The Aesthetics Advisor

More than 50 million Americans who live with seasonal allergies. These symptoms tend to crop up with the onset of tree allergy season, followed by grass and weed season, notes Kevin McGrath, MD, an allergist in private practice in Wethersfield, Connecticut, and spokesperson for the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. "The combination of trees, grasses, weeds, and molds makes for a difficult spring for most allergy patients and leads to sneezing, congestion, postnasal drip, sinus pain and pressure, watery eyes, and fatigue," he says. The good news is that there are a myriad of over the counter treatments out there that help ease the debilitating symptoms that accompany seasonal allergies.   Related: Best Nasal Sprays for Allergies What is Quercetin and Bromelain? Studies have shown bromelain combined with quercetin, produce greater anti-inflammatory benefits than either one used alone. Thus, the combination of bromelain and quer...

More than 50 million Americans who live with seasonal allergies. These symptoms tend to crop up with the onset of tree allergy season, followed by grass and weed season, notes Kevin McGrath, MD, an allergist in private practice in Wethersfield, Connecticut, and spokesperson for the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. "The combination of trees, grasses, weeds, and molds makes for a difficult spring for most allergy patients and leads to sneezing, congestion, postnasal drip, sinus pain and pressure, watery eyes, and fatigue," he says. The good news is that there are a myriad of treatments out there that help ease the debilitating symptoms that accompany seasonal allergies. One of the most common and easy-to-use therapies: nasal sprays. The best part is that you can purchase them over the counter without a prescription, and they work well at alleviating mild to moderate allergy symptoms, according to Sanjeev Jain, MD, allergist and immunologi...

Did you know that nearly a third of American adults suffer from seasonal allergies each year [1]? In recent years, allergy rates in the Western world have been steadily rising. We’ve written about  allergy treatments  on this platform in the past, but an important question remains: why do seasonal allergies occur in the first place? And why do they affect people, but not others?    Before answering this question, let's take a  brief look at what allergies are, on a basic biological level. Allergies 101   Most substances that cause allergies are totally harmless. When something like pollen enters the body, for example, there’s no inherent threat to the system. Fundamentally, an allergy is a false alarm on the part of the immune system, mistaking what is an innocuous substance for a hazardous invader and launching an attack. The more intense the immune response, the more severe the symptoms.    But why do some people’s immun...

In daily life, almost everyone has experienced knee joint pain. However, some people have pain that worsens and even becomes so severe that walking becomes difficult. Knee joint pain can be roughly divided into the following stages based on a patient’s age: Gestation period: between zero and 20 years old Preclinical period: between 20 and 40 years old Clinical period: between 40 and 60 years old Disability period: between 60 and 80 years old In other words, anywhere after 40, knee joint pain is prone to occur. Generally, the most common source of pain is the “medial crease” on the inner side of the knee joint. Friction on the medial side of the knee joint can cause physical damage (chondrocyte, interstitial destruction) or chemical corrosion from inflammation of a synovial membrane, and the cartilage fragments produced by these injuries can cause third-degree friction and serious pain. From an anatomical point of view, the medial crease of the knee joint is a joint capsule made of soft...

Many drugs contain the same or similar ingredients, contributing significantly to the risk of accidental overdose. Effective remedies for our everyday ailments are readily available as over-the-counter (OTC) medications we can pick up any time at the pharmacy or local grocery store. They are easy, relatively inexpensive fixes for headaches, cold and flu symptoms, constipation, diarrhea, and other minor infirmities the entire family can sometimes suffer. Approximately 70 percent of Americans take OTC medications to treat their  cold and flu symptoms . While OTC medications are considered generally safe, they come with risks, even when taken as directed. A study conducted from  2017 to 2019  found that 26,735 people in the United States went to the emergency department for harm caused by taking OTC cough and cold medications, and more than 60 percent took the OTC medications for reasons other than their intended use. Potentially Dangerous OTC Drug Combinations Inaccurate se...