Articles & Posts by Dr. Millhollon
Original and locally relevant educational articles to aid allergy and asthma sufferers and their families living in Arizona.
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Recent Articles
Alcohol AllergyJanuary 21, 2020 - 8:16 am
What is Histamine?December 9, 2019 - 3:55 pm
Sesame Seed AllergyNovember 26, 2019 - 3:05 pm
Heat and Sunlight Allergy in Arizona: Yes, It’s a ThingOctober 22, 2019 - 2:59 pm
Diagnosing Food Allergy: The Food ChallengeOctober 15, 2019 - 12:19 pm
Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua)September 24, 2019 - 11:28 am
Sulfa Antibiotic Allergy: Common and Frequently MisunderstoodSeptember 23, 2019 - 4:39 pm
A New (?) Treatment for Peanut AllergySeptember 17, 2019 - 2:00 pm
Alcohol Allergy
/in Article Menu /by brianmillhollonCan you be allergic to alcohol? The short answer is, “Yes”. The full picture is a bit more complicated. To start we need to distinguish true allergic reactions to alcohol from what we might broadly call “adverse reactions”. In an adverse reaction, bad things happen when you consume an alcoholic drink but the mechanism for […]
What is Histamine?
/in Uncategorized /by brianmillhollonHistamine is the nemesis of people with allergies and the allergists that care for them. Think of any allergic symptom and it is probably caused by histamine. Histamine in the nose causes itching, sneezing, dripping, and congestion. In the gastrointestinal system, it causes cramping pain, diarrhea, and vomiting. In the skin, it causes itching, flushing, […]
Sesame Seed Allergy
/in Uncategorized /by brianmillhollonSesame seed is a common ingredient in our diet. It is also one of the most common causes of serious allergic reactions, particularly in children. When thinking of sesame seed one of the first images to come to mind are the tiny seeds added to bread, buns, and crackers. An estimated 75% of Mexico’s sesame […]
Heat and Sunlight Allergy in Arizona: Yes, It’s a Thing
/in Article Menu, Skin Allergies /by brianmillhollonCan you be allergic to heat and sunlight, two things that Arizona has in extreme abundance? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. Allergy to Heat Normally, people do not break out in itchy hives when spending time in the sun or when exercising although people with chronic inducible urticaria (CIndU) might. In CIndU, hives and sometimes swelling […]
Diagnosing Food Allergy: The Food Challenge
/in Article Menu, Food Allergy /by brianmillhollonFourteen year old Hanna was at the mall with friends when she discovered she was allergic to macadamia nut. This fact became clear when she nearly died. She had only taken a few bites of the ice cream with macadamia nut from Cold Stone Creamery. She had eaten a variety of nuts on numerous occasions […]
Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua)
/in Arizona Allergenic Plant Guide, Grasses /by brianmillhollonKentucky bluegrass is the most common turfgrass in the United States. Its use as a turf grass in Arizona is limited to the cooler parts of the state, typically at elevations about 5000 ft, although it may be used in some aggressively maintained golf courses at lower elevation. Annual bluegrass is a weedy variety that invades […]