Charleston Allergy and Asthma

Blooming flowers, budding leaves on the trees and warmer temperatures are welcome signs of spring. But there’s one springtime sight that causes a collective groan around the Lowcountry: yellow pollen.
For allergy sufferers, blooming trees and grasses mean a season of sneezing and sniffles. It’s impossible to escape the pollen, but there are some ways to make spring allergy season more bearable, says Dr. Carolyn Word with Charleston Allergy & Asthma.

Your nose is stuffed up. Your throat hurts. You’re sneezing. Is it a cold or an allergic reaction? Sometimes, it’s hard to tell.

Put simply, asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways in the lungs. But for parents trying to determine if their child has asthma, it may feel anything but simple. More than 26 million people in … Read More

As summer arrives here in the Lowcountry, everyone is ready to enjoy their favorite outdoor activities. Between no school, baseball games, summer camps and afternoons at the swimming pool, kids especially are spending a lot of their time outdoors. The … Read More

Parents are often eager to introduce their children to new foods, hoping that an early dose of fruits and vegetables will produce healthy eaters down the road. But what’s the best timeline for giving babies new foods? And what about … Read More

Flowers blooming, grasses going from brown to green and new leaves bursting forth on the trees – these are all signs that spring is in the air. For most, these are welcome harbingers of warm weather and outdoor fun. For … Read More

Thousands of students will load up their backpacks with notebooks and pencils as they head back to school this fall. But another group of students will be carrying something extra – an inhaler, an EpiPen or instructions for the school … Read More

“> Feeding children can be tough – when to introduce solid foods, how to get a picky toddler to eat and coercing a little person to eat two bites of a vegetable. But when parents have a child with a … Read More

“> If you’ve ever wondered, “Do more people have food allergies these days?” you’re not alone. It seems as if almost overnight people all over are suddenly allergic to things like milk, eggs, peanuts and wheat – once seen as … Read More

Lowcountry residents have a love-hate relationship with spring. They love the warm sunshine and outdoor activities but hate the itchy eyes and stuffy heads that come with blooming trees and greening grasses. The good news is when armed with the … Read More