Allergies Features
Does Local Honey Help With Nasal Allergies?
- Nasal Polyp Surgery: What to Expect
You might need surgery for nasal polyps if medicine doesn't help. Get details on what you can expect.
- Medications for Nasal Polyps
Doctors can treat nasal polyps. Find out what might work for you.
- Why Do I Have Nasal Polyps?
Nasal polyps are teardrop-shaped growths in your nose and sinuses. Find out more about what causes them.
- Can Early Exposure Fix Food Allergies?
Evidence suggests that slow, sustained exposure to peanuts under a doctor’s care may cut the odds of an accidental reaction down the line in kids and adults.
- How to Survive Spring Allergy Season
Get tips on how to manage your hay fever with drugs, nasal sprays, allergy shots, and more.
- 5 Ways to Beat Spring Allergies
Suffer from seasonal allergies? Here’s how to get fast, easy relief.
- 6 Foods That May Help Curb Your Allergies
Research suggests that following the right diet may help ease allergy symptoms in some people.
- Have Food Allergies? Still Enjoy Summer Spreads
Find out the steps you need to take so you can enjoy barbecues and picnics without having a reaction to your food allergy triggers.
- Get Ready for Spring Allergy Season
If you or your child has allergies, it’s important to prepare for a rise in pollen, bees, and even trigger foods in the spring.
- Sinus Problems: Home Remedies and Tips
Do you have sinus problems? Here's how to make your home kinder to your sinuses.
- Will Moving Help My Child's Allergies?
Switching locations might be tempting, one allergy expert says, but it's not guaranteed to bring relief.
- Should You Get Allergy Shots?
If you’ve got seasonal allergies, you might be considering allergy shots as the answer to all your sniffling and sneezing. Here’s the rundown on who should consider them.
- 6 Ways to Keep Exercising With Allergies
If you’re an exerciser who loves the outdoors but suffers from allergies, try these tips to help you through pollen season.
- Does Your Child Have a Cold, or Is It Allergies?
WebMD helps you determine whether your child has a common cold or a case of allergies. Learn the symptoms and how to distinguish the two.
- Surprisingly Ouchy Plants
Here are some ways to relieve the discomfort and treat skin abrasions from plants that sting and itch.
- Summer Without Sunburn
By learning a bit about how sun damage happens and taking a few simple precautions, you can enjoy a summer free of sunburn.
- Nasal Allergies and Mold
If you have a mold allergy, it’s important to limit your exposure to mold, especially indoors. Here’s how to prevent household mold development, clean indoor mold, and avoid outdoor mold.
- Foods That May Trigger Pollen Allergies
Learn about oral allergy syndrome, foods that may trigger this condition, and what tests can identify it.
- Serious Food Allergies: How to Keep Your Teen Safe
It's challenging to be the parent of a teenager under the best of circumstances. But if your teen has serious allergies, parents face a whole new set of concerns. Learn how to manage serious allergies and keep your teen prepared at all times.
- Anaphylaxis: Where to Find Information & Support
If your child has serious allergies, you’re not alone. Find support and information about anaphylaxis and severe allergic reactions with WebMD’s guide to anaphylaxis resources.
- 4 Ways to Raise an Allergy-Savvy Child
Dangerous allergies can be frightening, especially for children and teens. Be proactive and safeguard your child from anaphylaxis with these parent-friendly strategies.
- Food Allergies: Protect Your Child at Home and Away
Whether at home or away, dealing with your child’s food allergies can be challenging. Take steps to safeguard your child from cross-contamination, food allergy triggers, and other food allergy dangers.
- Can You Overuse Nasal Spray?
Nasal sprays may ease nasal congestion, but overusing them can backfire into a condition called rhinitis medicamentosa.
- Regional Allergies
Will moving make my allergies go away?
- 3 Questions About Pollen Allergies
WebMD interviews Andy Nish, MD, to get answers to three top questions about pollen, including pollen allergies, pollen types, and pollen masks.
- 3 Questions About Fragrance Allergies
WebMD interviews Clifford W. Bassett, MD, to get answers to three top questions about fragrance allergies, including sources, symptoms, and hypoallergenic and fragrance-free products.
- 4 Reasons Your Allergies Aren't Improving
WebMD explains why your allergies may not be getting any better – from physical causes to medication mistakes.
- Could It Be an Allergy?
Do you have allergies or a cold? WebMD provides some insight into how to recognize signs of various allergies and how your doctor can tell for sure.
- Makeup Tips for Bad Allergy Days
Allergy symptoms like red eyes, runny noses and puffy face have you feeling less like Wonder Woman and more like Ugly Betty? These beauty tips from top Hollywood makeup artists will help.
- Are Allergies Making You Depressed?
Allergy symptoms can drain you and make you feel miserable. Try these simple strategies to conquer allergies and fight depression.
- Women's Guide to Conquering Allergies
Women's Guide to Conquering Allergies
- Are Allergies Cramping Your Sex Life?
Nasal allergies may make you feel anything but romantic. Here's how to get back in the mood.
- Mold Allergy Self-Defense
Mold allergies are more common in warm weather, but can be a year-round problem. Here’s what to do.
- Are You a Mosquito Magnet?
Experts try to crack the code behind why mosquitoes like some people more than others. Plus, tips on keeping mosquitoes at bay and the best mosquito repellents.
- Summer Sinus Problems
If you have sinus problems, you know just how miserable the symptoms can make you feel. The congestion. The facial pain. The postnasal drip-drip-drip. But sinus problems that crop up in summer can often be avoided -- if you take these six precautions.
- Putting Allergies Out of Work
Have allergies got you sneezy and sleepy at work? These tips can help you reduce allergy triggers and symptoms on the job.
- Indoor Allergy Triggers
Dealing with indoor allergies? Don’t just guess. Here’s how to discover which allergy triggers are behind your symptoms.
- Your Pollen Survival Guide
Pollen and allergies don't mix. But you can minimize the misery of allergiees. Here's your springtime pollen survival guide.
- Staying Active and in Control Despite Their Allergies
Having allergies doesn’t mean you have to give up the things you love to do. Meet 4 allergy superheroes who are thriving despite – or maybe because of – their condition.
- Survival Guide for Pet Allergies
People who are allergic to pets can take precautions that can make it okay to bring a pet into the home. Find out how setting boundaries and making a few changes, such as how your floors are covered, can make a difference with pet allergies.
- Winter Allergies: What's Your Risk?
Think allergies go away in the winter? Think again. Here are the top winter allergy triggers -- and treatments.
- Managing Allergies at Work
Allergy symptoms are the No. 2 reason adults miss work. And even if you stoically go in, the effect of allergies at work has been called "presenteeism" -- being at work, but out of it. These tips can help you work well with allergies.
- Allergy Tips for Outdoor Living
Don’t let allergies keep you indoors on nice days.
- Relief for Allergies at School
To keep allergies at school under control, work closely with teachers, coaches, the school nurse -- and your child. Here are top tips to help your child control allergies at school.
- The Weather: Wreaking Havoc on Health
The weather forecast doesn't just dictate what you should wear that day; it may also be a strong predictor of how you're going to feel.
- Indoor Fun for Allergic Kids
Have kids with allergies? Keep them entertained when staying indoors with these fun ideas for tots and tweens!
- Lighten Your Child's Allergy Load
Reduce your child's allergy symptoms by sweeping away triggers. Check this list of common allergy triggers and how to avoid them.