Pollen is a powder-like substance seen in some flowers. The grains are very small in size and in majority of the cases, yellow in colour. Pollens are released from the flowers early in the morning, often before sunrise. Hence patients who are allergic to pollens are more likely to get an attack at that time. [...]
A mold is a tiny member of the group of plants we call fungi. These are plants that lack a definite root and stem and have no leafy structures. Molds contain no chlorophyll and are composed of multiple, microscopic branching threads. Because they lack chlorophyll molds depend upon other plants and animal materials for nourishment. [...]
If a child is suspected of having allergies, a confirmation is possible through the following means: an allergic history, a physical examination, laboratory tests, a study of the environment, and a diet evaluation. When this workup points toward an allergy, skin tests and a Rast reaction test will detect the cause or causes of the [...]
The question of how many psychosomatic cases the average family doctor sees is an interesting one. One survey concluded that a full third of patients have some psychological element in their illness, with 18 per cent showing purely psychiatric or psychosomatic symptoms. Other studies put the figure even higher, some as high as 50 per [...]