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Asthma

Asthma is a chronic condition in which the lining of the airways or bronchial tubes become inflamed and irritated.

Allergies

Allergies (hayfever) are caused by the immune system reacting to substances (or allergens) that would typically not trigger a reaction.

Food Allergies

Food allergies occur with the body has an abnormal immune response from exposure to a food.

Mold Allergies

Mold spores are released throughout the year. Molds live everywhere, and upsetting a mold source can send spores into the air and be possibly inhaled into the lungs.

Pollen Allergies

Pollen is one of the most common triggers of seasonal allergies. It is also called seasonal allergic rhinitis or hay fever.

Allergic Rhinitis

Allergic rhinitis causes misery for many during Oklahoma’s long allergy seasons. Rhinitis means "inflammation of the nose."

Flu Season Looks to Be Off to an Early and Robust Start

Flu season is beginning a month early this year, with several states already reporting high levels of flu activity. Although we don’t know exactly what to expect as the flu returns this year, many public health authorities are bracing for an especially bad season.

As of October 14, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that influenza activity is currently low overall but rising in most of the country. The federal health agency notes that the South East and South Central United States are reporting the highest levels of flu activity, including Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington, DC.

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