| • | Surgery, Radiology, Dental Procedures And Allergies
If you need surgery or a dental procedure and are allergic to any medications, latex, sulfites or any foods or to contrast dye used in certain x-rays, be sure to tell all the medical personnel taking care of you about the allergy. |
| • | Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy -- better known as allergy shots -- can gradually build tolerance to the substance causing your allergy so that your body no longer reacts against it. |
| • | Antihistamines
Whether by prescription or purchased over-the-counter at any drugstore or supermarket, antihistamine medications are an effective way to keep hay fever and itchy skin reactions at bay and make allergy season a little more tolerable. |
| • | Common Allergy Medications
Dozens of drugs, both over-the-counter and prescription, are available to treat allergy symptoms. |
| • | Tests And Treatments To Avoid
A number of controversial food-allergy treatments are advertised and promoted heavily, even though scientific studies have found them ineffective or unsafe. |
| • | Allergy Medications: Questions To Ask Your Pharmacist
Rather than sorting through the multiple allergy remedies available, it might be a good idea to stop by the pharmacist's counter for some help. |
