allergies

Some seasonal allergens are hitting their peak in the Chicago area, while others will likely hit in coming weeks and months this spring, according to allergy experts.

As Chicago fully moves into the spring season, more people are experiencing allergies from pollen, trees, mold and weed, in search of ways to discover their daily levels before heading outside.

Allergies make us miserable with the constant sneezing, watery, itchy eyes, running nose. Here’s what we found out about spring allergies — why we get them and the best ways to get relief.

Feeling like your spring allergies are intensifying early this year? You’re not alone.

A more severe spring allergy season has arrived in the Midwest, and could start appearing up to 40 days earlier should the impacts of climate change continue, according to area doctors.

Allergists say that pollen season in the U.S. used to start around St. Patrick’s Day and now often starts around Valentine’s Day.

More adults are developing food allergies and intolerances, but how do you identify what you may have?

As reopening continues across Chicago and Illinois, the return of colds and seasonal allergies have some questioning.

As social media is flooded with recipes and photos of cicada treats, the FDA is warning people with seafood allergies to opt out of snacking on these crunchy critters.

Video shows a man getting showered by tree pollen while mowing his lawn in Spring Grove, Illinois. The footage comes amid a particularly challenging season for allergy sufferers. (Credit: Kathy and Thad Christiansen)

The watery, itchy, burning eyes, runny nose, constant sneezing. Allergy symptoms are no fun. Allergies make us uncomfortable, irritated and downright miserable.

Allergy season is here, so we asked Dr. Richard Wasserman, medical director for Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at Medical City Children’s Hospital in Texas, to answer our top 10 questions about allergies.

Seasonal allergies are rising as spring weather returns to the Chicago area, but as the coronavirus pandemic continues to grip both the city and Illinois, how can you tell if your symptoms are pollen in the air, a cold or something more?

Seasonal allergies are rising as spring weather returns to the Chicago area, but as the coronavirus pandemic continues to grip both the city and Illinois, how can you tell if your symptoms are pollen in the air, a cold or something more?

Seasonal allergies are rising as spring weather returns to the Chicago area, but as the coronavirus pandemic continues to grip both the city and Illinois, how can you tell if your symptoms are pollen in the air, a cold or something more?

A new study finds that pollen season and its awful nasal drips is coming earlier and hitting harder — and that’s because of global warming.

A Boston doctor had an allergic reaction after receiving Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, according to the hospital where he works, but is doing well. Boston Medical Center confirmed Friday night that Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, who reportedly has a severe shellfish allergy, was taken to the emergency department after his first dose of the Cambridge-based company’s vaccine. It’s the...

Fall allergy season has arrived. The symptoms can sometimes be severe, and mistaken for signs of more serious illness, including COVID-19.

With fall allergies colliding with a global pandemic, some are questioning whether their symptoms are simply pollen in the air or something more. Last month, Illinois’ top public health official warned that people should take notice of any potential coronavirus symptoms as they could be confused with seasonal allergies. “I keep hearing from my contact tracers at the local health…

Illinois’ top public health official warned Wednesday that people should take notice of any potential coronavirus symptoms as they could be confused with seasonal allergies. “I keep hearing from my contact tracers at the local health departments that they’re hearing the same story over and over: ‘I had no idea that I was positive. The symptoms I had I...