Steroids Everywhere If you have suffered with allergies or asthma for any time, you have likely been prescribed a steroid medication of some kind, either as a steroid nasal spray, a steroid inhaler, a steroid eye drop, a steroid cream, or even a steroid tablet or injection. Are all these steroids safe? Don’t they have […]
You feel miserable! Your eyes are so itchy that you have rubbed them raw and you have fits of sneezing so violent you are afraid you have permanently damaged your ears. Mucous drips on your keyboard while you try to work and you can’t sleep or taste your food because your nose is plugged shut. […]
I attended medical school in New Orleans. Along with great food, music and the rich culture and history, one of my fondest memories was the magnificent Southern Oak trees. These ancient giants, some dating back to the Civil War, with trunks the size of a Volkswagen beetle, hanging with moss, framed an idyllic image of […]
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Reproduction is one of the most powerful forces in nature. In the plant world, this power is on grand display every spring in the form of fantastic flowers and although flowers look and smell nice, it’s all business for the plant. When plants require the services of insects such as bees to deliver pollen from one […]
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I was visiting a friend last week who lives next to Altadena Middle School. He has two very large, stately trees in his back yard that provide great shade during the summer. In February however, there are no leaves on the trees. Just packets of pollen clusters. The branches are heavy with them. […]
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I am reposting an article that I wrote (almost to the day) a year ago. At that time we were experiencing an unusually early “spring” allergy season starting in late January. Well, here we go again. The Ash trees began pollinating two to three weeks earlier than usual again this year and, by the looks […]
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Steroids: Angel or Demon?
/in Article Menu, Education, Medications /by brianmillhollonSteroids Everywhere If you have suffered with allergies or asthma for any time, you have likely been prescribed a steroid medication of some kind, either as a steroid nasal spray, a steroid inhaler, a steroid eye drop, a steroid cream, or even a steroid tablet or injection. Are all these steroids safe? Don’t they have […]
Over The Counter Allergy Medications
/in Article Menu, Education, Medications, Uncategorized /by brianmillhollonYou feel miserable! Your eyes are so itchy that you have rubbed them raw and you have fits of sneezing so violent you are afraid you have permanently damaged your ears. Mucous drips on your keyboard while you try to work and you can’t sleep or taste your food because your nose is plugged shut. […]
Ahwatukee Oak Alley
/1 Comment/in Article Menu, Environmental Allergy, Pollen, Uncategorized /by brianmillhollonI attended medical school in New Orleans. Along with great food, music and the rich culture and history, one of my fondest memories was the magnificent Southern Oak trees. These ancient giants, some dating back to the Civil War, with trunks the size of a Volkswagen beetle, hanging with moss, framed an idyllic image of […]
Arizona Olive Trees: Life Will Find a Way
/in Article Menu /by brianmillhollonReproduction is one of the most powerful forces in nature. In the plant world, this power is on grand display every spring in the form of fantastic flowers and although flowers look and smell nice, it’s all business for the plant. When plants require the services of insects such as bees to deliver pollen from one […]
If You Are Sneezing in Ahwatukee and It’s February – It’s the Ash Trees!
/in Article Menu, Environmental Allergy, Pollen /by brianmillhollonI was visiting a friend last week who lives next to Altadena Middle School. He has two very large, stately trees in his back yard that provide great shade during the summer. In February however, there are no leaves on the trees. Just packets of pollen clusters. The branches are heavy with them. […]
“Didn’t We Do This Last Year?”
/in Article Menu /by brianmillhollonI am reposting an article that I wrote (almost to the day) a year ago. At that time we were experiencing an unusually early “spring” allergy season starting in late January. Well, here we go again. The Ash trees began pollinating two to three weeks earlier than usual again this year and, by the looks […]