When should patients see an allergy/asthma specialist?
Fall ragweed season has kept area allergy sufferers sneezing and rubbing their eyes since mid-August. “Allergy is a four-season disease inflicting high morbidity and underappreciated by patients and providers alike,” says Philip Halverson, MD, Allergy and Asthma Specialists. Ragweed, the fiercest culprit, joins a host of other offenders including tree and grass pollen, mold spores,…
Referral Guidelines for Allergy & Asthma
Reminder of referral guidelines for allergy, asthma patients Fall is allergy season. Philip Halverson, MD, Allergy and Asthma Specialists, says, “There is an under-appreciation of the morbidity of allergic rhinitis and its impact on quality of life. This disease doesn’t get the respect it deserves.” Referral guidelines developed by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma…
Early Allergy Season
ALLERGY SEASON COMES EARLY DUE TO UNUSUALLY MILD WINTER The “winter that wasn’t” in conjunction with a warm March could deliver one of the strongest allergy season’s we’ve seen in quite some time. “The warmer weather approaching melting the snow contributes to an increase of mold spores, this followed by an early release of pollen…