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
Read MoreHow 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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Spring Allergies in Full Bloom? Discover the Benefits of Respiratory Allergy Testing
The sun’s out more, it’s warming up, and gloomy rainy days are disappearing as the seasons change. Yet, you step outside and feel miserable. Your sinuses fill up. Your throat doesn’t feel right. Your eyes are itchy and watery. Spring … Continue reading →
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Debunking the 5 Most Common Asthma Myths
Wheezing, coughing, chest discomfort, and shortness of breath can be many things on their own. However, when they occur together, it’s often an indicator that you have asthma. Almost 28 million Americans have asthma, so it’s more common than you … Continue reading →
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Managing Allergies During Pregnancy: Safe Treatment Options for Expecting Mothers
Pregnancy is an exciting, nerve-wracking time. You’re excited to meet the baby growing inside you, but you’re also anxious. Is the fetus developing correctly? Are you overexerting or not exercising enough? Are you eating the right foods? If you add … Continue reading →
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When Should You See an Allergist for Your Hives?
Urticaria is very common and affects around 86 million people worldwide. Most people don’t even recognize urticaria until it’s referred to by its more common name – hives. One out of five people have hives at some point in their … Continue reading →
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