Allergy shots effective for baby boomers suffering from seasonal allergies

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-02/acoa-ase020316.php

Public Release: 9-Feb-2016
Allergy shots effective for baby boomers suffering from seasonal allergies
Symptoms were reduced by 55 percent after 3 years of therapy
American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

Recent years have seen an increase in those suffering from allergies, including baby boomers. And because older people tend to have additional chronic diseases, diagnosis and management of allergic rhinitis (hay fever) can be a challenge. A new study shows immunotherapy (allergy shots) reduced symptoms by 55 percent after three years of therapy, and decreased the amount of medication needed for relief of symptoms by 64 percent.

The study, in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), randomly sorted 60 hay fever sufferers, aged 65 to 75 years, into two groups. The first group received allergy shots for three years, and the second group received a placebo.

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