Here’s What People With Allergies Should Know About Covid Vaccines By Katherine J. Wu, The New York Times – 12/18/2020 Allergic reactions reported in two health workers who received a dose of Pfizer’s vaccine in Alaska this week have reignited concerns that people with a history of extreme immune flare-ups might not be good candidates for Continue Reading
By Lee Tolliver, The Virginian-Pilot – 4/16/2018 The white car isn’t so white right now. Neither is the red or blue one. In fact, just about everything these days has a powdery coating of yellow-green. Must be spring. Pollen counts were at their peak last week and they’ll stay that way for several more weeks, Continue Reading
(Featuring Dr. Gary Moss) After a winter that saw more snow than most years, Hampton Roads seemed more than ready to welcome spring – even that yellow pollen that collects on cars, sidewalks, creekbeds and of course, lungs. So like clockwork, rather than the cold, people are now grumbling about the allergies that accompany spring. Continue Reading
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A mild winter may have cut us a break on colds and flu, but it’s making up for it with an early punch of spring allergy woes. Allergists report the annual onslaught of sniffling, sneezing, stuffy patients is well under way, a few weeks earlier than usual. Pediatric allergist Cynthia Kelly said she started seeing Continue Reading
All children’s deaths are tragic, but some are absurdly so. First-grader Ammaria Johnson had just returned to her Virginia grade school after the Christmas holiday and inadvertently ate a peanut at recess. Feeling sick, Ammaria went to a teacher who rushed her to the school clinic, where someone called 911. By the time the ambulance Continue Reading
By Cindy Butler Focke, The Virginian-Pilot – 10/22/2011 It’s nothing to sneeze at: Most of Hampton Roads and parts of northeastern North Carolina have been named among “the most challenging places to live with fall allergies” in a study released by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Retired teacher Pat Ever-hart isn’t surprised. The Continue Reading
About our Food Allergy Doctors Since 1951 the food allergy doctors at Allergy & Asthma Specialists have been successfully treating children in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, and throughout Hampton Roads who suffer from a food allergy or severe food allergies caused by peanuts, milk, shellfish and other foods.
Reuters – 6/20/2011 NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – One in 12 children in the United States may have a food allergy, with more than a third of those having severe allergies, according to a study. The study, published in Pediatrics, also showed that allergies were more common in minority children. “What I hope this paper Continue Reading
By Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America – 3/1/2011 There is no place free from asthma triggers, and some cities are more challenging places to live than others. For the second year in a row, Richmond, VA, has been named the “Asthma Capital” in the research and ranking by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of Continue Reading
Sharing memories 86-YEAR-OLD FINDS JOY IN ALL THINGS NORFOLK (includes Marianne Perry of Allergy & Asthma Specialists) By Cherise M. Newsome, The Virginian-Pilot – 1/30/2011 You’d have to look pretty hard for a resident who knows and loves Norfolk better than Margaret Nixon. Nixon, 86, is a Maury High alumna who lives in Fairmount Park, Continue Reading
Understanding Food Allergies Find out what you need to know to stay well in this age of intolerance By Richard Laliberte, Woman’s Day – 1/1/2011 Original article here. Your child’s classroom has become a nut-free zone. Airlines seem to treat peanut packets as if they were weapons. Your husband’s uncle can’t come for the holidays Continue Reading
Local pain and swelling Local pain and swelling are expected after a bee sting and not a cause for concern. Also large local reactions, while painful, are not dangerous as long as they do not involve the airway. Neither of these two reactions identifies patients at increased risk for anaphylactic reactions to bee stings other Continue Reading
Typically, these medicines take up to a week to reach full efficacy, so allergy doctors should encourage their patients to give them a good trial. Your patients may also exhibit some “steroid phobia,” so you will need to explain to them that these medicines are extremely safe. Antihistamines will help most of the allergic symptoms Continue Reading
If you suffer from spring allergies each year and would like to take the next step in controlling them this year, we encourage you to consider immunotherapy, where we gradually build your tolerance to grass pollen so you’ll be less sensitive to it when spring arrives. At Allergy & Asthma Specialists, we have successfully treated Continue Reading
Of course, many patients will attribute their poor exercise tolerance to their age, their weight, or their sedentary lifestyle, and certainly these contribute significantly to their underlying condition. Asthma needs to be included in the differential diagnosis (along with heart disease). Once you suspect asthma, pulmonary function testing (spirometry) by an asthma doctor can Continue Reading
Pollen allergy may be identified by seasonal symptoms which are worse outside during a pollen season (Trees begin pollinating in early spring, and persist through June. In this area Grass pollens spike in April, but can persist in lower levels into the autumn. Weeds begin pollinating in late summer through early autumn). Closing the windows Continue Reading
It is also important to remember that acute viral or bacterial infections are often associated with urticaria, which may lead to the erroneous diagnosis of an allergy to antibiotics. Chronic urticaria – hives lasting more than 6 weeks – is associated with a long list of possible etiologies, and is much more difficult to treat. Continue Reading
Ghosts and goblins aren’t the only scary things your children might encounter this Halloween. For parents of kids with food allergies, Halloween treats—from candy to cookies—can be frightening too. Common allergens such as peanuts, tree nuts, milk and egg are often ingredients in Halloween treats. Some kids may experience a rash or red, itchy skin, Continue Reading
The seminar covered: • How to recognize Exercise Induced Asthma and what to do. • Activities that put student-athletes at greater risk for developing asthma. • Approximately 70% of asthmatics suffer from allergies. • Treating allergies results in improved asthma control. • Albuterol may become weight-based because of our child obesity problem. • The consequences Continue Reading
We are proud of the fact that more and more doctors, and more and more patients are referring people to us for their allergy and asthma health care. As a result, in order to properly care for all of our patients, our doctor’s schedules will change slightly effective Jan. 3, 2013 as follows: Dr. Gregory Continue Reading
Some even develop tolerances to peanuts. Oral Allergy Syndrome is an interesting subclass of Food Allergies in which patients develop mild oral and perioral pruritis, tingling, and angioedema to certain raw fruits and vegetables because the fruits and vegetables share allergenic proteins with unrelated plant pollens. For instance, patients with birch pollen allergy may develop Continue Reading
IEE is an active area of research. In numerous studies, foods have been shown to be causative in EE. Thus far, it is believed that EE is the result of both Type 1 (immediate) and Type 4 (delayed) hypersensitivity to food. While inhaled corticosteroids and perhaps other anti-inflammatory agents have been shown by allergy doctors Continue Reading
The holidays bring travel and fun, but they also bring a whole host of potential allergy and asthma problems. Here are a few tips to make sure you have more fun than misery during this holiday season: Fireplaces. Although nothing beats a good fire during the holiday, the smoke and soot it produces can trigger Continue Reading
A community partnership between Virginia Beach City Public Schools and Allergy & Asthma Specialists is helping educate PE Teachers and nurses at all grade levels about Exercise Induced Asthma and mimic Exercise Induced Asthma. The in-service training consisted of six seminars at various Virginia Beach public schools from August – October. The seminars were conducted Continue Reading
Dr. Gary Moss of Allergy & Asthma Specialists was the featured speaker May 26, 2011 at a Food Allergy Association of Virginia Beach symposium in the Virginia Beach Central Library. Dr. Moss, who served as President of the Asthma and Allergy Society of Virginia from 2008-2010, talked to local restaurateurs, chefs, wait staff, as well Continue Reading
If you’re a kid with food allergies, you know how careful you have to be. It’s hard to tell your friends when they need step away until they wash their hands, and for some kids it’s not always fun to be the only one at a birthday party who doesn’t get to eat the same Continue Reading
The allergists at Allergy & Asthma Specialists are delighted to inform you that the FDA has approved the PRE-PEN® penicillin skin test and, once again, we can accurately determine if you are or are not penicillin allergic. Allergy to penicillin and related antibiotics, such as Augmentin, is the most commonly reported drug allergy in the Continue Reading
If you live in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, and Hampton Roads, and may be suffering from food allergies or suspect you may have been misdiagnosed, please call us at any of our 3 locations listed below. Our Allergists are here to help you. About Allergy & Asthma Specialists For more than six decades Continue Reading
If you or your child may be suffering from allergies, please call us at any of our 3 locations listed below. We are here to help you. About Allergy & Asthma Specialists For more than six decades the allergists and immunologist at Allergy & Asthma Specialists have been successfully treating adults and children in Continue Reading
Regular cleaning can help reduce allergy and asthma triggers in your home (such as mold, pet dander, cockroaches and dust mites). But you may want to pause before you reach for that spray bottle. The use of harsh chemicals may trigger asthma symptoms, and dust that is disturbed when cleaning can trigger both asthma and Continue Reading
Given the high incidences, it is safe to assume that nearly every extended family in the U.S. has at least one member with allergies or asthma. In fact, chances are we all know someone who is currently suffering from symptoms of allergic rhinitis. This chronic condition affects between 10 and 30 percent of all adults, Continue Reading