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Show MoftcUy, My 2, 1988 ClmoNiclt Uheii or not , it's, allergy season U. specialists say better medications are available Your eyes are red, they bum and itch. You can't stop sneezing; your nose is either ninning or congested. No question about he pollen season is here. "It's an earlier pollen season because of the mild winter and some tree pollen is already coming on-- as allergy sufferers know," Kay B. Walker, assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Utah said. - Walker is a specialist in asthma and allergic diseases at the University Hospital's allergy clinic. The good news for victims of hay fever and other springtime allergies is that better prescription medications are available. Some antihistamines for adults and children don't cause drowsiness and others are more potent than in the ,past," Walker said. "Also, nasal sprays and eye drops now are very effective and safe, even for younger chilit-t- dren." There are more specific, more effective antigens for people who must have injection therapy to eliminate the allergic response, Walker added. She explained that with immunotherapy, patients are tested to determine which dust, animal for instance-bothersome the is dander, one, then treatis to that ment directed agent. d Walker, who is in pediatrics but also treats adults, explained that after three to four years, the injection regimen is effective for most patients, so they don't require any further treatment. Use of sprays is appropriate for a less-b- ut these preparations or days for seasonal are not definitely allergy probappropriate lems, Walker said. "A rebound phenomenon is associated with regular use of the sprays," she said. "The nose becomes so habituated to the spray that when use is discontinued, nasal passages become more congested than agent-poll- en, board-certifie- over-the-count- short-term-thr- er ee over-the-count- er Items for the Chronicle events calendar should be submitted two days in advance, by 4 p.m., at the Chronicle offices," Union 240. The items should be typed or printed legibly on a form obtained from the Chronicle. Please note that the calendar, or parts of it, limitations. '' may be cut due tyspace ' ' ' ' ' ' .' . V ry: . Today -- 9 a.m.,' Fine Arts Lecture, "The Painted Past: Attic Vases From the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Part 2," Michael Padget, Fine Arts Auditorium. -- 11 a.m., Hinckley Institute of Politics, "Indian Legal Issues," Larry Echohawk, OSH 255. Noon, Indian Awareness Week Lecture, "Indian Legal Issues," Larry Echohawk, Union West Ballroom. -- - before. It's very difficult to get people off nose sprays once they start using them regularly," she said. There is no way to prevent an allergy, but a significant non-prescripti- on advance in serum therapy, one that will desensitize patients with only four shots a year, is being perfected, said Robert Griffiths, an associate professor in the division of immunology and allergy at the U. School of Medicine. "Work is under way to find a formula for each pollen, so it will be awhile before all patients on shot therapy will benefit," Griffiths said. Ongoing research at the U. is directed at another aspect of immunology and allergy, Griffiths said. He explained that people with allergies seem to have more sinus and bronchial infections and investigators are trying to find the causes of these recurrent infections. Asthma patients also are benefiting from better medication, the doctors said. Inhaler therapies that go directly to the lungs with a minimum of side effects to the rest of the body are especially popular because this usually enables asthmatics to lead normal lives with little inter- vention. "Seasonal wheezing especially should be evaluated. Some asthma patients wheeze and cough with exercise. When this is seasonal, it may be due to allergy," Walker said. Walker is not among physicians who believe asthma incidence is increasing. Mild asthma, such as the exercise asthma, is now being better recognized and treated so the number of asthma patients is greater because doctors are more aware of it, she explained. The very small increase in deaths from asthma is only in patients with rare, severe asthma who have not been aggressively treated; these people need the attention of a specialist, she said. 3 p.m., Women's Softball, Utah vs. SUSC, County Complex. -- 3:30 p.m., Fuels Engineering Seminar, "Coal's Chemical Constitution, Part 2," "Selective Ruthernium Oxidation," Leon Stock, Argonne National Laboratories, EMCB 104. -- 2 '; : ; Happy Hour Prices Without The Happy Hour Chaos -- 2:15 p.m., Mathematics Colloquium, "Nonlinear Waves," Andreas Stahel, JWB 208. p.m., Fuels Engineering Seminar, "Coal's Chemical Constitution, Part 1," Leon Stock, Argone National Laboratories, EMCB 104. -- 6 p.m., Campus Recreation Outdoor Program Pre-outi- Building 420. 10 p.m., Indian Awareness Week Native American Films, Union Theatre. -- 8 p.m., University Travel Club, "Timbuctu," Kenneth Richter. Tomorrow u -- Books & Banter, "Bad News at Black Rock: The OSH 255. Sellout of CBS News," Janice Evans, KSL-T-I- ndian Awareness Week Poetry Reading, Joy Harjo, University of Colorado at Boulder, Union West Ballroom. -- Women's Resource Center Sack Lunch Seminar, "I Thought I'd Found the Answer and Then the Question Changed," Elouise Bell, BYU, Union 293 . V, Join us for Happy Hour ng Meeting, Westwater Canyon Rafting Trip, -7-- B9 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Monday thru Thursday when copies are just 312 cents each. Full service (auloleedable) and sell service copes on 8'.- " M " Offer good at this location only. Free Parking 273 South 1300 East 582-828- 2 r. aipnaQraphics Store Hours M Th Fri 8-- Sat 10-- Printshops Ol The Future MAJOR APPLIANCE CONSUMER ACTION PANEL (MACAP) INTERNSHIP AMTA Curriculum Approved Program (One Year) Program Three-Trimest- er Evening Classes Professional Training for a Career as a Licensed Massage Therapist One of the Fastest Growing Professions in the United States and Canada Next Class begins July 1. 1988 ' anatomy deep tissue massage physiology Esalen massage exercise therapy Swedish massage postural alignment sports massage acupressureShialsu wellness myofascial release business practices establishing business Touch for Health medical terminology stress management . For Enrollment Information, Call: Norman Cohn, Director student in Business, Family and Each year a graduate-leve- l Consumer Studies, or other related area is chosen to serve an internship with the Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel (MACAP) in Chicago, Illinois. MACAP is a national consumer protection agency that reviews complaints associated with the major appliance industry. As a part of this process, a student is selected to serve a seve n week internship during June and July of each year. The intern must complete a performance audit on the number of consumer complaints handled by MACAP and the resolution of these complaints. The audit is then published by MACAP. The recipient selected recieves a $3,000 stipend for the summer. Tne individual is responsible for obtaining hisher own housing and arranging transportation to and from Chicago. MACAP is very helpful in assisting with these arrangements. Those interested in applying for this position should submit a resume to: John R. Burton, Associate Professor Family and Consumer Studies 254 Alfred Emery Building University of Utah For additional information, please call deadline for application is May 23, 1988 581-833- 521-333- 0 2. The ll Pa$e ThucE |
