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Ask the Expert: All About Asthma & Allergies

Do your kids have allergies, asthma, eczema, or other allergy-related issues? Do you have questions about how to help them? Do you need help managing their allergies while they're at school? For the next part of our Back-to-School Bonanza, join us to get your questions answered by allergist Dr. Neeta Ogden!

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Severity of symptoms dictates optimal allergy treatment

Second-generation antihistamines can help common allergies, while immunotherapy treatment offers long-term effects

Jul 1, 2010

By: Elaine Zablocki
Managed Healthcare Executive

Neeta Ogden, MD, a solo practitioner who specializes in allergy, asthma and immunology, notes that pollen counts are usually highest in the early morning and early evenings, though it varies depending on the specific pollen. She encouragers her patients to go online and sign up for a local pollen report they can receive via email.