Allergies & Sinus Archives - Elite Care Family Medicine

Up North, cars are coated with powdery white snow during the winter. We don’t get much snow in Mississippi but in the spring we do find a fine powder coating our vehicles, only this powder is yellow and causes many of us to sniffle and sneeze throughout the season. We’re talking about pollen, of course, and those dreaded allergy symptoms.  Is it Allergies, a Cold, or Something Else? During the spring, it’s difficult for allergy sufferers to know whether...

Staying home when you have a contagious illness like the flu is key to slowing the spread of sickness, but many of us believe a simple cold is no reason to stop everyday life. Workouts are an important part of many of our everyday routines, but is it one to give up for a few days while you fight a cold?  The answers are mixed when it comes to exercise and colds. Some studies have indicated that exercise can help prevent colds by boosting the immune system but others...

We are experiencing a pandemic the likes of which none of us have ever been through and it’s causing us to take pause before carrying on with events we once never thought twice about. Among those events? Visiting your medical provider for concerns or sickness not related to coronavirus. Many of us are afraid to darken a medical clinic’s doors during the pandemic, especially clinics that also serve as testing facilities. Others simply don’t know if their condition or...