Air pollution
there are spectulations that some plants produce pollen with higher allergic potency when exposed to air pollution. This means that trees standing beside a busy street may produce more "dangerous" pollen than trees growing in the countryside. It is yet an unsolved question why this happens.
Allergen
pollen allergens are biological molecules (proteins), which reveal certain "epitopes" - places which have a key function - on their surface. What they really are, who they are and why, is still an unsolved question. The biological sense of pollen allergens is in the sense of a business card to exchange information between male and female parts of the plant.
Allergenic potency
some pollen allergens (grass pollen allergens, ragweed, or birch allergens) are commonly recognised by the human immuno system, others are of minor interest for our immuno system (e.g. nettle pollen). The reason is unknown.
Allergy
a malfunction of the immuno system, which leads to overproduction of antibodies.
alternative medicine
Alternative methods for allergy treatment are generally not doing well. Homeopathic preparations mostly flop after short time, bio-resonance is too odd to be accepted by serious scientists, various infusions, oils, or tinctures could also not compete in effort with antiallergic drugs. Maybe some kind of success may be allotted to fennel flower seed extracts (Nigella oil).
Secured scientific studies about the performance of alternative methods in allergy treatment are missing.
If there were suitable alternatives on hand in pharmacies, health food stores, or drug stores, be sure they would have been strongly advertised or at least circulated as "top secrets" among hay fever sufferers.
Although one or the other weird preparation might bring some slight relief, you never may expect a cure of your allergy. This applies also for acupuncture, which is a suitable method to reduce symptoms, but is not qualified for curing allergy.
However: "who heals, is in the right".Anamnesis
the exploration of history and backgrounds of a disease.
anaphylactic shock
Antibody
biological molecule produced by the immuno system to defend allergens (proteins which do not belong to the individual's body).
antigenes
substances that activate the specific immune defense
Asthma
in terms of allergic diseases, asthma is considered to be any trouble with breathing. Exhalation is more difficult. Severe asthma attacks may be lethal.
atopy
connated readiness to develop allergic reactions of Type I (immediate reaction)
- 1Current Data (alt-C)
- 2Prognosis (alt-P)
- 3Allergy (alt-A)
- 3.1Befundbericht
- 3.1.1Login für Ärzte
- 3.1.2Info for patients
- 3.2Buch: Pollen und Allergie
- 3.3Allergy guide
- 3.4Ragweed Finder App
- 3.5Allergifrågeformulär
- 3.6Therapy recommendations
- 3.7Diagnosis
- 3.7.1Anamnesis
- 3.7.2Allergic asthma
- 3.8Therapy
- 3.9Useful hints
- 3.10Cross-reactions
- 3.11Profiles
- 3.11.1Alder
- 3.11.2Hazel
- 3.11.3Yew
- 3.11.4Poplar
- 3.11.5Elm
- 3.11.6Willow
- 3.11.7Hornbeam
- 3.11.8Ash
- 3.11.9Hop hornbeam
- 3.11.10Maple
- 3.11.11Cherry, Blackthorn
- 3.11.12Pine
- 3.11.13Birch
- 3.11.14Plane tree
- 3.11.15Walnut
- 3.11.16Larch
- 3.11.17Beech
- 3.11.18Fir
- 3.11.19Oak
- 3.11.20Horse chestnut
- 3.11.21Alternaria
- 3.11.22Grasses
- 3.11.23Rye
- 3.11.24Plantain
- 3.11.25Dock/Sorrel
- 3.11.26Robinia
- 3.11.27Lime/Linden
- 3.11.28Privet
- 3.11.29Elder(berry)
- 3.11.30Chestnut
- 3.11.31Nettle family
- 3.11.32Canadian golden rod
- 3.11.33Pagoda tree
- 3.11.34Tree of heaven
- 3.11.35Mugwort
- 3.11.36Ragweed
- 3.11.37Ivy
- 3.12Dictionary
- 3.13Pollen diary
- 3.1Befundbericht
- 4Aerobiology (alt-E)
- 4.1Methodology
- 4.1.1Measurements
- 4.1.2Pollen traps
- 4.1.3Forecasts
- 4.1.4Methods
- 4.1.5Pollen load maps for Europe and hints for the holiday
- 4.2Training
- 4.2.1Courses and Meetings
- 4.2.2PAAS 2017
- 4.2.3Allergy Update Course 2018
- 4.2.4Aerobiology Meeting
- 4.2.4.1Aerobiology Meeting 2019
- 4.2.4.2Aerobiology Meeting 2017
- 4.2.4.3Aerobiology Meeting 2016
- 4.2.4.4Aerobiology Meeting 2015
- 4.2.4.5Aerobiology Meeting 2014
- 4.2.4.6Aerobiology Meeting 2013
- 4.2.5Scientific cooperations
- 4.2.6Literature
- 4.3Organizations
- 4.3.1for allergy sufferers
- 4.3.2for aerobiologists
- 4.4Pollen Atlas
- 4.4.1Über den Pollenatlas
- 4.1Methodology
- 5About (alt-B)
- 5.1Mitarbeiter
- 5.2Team Austria
- 5.2.1Burgenland
- 5.2.1.1Mag. Maximilian Bastl PhD
- 5.2.1.2Uwe E. Berger MBA
- 5.2.1.3Lukas Dirr MSc
- 5.2.2Carinthia
- 5.2.2.1Mag. Herta Koll
- 5.2.2.2Mag. Dr. Helmut Zwander
- 5.2.2.3Mag. Dr. Susanne Aigner
- 5.2.3Lower Austria
- 5.2.3.1Uwe E. Berger MBA
- 5.2.4Upper Austria
- 5.2.5Salzburg
- 5.2.5.1Mag. Dr. Ulrike Gartner
- 5.2.5.2Mag. Dr. Margit Langanger
- 5.2.5.3Ulrike Langmann MA rer. nat.
- 5.2.5.4Mag. Dr. Hanna Schantl
- 5.2.6Styria
- 5.2.6.1Mag. Pramodchandra Harvey
- 5.2.7South Tyrol
- 5.2.7.1Veronika Kofler
- 5.2.8Tyrol
- 5.2.8.1Dr. Laurent Marquer
- 5.2.9Vorarlberg
- 5.2.9.1Uwe E. Berger MBA
- 5.2.9.2Lukas Dirr MSc
- 5.2.10Vienna
- 5.2.10.1Mag. Dr. Katharina Bastl
- 5.2.10.2Mag. Maximilian Bastl PhD
- 5.2.10.3Dr. med. univ. Markus Berger
- 5.2.10.4Uwe E. Berger MBA
- 5.2.11Austria
- 5.2.11.1Uwe E. Berger MBA
- 5.2.11.2Dr. med. univ. Markus Berger
- 5.2.11.3Mag. Dr. Katharina Bastl
- 5.2.11.4Mag. Maximilian Bastl PhD
- 5.2.11.5Lukas Dirr MSc
- 5.2.11.6Mag. Dr. Ulrike Gartner
- 5.2.11.7Mag. Pramodchandra Harvey
- 5.2.11.8Veronika Kofler
- 5.2.11.9Mag. Herta Koll
- 5.2.11.10Mag. Dr. Margit Langanger
- 5.2.11.11Ulrike Langmann MA rer. nat.
- 5.2.11.12Mag. Dr. Hanna Schantl
- 5.2.11.13Prof. Dr. Roland und Jutta Schmidt
- 5.2.11.14Mag. Dr. Helmut Zwander
- 5.2.11.15Mag. Dr. Susanne Aigner
- 5.2.11.16Dr. Laurent Marquer
- 5.2.1Burgenland
- 5.3Pollendata for clinical trials
- 6News (alt-N)
- 7Links (alt-L)
- 7.1Austria
- 7.2Europe
- 7.3beyond Europe
- 8Search (alt-R)