Alvernon Allergy Asthma

December 17th, 2011 by Dr. Makol

We are headed into a cold and apparently wet winter. Please note that we have added some new links on our “Allergy Links” page. Besides the great drug discount site (for nearly all name brand pharmaceuticals, not just allergy related products), we now have a HealthCoach site that deals with lifestyle, general health, asthma, allergies and a plethora of other features like “How to quit Smoking”. Share our web address with your friends; there is a lot of general medical information available on the site. Click on the Pollen.com window in our sidebar, then click on “details” for the best in depth local weather information including a 28 day forecast, an allergy forecast, and much more.

October 12th, 2011 by Dr. Makol

We are into fall already, and we did receive about 2″ above our monsoon average for rainfall this year. As a result, we are seeing more patients complaining of nasal and eye symptoms, and in addition the garden variety fall viruses are active in the community. During the past year or so, we have been blessed with the addition of several new inhalers for asthma and for COPD, which are making it easier to control our patient’s asthma exacerbations. We are currently able to see new patients without much delay and to work in previous patients, as we have 5 physicians and a nurse practitioner on staff now. We have a central office, one in the NW and an Eastside office to serve our patients.

June 24th, 2011 by Dr. Makol

We have just completed a pretty high Spring pollen season, in spite of little winter rain. The local fires are causing problems for some patients with asthma, and even some allergic rhinitis patients. We are quite busy and in spite of having now 6 providers available, we still have a modest wait for new patient appointments. Further into the summer this wait should be minimal. Alvernon Allergy physicians and providers see not only asthma and rhinitis in adults and children, but we deal with drug reactions, eczema, hives, immunodeficiency, aspirin allergy, and sinus disease. We accept most insurance plans.

February 2nd, 2011 by Dr. Makol

Winter 2011 post: Please enjoy our new lobby display of marine art. We have on display 9 undersea photos from around the world, taken by marine photographer and U of A Grad Kathy Krucker. Centric Photo created the large reproductions for our lobby, and did a superb job. We are still in a cold winter, but warmer than the rest of the U.S. We are seeing many viral upper respiratory illnesses, but little true allergy at this point. Enjoy the respite, because Spring will soon be here.

December 10th, 2010 by Dr. Makol

We are headed into winter with some recent cold weather. We are seeing more viral illnesses coming in, with some disturbance in patient’s asthma often occurring. This fall was a mild pollen season, and we all probably needed a rest after the high pollen spring of 2010. Patients should have received their flu shots by now, but December is not too late in case you forgot. Stay on your inhaled steroid for winter, as this is the season where viral illnesses can tip the asthma into an acute attack. There is a short wait for new patient appointments this winter, so this may be a good time to consult an allergist before Spring comes again.
Be sure to check our “allergy links” page, which has great general medical references like the National Library of Medicine, links to pictures of the Arizona flora, and even info on complementary medicine. Check the drug discount llnk with discounts on not only Allergy and Asthma medications, but on all types of medications that family members may be taking, including OTC medicines.