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Cold vs. Allergies

September 28, 2017

Do you think you have a cold?  There’s a chance it could be allergies.  It can sometimes be difficult to know the difference between the two, especially during seasonal changes, and let’s not forget the fact that school is back in session and our children are sharing everything. What’s the difference between the common cold […]

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Cold vs. Allergy

July 17, 2017

We are often asked how to distinguish between symptoms caused by allergies or a common cold. While they share common symptoms of respiratory inflammation, such as congestion, sneezing, coughing and headache, allergies and colds have some distinguishing characteristics. If you tend to get “colds” that develop suddenly and occur at the same time every year, it’s […]

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Tis the season for nasal drainage

June 8, 2017

If you sneeze a lot, if your nose is often runny or stuffy, or if your eyes, mouth or skin often feels itchy, you may have allergic rhinitis, a condition that affects 40 million to 60 million Americans. Allergic rhinitis is commonly known as hay fever. But you don’t have to be exposed to hay […]

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