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Article: Long-Term Allergy Relief in Sight Linda Cox, MD, FAAAAI, Answers Questions About Allergy Immunotherapy.
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- July 15, 2003
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MILWAUKEE, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Allergies affect between 40 and 50 million Americans each year. For many, their lives are constantly being disrupted by a runny nose, itchy watery eyes and wheezing. Fortunately for those sufferers, relief is available. A technique called immunotherapy, commonly called "allergy shots" can help alleviate symptoms caused by year round allergies.
Allergy immunotherapy is successful in up to 90% of patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis and in 70%-80% of patients with year long allergies, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI). Here, Linda Cox, MD, FAAAAI, vice chair of the Immunotherapy and ...