5 tips to raise a child with environmental allergies

Parenting a healthy child can already be challenging. But when your little one suffers from environmental allergies, it can become even more taxing. Environmental allergies are allergies that are triggered by something in a person’s surroundings. Allergenic substances can occur outdoors (e.g., pollen, insect venom) or indoors (e.g., house dust mites, pet allergens, mold). If … Continued

Climate change and allergies

More than 24 million people in the US struggle with seasonal allergic rhinitis caused by pollen allergies. This number is set to increase drastically in future years. The culprit? Climate change.   Influence of climate change Climate change is not simply an environmental issue, it is also a threat to the global public health, as it dramatically impacts the severity … Continued