Doctors use four general approaches to help people with allergies: advise them on ways to avoid the allergen as much as possible, prescribe or recommend medication to relieve symptoms, give a long-term series of allergy shots (immunotherapy), and provide ongoing education and communication. Although there is no cure for allergies, one of these strategies -- or a combination of them -- can usually provide relief from allergy symptoms.
Review Date: July 29, 2002
Reviewed By: Alan Greene, M.D., F.A.A.P., Department of Pediatrics, Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University School of Medicine; Chief Medical Officer, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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