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Spring Is Here and So Is Spring Allergy Season

Spring is in the air, warm weather is here for many and for others its’ just a few short weeks away. The down side is the airborne allergen levels are going through the roof. The start of Spring for many means the start of suffering through Spring Allergy Season.

Many people think of Mid March and April as the beginning of spring. April truly is the cruelest month for allergy sufferers. April is famous for bringing nasal-assaulting tree pollen along with all those lovely spring flowers.

Killer Spring Allergy Season

If you live in a pollen hot spot like Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte or Hartford, Conn., it may seem like more people than ever are sniffling, sneezing, and suffering because of spring allergies. Ever hear someone say the pollen is killing them? Many feel like they are dying. If you think this allergy season is going to be a killer, Read this article on the Spring Allergy Season. It will explain how to be tested for Spring allergies and what you can do to protect yourself.

Don’t let this Spring allergy season keep you cooped up indoors sneezing and suffering, Get relief!

Wishing you the best of Health

Mike Krause
AllergyStore.com

800 771-2246

Allergy Mattress Covers and Mattress Covers Are Different

There are mattress covers and then there are allergy mattress covers . What is the difference?

A mattress cover is designed to protect the mattress from spills, soil, sweat and the oils from your skin that can come through the sheets. The regular mattress cover is on the bed to protect the mattress from you.

The allergy mattress cover is on the bed to protect you from all the allergens that collect in your mattress.

The traditional mattress cover may be made of cotton or some sort of cotton blend. Some are zippered and others fitted. Sometimes, people will even put a vinyl cover on the mattress to give water-proof protection. Great for the mattress, not so great for the person trying to sleep on the mattress. Vinyl makes noise when the you move move or shifts and because water vapor can build up under the cover it makes for very hot sleeping. Read rest of article on allergy mattress covers.

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UTMB Study Could Lead to New Therapies for Asthma, COPD

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston just released information on a discovery that could lead to new therapies for asthma and improve therapies for the people suffering from asthma and COPD.

Great News.

Role of Goblet Cell Metaplasia

“Using cell culture and laboratory mouse experiments, the researchers showed that the enzyme, aldose reductase, is essential to a process known as goblet cell metaplasia that is seen in both asthma and COPD. In goblet cell metaplasia, exposure to allergens such as pollen, mold
and dust mites initiates a series of biochemical reactions that causes the cells that line the air passages of the lungs to change from their normal state into so-called “goblet cells,” which produce substantial amounts of excess mucus. Healthy individuals’ lungs contain very few goblet cells, but patients who die from asthma — an estimated 5,000
people annually — have significantly higher numbers of these cells.

Aldose Reductase Key to New Therapies for Asthma

“Aldose reductase is key to a whole range of inflammation
disorders, so it comes as no surprise that it should be crucial to the inflammatory processes that drive disease in asthma and COPD,” said UTMB Health biochemistry and molecular biology professor Satish Srivastava, senior author of the paper. “The discovery that aldose reductase
regulates mucus production and goblet cell metaplasia makes inhibition of this enzyme an attractive therapeutic option to reduce mucus-related airway obstructive diseases — and for the first time gives us a real chance to alter the course of the underlying disease in asthma and
COPD.”

You can read the complete article here.

One thing it mentions is the possibility that these new therapies for asthma and COPD may provide an alternative to steroid treatment for patients. I know many of our clients would love to stop taking steroids. So many parents are concerned about the effects long-term steroid use will have on their children.

Wishing you the best of health

Mike Krause

AllergyStore.com