In my experience, this month’s grass pollen counts in the Chicago area have been quite unusual. There was a two-day burst of grass pollen on April 28th and April 29th, and then nothing…………. until low levels on May 27th and moderate levels on May 28th. During 2016-2020, sustained levels over many days […]
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As Our Immune Systems Age: Lessons For Today And Tomorrow
Our immune systems are–like every organ system in our body–subject to the aging process. The term used in the medical literature to describe these age-related changes is immunosenescence. Perhaps no time is more important in understanding this than the past 14 months when the responses to (a) being infected with the COVID-19 virus and (b) being […]
iAllergies: Some Troubleshooting Tips
Last month, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology held its Annual Meeting…. virtually. Among the lectures I attended virtually was a series about eye allergies, which are reported in a 2016 article of Current Opinions Allergy Clinical Immunology to occur in 64% of those who have nasal/sinus allergic symptoms. Although I wrote about […]