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"I'm booked solid," said Dr. Leonard Bielory, director of... . Modesto Bee, The (CA) , NO ESCAPING ALLERGIES POLLEN CAN MAKE LIFE MISERABLE VALLEY RESIDENTS SEARCHING FOR RELIEF FROM ITCHY EYES, RUNNY NOSES AND SNEEZING When allergy sufferer Patti Castles leaves her Denair home, she always goes prepared with Claritin and an inhaler. Years ago, she was c ht unaware and her eyes were quickly swollen shut. "Someone had to drive me to the hospital," Castles said. "I couldn't even drive myself." Like thousands in the Northern San Joaquin Valley, and percent of all Americans, allergies are a way of life for Castles. Modesto... . . . Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News , Allergy season comes early . Allergy sufferers beware. Rain and warm temperatures are causing some trees to begin pollination, triggering the spring allergy season, said Eddie Gaines, a local allergy d or."Allergies are starting early," he said.Mulberry tree pollen already has begun appearing in pollen counts, he said, when it typically doesn't begin until .Gaines said the rain does help allergy sufferers temporarily because it settles dirt and... . News Sun, The (Waukegan, IL) , Allergy alert Special care needed when cooking for kids with food intolerances Food allergies are more common among children than one might think.Dr. Kimberly Ricaurte, who treats patients in Waukegan, Highland Park and Lake Forest, has seen peanut allergies go up. "The consumption of peanuts in the U.S. is high" she said. "When they are young, children are eating peanuts before their immune systems are ready." Ricaurte reminds parents that having a child with a food allergy is not the same thing as having a child who... . (CA) , SAVINGS NOT TO BE SNEEZED AT, COST OF ALLERGY REMEDY DROPS AMID PRICE WAR As spring allergy sufferers start to pull out the Kleenex, they'll be reaching for their wallets a little less often this sneezing season.In a big break for patients, the cost of a leading allergy medicine is falling amid a price war between brand name and generic drug makers. Loratadine, the potent allergy relief medication once sold only under the brand name Claritin, is going for as little as cents a tablet. About a year ago, patients had to hand over about a dollar a... . , ALLERGY SEASON IN FULL SNEEZE For allergy sufferers across Los Angeles, the summer of already ranks among the worst and experts predict the worst is yet to come.The reason for the late summer allergy season, like a lot of other strange weather events, is because La Nina's rains have filled the air with unusually high levels of mold and pollen. ``It's ridiculous people who don't even have allergies are going around with allergies,'' said Joanna Pine, a... . , NEW SEASON BRINGS NEW ALLERGIES, GROWING ARSENAL OF TREATMENT OPTIONS BRINGS DOSE OF CONFUSION BEFORE RELIEF Welcome to allergy hell Antihistamines. Steroids. Broncho dilators. Theophylline. Beta agonist inhalers. ongestants. Cromolyn sodium. Leukotriene antagonists.And you thought the symptoms were bad. Runny noses, watery eyes and breathing problems are not the only discomforts facing allergy sufferers, as anyone who has paced the aisles at the local drugstore knows all too well. There, lining the shelves, is a dizzying array of medications from pills to nasal sprays and... . Sun Sentinel , TRUE FOOD ALLERGIES WRONG BITE COULD LEAD TO DEATH Don't think food allergies are risky business?Not long ago, an year old Michigan girl who was allergic to beans died after visiting a playmate's house. The girl hadn't eaten any beans; a pot of beans was on the stove, and the fumes from the kitchen sent the girl into anaphylactic shock. She died before rescuers could treat her.

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