With pollen out in full force, Charleston allergy experts offer tips to mitigate your symptoms
Meredith Moore, a doctor with Charleston Allergy and Asthma. The second-generation antihistamines have less side effects such as sleepiness when compared to older antihistamines, so are a good option for daily use." "Allergy testing with a board certified allergist is the best place to start to learn exactly what you are allergic to and how to avoid those allergens," Moore said. "Genetics can play a big role in determining who develops allergies and those with parents or siblings with allergies are at highest risk," said Dr. Jeffrey Dietrich, a doctor affiliated with Roper St. Studies have found that those who grow up living on a farm or who attend daycare at an early age with the resultant increase in childhood infections can have a reduced risk of developing allergies." "People who think they have allergies should seek professional treatment if OTC meds don’t easily control their symptoms, if they need to take medications more than they like, if the medications cause bothersome side effects, or if they would like more of a long-term solution," Dietrich said.
Pollen hits a 2018 high in Lowcountry. Here’s what you need to know about health risks
The five-day outlook on Pollen.com forecasted pollen levels to be about the same on Friday before dropping slightly over the weekend. That can be attributed to the weather going from cold to warm quickly, as it did in January and February. That means that as bad as it is right now for pollen, the potential is there for it to get worse. We desensitize them to pollens and other allergens.” Unlike smog or other environmental contaminants, pollen isn’t deadly for the most part, said Beller. To find the Sports Extra: Open either The Island Packet or The Beaufort Gazette e-Edition (free to print and digital subscribers) and look for the Sports Extra icon () in the top menu.
Harvard researchers study flower that catapults pollen
The defining characteristic of the flowers, which are native to the eastern United States, is a series of 10 arms or filaments that act like catapults, flinging pollen into the air with startling speed. The study is described in a recent paper in the journal American Naturalist. The first focused on the biomechanics of the catapults and tried to quantify how fast they fire pollen. The researchers’ findings put the mountain laurel in rare company as one of the fastest-moving plants on the globe. The evidence also showed that the catapults launch pollen toward the center of the flower, Switzer said, leading to a hypothesis that they might be triggered only by larger insects, like bumblebees, which are likely to land there and carry pollen from one flower to another.
Benadryl Introduces New Non-Drowsy Allergy Dart
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Promising consumers rapid relief from seasonal allergies without any drowsiness, Johnson & Johnson announced the release Friday of Benadryl Pierce, a new blowgun-administered antihistamine dart that will soon be available in drugstores nationwide. “This fast-acting projectile medicine combines the proven effectiveness of Benadryl with the deep-penetrating power of needle-sharp tungsten,” said company representative Charles Resnick, demonstrating to reporters how a discreet individual can crouch behind a sofa or other makeshift blind, wait for an allergy sufferer to pass by, and then fire the antihistamine-tipped dart at the afflicted person’s shoulder, neck, or thigh. “Benadryl Pierce provides your unsuspecting family members with much-needed symptom relief from distances of up to 30 yards. And unlike crossbow-launched Zyrtec, it’s available without a prescription.” Resnick added that Benadryl Pierce is also available in children’s and infant-size darts.
