Improving the lives of allergy sufferers

Allergen immunotherapy improves the quality of life of people who are allergic to grass pollen and house dust mites, reveals a study in the open access World Allergy Journal. With less time taken off work, the therapy yields economic as well as patient benefits. Around a quarter of adults in Europe suffer from respiratory allergies. Symptoms can include asthma and / or rhino-conjunctivitis, inflammation of the inner nasal lining which causes a runny, stuffy nose. Treatment is usually with drugs, such as antihistamines, which manage the symptoms...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Allergy Source Type: news