Exploring the “Heat Island” Effect

City life offers so much to do and see with lush greens, a bounty of restaurants and shops, museums, theaters, and so much more. In Fresno alone, there are around 4,600 retail food facilities, which include restaurants, markets, bakeries, and … Continue reading

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Pediatric Spirometry Testing: What Is It and What to Expect for Your Upcoming Test

One of the toughest things you go through as a parent is your child’s anxiety. Medical anxiety is especially challenging, as you know the importance of the doctor’s visit, but you also don’t want to dismiss your child’s fear. Pediatric … Continue reading

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The Importance of Early Respiratory Allergy Testing in Preventing Asthma Development

Watching your child struggling to get a deep breath is one of the more alarming events you’ll experience as a parent. At Premium Allergy & Respiratory Center, we strive to help children breathe easy and avoid the impact allergic asthma … Continue reading

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Immunology and Asthma: The Impact of Environmental Factors on Immune Responses

Across the U.S., there are approximately 28 million people with asthma. Almost 5 million of those people are teens and children aged 18 or younger. Allergists help their patients navigate the different factors, including environmental ones, on asthma and find … Continue reading

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How Immunodeficiencies Affect the Body’s Response to Allergens

Your immune system is a bodyguard that’s made up of your bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and tonsils. Its sole purpose is to guard your body from invaders- bacteria and viruses- and defeat them if they get into the cells … Continue reading

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Can You Outgrow a Penicillin Allergy? What the Latest Research Says

Is it possible that you aren’t allergic to things that affected you as a child? Can you grow up and grow out of allergies? One out of 10 Americans report having a penicillin allergy. Research shows that many people have … Continue reading

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