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Spring health cheat sheet
As the spring weather approaches, many common winter infections recede. However, warmer temperatures can introduce a new set of health challenges. As trees and flowers bloom and grass grows, susceptible children will start to display symptoms of seasonal allergies, triggering flares of asthma and eczema. And, As children spend more time outdoors, parents also need to watch for exposure to ticks, poison ivy and excess sun. Here are a few tips to keeping your child healthy this spring. Seasonal allergies: What can you do? During allergy season: have your child bathe after spending time outdoors to remove allergens fro...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - April 7, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Carolyn Sax Tags: Health & Wellness Parenting allergies asthma Carolyn Sax conjunctivitis lyme disease sunburn Source Type: news

4 “must dos” for kids with seasonal allergies
Follow me at @drClaire It’s always wonderful when winter ends and spring finally appears…unless you have hay fever. Hay fever, or seasonal allergies, is very common — and can be really uncomfortable. While it’s not always easy to tell a cold from allergies, it’s more likely to be allergies if there’s no fever, if eyes are itchy, if there’s lots of sneezing…and if it lasts longer than a few days. The good news is that there are some simple things that you can do to make your child — and anyone else in the house that has hay fever — feel better. Close the windows. After a long winter it’s tempting to o...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - April 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Asthma and Allergies Children's Health Parenting hay fever seasonal allergies Source Type: news

Pollen Overload: Seasonal Allergies in a Changing Climate
Several intertwined factors influence how a plant grows and how much pollen it produces. Projected rises in two of these—regional temperatures and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels—could mean an increase in the number of people affected by seasonal allergies.© Joe Petersburger/Getty   Pollen (gold spheres) is produced by the stamens (gray), which are the male reproductive organ of flowering plants. Pollen grains are covered in proteins that assist in reproduction but also trigger allergic reactions in sensitized people.© Martin Oeggerli/Science Source Seasonal allergies in Nor...
Source: EHP Research - April 1, 2016 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Web Admin Tags: Featured Focus News April 2016 Source Type: research

Spring health cheat sheet
The beginning of spring often brings warm weather and hours of outdoor fun, and many common winter infections recede. Unfortunately, spring weather can bring its own health challenges. As soon as the trees and flowers bloom, flowers bud and the grass grows, susceptible children will start to display symptoms of seasonal allergies. Seasonal allergies cause sneezing, runny nose and itchy red eyes and can trigger flares of asthma and eczema. As children spend more time outdoors, parents also need to watch for exposure to ticks, poison ivy and excess sun. Read on for the parents’ guide to spring health. Seasonal allergies: ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - March 29, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Carolyn Sax Tags: Health & Wellness Parenting allergies asthma Carolyn Sax conjunctivitis lyme disease poion ivy sunburn Source Type: news

Dissolvable tablets don’t work for people with severe allergies to grass pollen
It’s summertime and—if you’re in Eugene, Oregon—the livin’ is sneezy. Eugene is the nation’s top spot for allergies this week according to IMS Health, a health information company that provides allergy alerts for cities across the nation. Eugene residents can blame their runny noses and itchy eyes on the city’s abundant grasses, which are currently spewing high levels of pollen into the air. Eugene is just the tip of the allergy iceberg. If you live near a patch of green, you routinely inhale pollen. You’re in good company if your body reacts to it. More than 50 million Americans hav...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - July 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Beverly Merz Tags: Asthma and Allergies dissolvable tablets grass pollen allergies Source Type: news

Air Quality and Climate Change: A Delicate Balance
Background image: © Elenamiv/Shutterstock John H. Tibbetts, based in Charleston, SC, is former editor of Coastal Heritage, the magazine of the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium. About This Article open Citation: Tibbetts JH. 2015. Air quality and climate change: a delicate balance. Environ Health Perspect 123:A148–A153; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.123-A148 News Topics: Air Pollution, Allergies, Asthma, Cardiovascular Health, Climate Change, Combustion Emissions, Dust, Natural Disasters, Ozone, Particulate Matter (PM), Pollen, Mold and Mycotoxins, Respiratory Health, Temperature, Weather Processes Published: 1 Jun...
Source: EHP Research - June 1, 2015 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Web Admin Tags: Featured Focus News Air Pollution Allergies Asthma Cardiovascular Health Climate Change Combustion Emissions Dust June 2015 Mold and Mycotoxins Natural Disasters Ozone Particulate Matter (PM) Pollen Respiratory Health Tem Source Type: research