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Arizona Allergy Associates is a premier provider of healthcare services delivered with compassion fo

06/12/2025

You can now book your next appointment on line! Coming to see us has never been easier!

05/26/2025

Honoring the brave men and women who gave everything for our freedom. Today, we remember their sacrifice and express our deepest gratitude.

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05/11/2025

Celebrating all the moms today — our first friend and forever hero.

05/08/2025

Call us biased, but we think we have the BEST nurses in the Valley! In honor of Nurses Week, we asked some of our nurses for their “why”…..check out what they had to say ⬆️, and thank a nurse you know!

11/28/2024

Wishing you a happy and healthy Thanksgiving!

10/02/2024

“The Teal Pumpkin Project” has emerged as a valuable initiative that promotes inclusivity, safety, and awareness during the Halloween season.

The Teal Pumpkin Project was initiated in 2014 by FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education) as an alternative way to celebrate Halloween. The symbol of the teal pumpkin represents a safe and inclusive environment for all trick-or-treaters.

By adopting the Teal Pumpkin Project, communities can foster a sense of belonging and ensure the safety of all children, ultimately making Halloween a truly enjoyable and inclusive celebration.

Participating households place a teal pumpkin outside their door or display a sign to indicate that they offer non-food treats, such as small toys, stickers.

The entire month of October in each of our clinics we are doing a Teal Pumpkin Project coloring contest to support awareness and support for all those with food allergies. We hope your child will participate! See you in the clinic soon!

05/03/2023

We are happy to help!

02/23/2023

In the medical field, a good aphorism can hold its meaning for generations. Perhaps one of the most famous ones reads, “an apple-a-day keeps the doctor away.” However true it is that the eating of fruits (among other things) encourages an aspect healthy living, it’s also true that these fruits aren’t entirely without risk.

In some people who have seasonal allergies, consuming certain fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, and spices can cause itching in the mouth or throat. This is called oral allergy syndrome (OAS) or pollen food-allergy syndrome (PFAS). This occurs because the proteins found in plant-derived foods / spices can be very structurally similar to plant-derived pollens. In fact, our bodies may well mistake foods and spices for pollen. People with pollen allergy have an immune system that makes itself itchy and swollen from pollen… the same thing that happens in their nose starts to happen in their lips, mouth and throat: itching and swelling. When present, the symptoms of oral allergy syndrome often last for 20-40 minutes. If eaten in excess, plant-derived foods can also encourage nausea and vomiting and other more-serious side effects.

If you have OAS, you may also notice the oral symptoms are more significant during certain seasons depending on when that specific tree or grass has an increase in pollen counts. To avoid these symptoms, you can try cooking these fruits and vegetable as this causes the folded, 3D structure of proteins to change. You can also try peeling the skin off of the fruit or vegetable as the proteins tend to be concentrated in the skin. Finally, you can entrain the immune system through allergy shots to essentially ignore pollen proteins, which can help you approximate a cure for OAS. Take a look at the table above to get a better idea of pollens and their cross reacting foods 🌼🌾🍎🥝

Disclaimer: Because these symptoms can be dangerous, it is best to consult an allergist for an official diagnosis and to avoid any life threatening reactions

01/13/2023

Being among a host of providers who appreciate the prospect of side effects, we have decided to not stock Kenalog and, instead, to focus our efforts on the gold standard of allergen immunotherapy.

01/12/2023

Let’s start off our new year with a dive into one of our most popular topics - allergy shots!

The term “allergy shots” most commonly refers to allergy immunotherapy (AIT) injections. AIT is a treatment option which works by introducing small amounts of allergens to your immune system in the form of injection(s). These injections are created based on an individual’s specific allergies to pollen, dust mites, animals, molds and even some insects. If done properly by a trained allergist, AIT entrains the immune system to shift away from inflammation. While it isn’t entirely a cure, it can help to approximate cure in a majority of patients. AIT injections are administered 1-3 times weekly for a few months to build up the dose and then they are maintained with monthly injections for the rest of a collective 3-5 years. Under the supervision of an allergist, AIT injections are generally tolerated, safe and effective for treating allergies.

“Allergy shots” can also refer to steroid injections like Kenalog (Triamcinolone). Steroids, also known as corticosteroids or glucocorticoids, are medications used to reduce inflammation and suppress the immune system. When used in high doses, like the intramuscular injectable steroid called Kenalog (triamcinolone), it can suppress the immune system and reduce inflammation for several weeks or months… for a pice. Side effects, especially with long term or consistent use of high-dose steroids, include weight gain, elevation in blood sugar/risk of diabetes, increase in blood pressure/risk of hypertension and heart disease, immunosuppression/risk of infection, weakening of bones/risk of osteoporosis, mood and behavioral changes. Additionally, steroids are a temporary solution, only helping to reduce symptoms for a period of time before they return. As a practice, our providers don’t carry this medication as an option for our patients because of its untoward side effect profile.

When it comes to making decisions about your health and considering treatment options, it is important to look at the risks and benefits as well as the goals of therapy. As the experts in all things allergy and AIT, we are always here to help!

01/04/2023

But it still tastes great…

01/03/2023

Ambrosia (sometimes used interchangeably with nectar) is a fictional food/drink in Greek mythology. Reportedly, this food/drink was not only delicious, but so nourishing that it changed you. In fact, it was the food source of the Gods and what Hercules was offered during his deification, when he was invited to join the Gods. Well, if the Greeks have their ambrosia and nectar, perhaps we have a similarly mythological substance: honey. Honey is reported to do many things. It is not only a sweetener, but has been used in many settings, including a medicinal setting as an antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and also an allergenic remedy. At the risk of offending my local beekeepers, I’d like to suggest that, at least in the case of allergies, honey isn’t the bees knees. So, hang with me as I slowly drip the sweet, sticky truth of honey.

Bees gather pollen from flowering plants, attracted by a variety of features that don’t pertain to this short-form post. The plants that they pollinate depend on this pollination process and, in fact, are called entomophilous plants because they are insect-pollinated. However, the other types of pollinating plants, the ones that convey allergenicity, are called anemophilous plants and are wind-pollinated. Bees don’t gather significant amounts of aerosolized, wind-pollinated pollen as they move from blossom-to-blossom. For this reason, local honey derived from bees wouldn’t be expected to do much for your typical symptoms of environmental allergies, which are again caused by aerosolized pollen. And, in fact, the medical literature seems to suggest this same thing via a slightly dated systematic review from 2014. [1] So the next time you find yourself reaching for local, dark honey, do it for the taste rather than the promise of immortality.

1. Newman, Tyler J., “Local, Unpasteurized Honey as a Treatment for Allergic Rhinitis: A Systematic Review” (2014). School of Physician Assistant Studies. Paper 462.

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Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	8am - 4pm

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