/tags/allergies allergies en-US Copyright Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2025-03-31/why-dallas-can-be-challenging-for-children-with-asthma A new report ranks Dallas as one of the most challenging places to live with seasonal allergies. A North Texas doctor explains the impact on pediatric asthma. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2025-03-31/why-dallas-can-be-challenging-for-children-with-asthma Sam Baker /health-wellness/2024-07-08/ugh-is-covid-going-around-again Beyond anecdotes and data from emergency room visits, it’s hard to tell if what's going around at large is COVID, the common cold or respiratory troubles from the Saharan dust that has made its way to Austin. Mon, 08 Jul 2024 22:19:38 GMT /health-wellness/2024-07-08/ugh-is-covid-going-around-again Katy McAfee /news/2023-11-30/you-can-run-but-you-cant-hide-what-you-need-to-know-about-cedar-fever-season-in-texas The allergy season has kicked in early this year. Here’s what to expect and how to manage symptoms. Thu, 30 Nov 2023 12:43:47 GMT /news/2023-11-30/you-can-run-but-you-cant-hide-what-you-need-to-know-about-cedar-fever-season-in-texas Kristen Cabrera, Gabrielle Muñoz /health-wellness/2023-11-26/cedar-fever-season-gets-an-early-start If you have watery eyes, a runny nose, and have started to cough and sneeze this holiday season, it could be cedar fever. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 03:02:27 GMT /health-wellness/2023-11-26/cedar-fever-season-gets-an-early-start Brian Kirkpatrick /health-wellness/2023-09-28/why-are-my-allergies-so-bad-in-north-texas Fall is here and so are allergies in Texas. Allergists and ecologists explain how weather impacts the intensity of an allergy season in North Texas. Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-09-28/why-are-my-allergies-so-bad-in-north-texas Megan Cardona /health-wellness/2023-01-05/allergies-acting-up-cedar-fever-is-back Ashe juniper trees are starting to release their pollen again, which means people with seasonal allergies are feeling the effects. Thu, 05 Jan 2023 13:04:24 GMT /health-wellness/2023-01-05/allergies-acting-up-cedar-fever-is-back Haya Panjwani /health-science-tech/2021-02-08/nothing-to-sneeze-at-global-warming-triggers-earlier-pollen Across the United States and Canada, pollen season is starting 20 days earlier and pollen loads are 21% higher since 1990 and a huge chunk of that is because of global warming, a new study found in Monday’s journal the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences. Mon, 08 Feb 2021 21:19:52 GMT /health-science-tech/2021-02-08/nothing-to-sneeze-at-global-warming-triggers-earlier-pollen Associated Press /health-science-tech/2021-01-30/why-can-it-take-years-for-people-to-develop-cedar-allergies-in-central-texas Some people don't develop cedar allergies — which can bring on the dreaded cedar fever — until years after moving to Central Texas. One ATXplained listener wanted to know why, so KUT's Nadia Hamdan tried to find an answer. Sat, 30 Jan 2021 15:00:48 GMT /health-science-tech/2021-01-30/why-can-it-take-years-for-people-to-develop-cedar-allergies-in-central-texas Nadia Hamdan /health-science-tech/2015-02-28/why-one-of-babys-first-foods-might-soon-be-peanut-butter A North Texas doctor helped spark an international discussion this week -- about peanut allergies. Dr. Rebecca Gruchalla is the head of allergy and… Sun, 01 Mar 2015 01:54:02 GMT /health-science-tech/2015-02-28/why-one-of-babys-first-foods-might-soon-be-peanut-butter Courtney Collins, Rick Holter /health-science-tech/2014-08-15/if-you-get-bitten-by-the-lone-star-tick-beef-is-not-for-dinner A tiny Texas-themed tick can make you allergic to meat. And one expert says it could be the most common tick in North Texas.Talk about irony: In the land… Fri, 15 Aug 2014 23:42:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2014-08-15/if-you-get-bitten-by-the-lone-star-tick-beef-is-not-for-dinner Courtney Collins