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		<title>Allergies vs. a Cold</title>
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The Osceola Sentinel Tribune has an excellent article comparing the differences between colds and allergies. Both the common cold and allergies can present with very similar symptoms including a fever, runny nose, blocked sinuses, and sneezing. The article offers a complete list to help determine whether you&#8217;re suffering from a cold or allergies. There are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nycallergydoctor.com/blog/?p=411</link>
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		<title>Hayfever Season</title>
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Hawke&#8217;s Bay Today has an article about how pollen has been effecting local residents. Pollen allergies are common and do as little as cause a little sneezing and as much as create dangerous breathing disruptions that may be deadly. However you may be effected by pollens whether it seems like just a minor bother or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nycallergydoctor.com/blog/?p=406</link>
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		<title>Hand Sanitizer Increases Productivity</title>
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Live Science has a report on a study conducted with administrative office workers testing the effect of introducing regular use of hand sanitizer. The study showed that those who were asked to use hand sanitizer five times a day reported less illness and reduced symptoms from illness than those who engaged in their normal hand [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nycallergydoctor.com/blog/?p=404</link>
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		<title>The Dangers of Antibiotic Resistance</title>
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The Daily Times has an article about the growing problem of antibiotic resistant bacteria. As the article states antibiotics are becoming less effective against more and more bacteria as the effects of overuse and inappropriate uses of antibiotics make themselves known. For decades antibiotics provided a very effective way for doctors to fight bacterial infections [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nycallergydoctor.com/blog/?p=399</link>
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		<title>Beware of the Beaches</title>
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The Huffington Post has a list of 9 diseases that can be contracted on America&#8217;s beaches, not listed but still of note is the possibility of contracting a sinus infection. The article focuses mostly on things you might not expect to get when you go to the beach from hepatitis to conjunctivitis. The waters and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nycallergydoctor.com/blog/?p=395</link>
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		<title>Pet Allergies May Worsen Ragweed Seasonal Allergies</title>
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Newswise has an article about a study suggesting that those with allergies to cats, dogs, or dust mites may experience worse symptoms during ragweed allergy season. The study suggests that people with pet allergies may have their immune systems primed by these allergies and once ragweed season starts suffer from a more severe reaction due [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nycallergydoctor.com/blog/?p=392</link>
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		<title>Back to School Allergies</title>
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It is estimated that 50 million Americans suffer from allergies. Quite a large number of these allergy sufferers are children that are headed back to school in the coming weeks. That means that many of these children are about to be exposed to environments that may not be free of potentially deadly allergens. There&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nycallergydoctor.com/blog/?p=389</link>
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		<title>Laser Surgery Helps Prevent Sinus Infections</title>
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The Great Falls Tribune has an article about a Montana doctor utilizing a Gold Laser to perform procedures including the removal of nasal polyps. The article specifically refers to a man who had polyps removed using this tool as a way to combat his chronic sinusitis. The nasal polyps had blocked his breathing and the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nycallergydoctor.com/blog/?p=383</link>
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		<title>Bono&#8217;s Smoking</title>
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The lead singer of the rock group U2, Bono, is reportedly smoking again after having quit multiple times in past years. In 1999 it&#8217;s reported that he was ordered to quit following a treatment for a bad sinus infection. He has been smoking off and on since then.
Smoking is a dangerous habit that&#8217;s difficult to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nycallergydoctor.com/blog/?p=385</link>
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		<title>Internists Don&#8217;t Know Enough about Chronic Sinusitis</title>
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EmaxHealth has an interesting article about a recent study by a Georgetown University Medical Center internist showing his colleagues are not up to date on more recent information about chronic sinusitis. Chronic sinusitis is one of the more common complaints that bring people to the doctor every year. A lack of information on the part [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nycallergydoctor.com/blog/?p=374</link>
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