by Alabama Allergy Admin | Jun 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Sahara Dust Cloud As if we did not have enough going on in 2020, there is now a Sahara dust cloud making it’s way into the Gulf of Mexico and part of the United States later this week. So what does that mean for patients with asthma and allergies? First, what is...
by Alabama Allergy Admin | Jan 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Wonderful World of Fungi Part XVIII – Division Basidiomycota – Fascinating Members: Edible Mushrooms By: H. Wayne Shew, Ph.D.NAB Certified Pollen CounterAAAC Collection Station—Birmingham, Alabama It has been some time since I wrote about the group of fungi called...
by Alabama Allergy Admin | Jul 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Wonderful World of Fungi Part XVII – Division Basidiomycota – Fascinating Members Stinkhorns and Bird’s Nest Fungi By: H. Wayne Shew, Ph.D. NAB Certified Pollen Counter AAAC Collection Station—Birmingham, Alabama It has been awhile since I wrote about the group of...
by Alabama Allergy Admin | May 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Hackberry/Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata, C. occidentalis) By: H. Wayne Shew, Ph.D. NAB Certified Pollen Counter AAAC Collection Station—Birmingham, Alabama The genus Celtis is a member of the Cannabaceae (hemp) family. This is a small family of flowering plants with...
by Alabama Allergy Admin | Apr 4, 2019 | allergy, pollen, Uncategorized
Oral Allergy Syndrome (OAS) (Pollen and Food Allergies) By: H. Wayne Shew, Ph.D.NAB Certified Pollen CounterAAAC Collection Station—Birmingham, Alabama Considerably more than 100 foods have been identified as causing food allergies, but there are a limited number of...
by Alabama Allergy Admin | Jan 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Wonderful World of Fungi Part XV – Division Basidiomycota – Fascinating Members (Interesting Symbioses) By: H. Wayne Shew, Ph.D. NAB Certified Pollen Counter AAAC Collection Station—Birmingham, Alabama Note: Symbiosis is the living together of two or more...