How to Treat Spring Allergies in Austin, Texas with Hetu Parekh, MD

How to treat Spring Allergies with board-certified allergist Hetu Parekh, M.D. In this video, Dr. Parekh discusses immunotherapy, allergy drops, allergy injections as well as over the counter drugs in order to treat spring allergies. He also discusses the causes of spring allergies and why they happen for some people.

Austin Allergy - Penicillin Allergy Testing

Penicillin Allergy Testing - Now Offered at Austin Family Allergy & Asthma

Penicillin allergy testing is now being offered by Austin Family Allergy & Asthma in Austin, Texas. Have you ever been told you were allergic to penicillin but not sure why? Allergy testing for penicillin is now available. A simple series of allergy tests followed by an in-office challenge to amoxicillin can now allow most patients…

Video: What is Immunotherapy? Allergy shots? Allergy drops or tablets?

What is Immunotherapy? How do allergy shots work? Allergy drops? Allergy tablets? Board Certified Allergist, Hetu Parekh, M.D. explains in this video.

Guidelines for Introducing Peanuts to Infants

Guidelines for Introducing Peanuts to Infants

In a recent interview on KVUE-TV-Guidelines for Introducing Peanuts to Infants, Dr. Allen K. Lieberman, a board certified allergist of Austin Family Allergy & Asthma, discusses exciting new guidelines to introducing peanut to infants earlier than previously believed safe to do so, which ultimately may help prevent peanut allergy. Here is a transcript of that…

Is There a Doctor on Board? A Personal Account by Allen K. Lieberman, MD

Is There a Doctor on Board? A Personal Account by Allen K. Lieberman, MD

Is There a Doctor on Board? by Allen K. Lieberman, MD After spending a special Thanksgiving holiday with the family, I had boarded an early morning Southwest Airlines flight that took off from Newark, New Jersey and was en route to my home of many years, Austin, Texas. About thirty minutes into the flight, and…

5 Tips for Allergy Sufferers During the Holiday Season

5 Tips for Allergy Sufferers During the Holiday Season

Allergy sufferers during the holiday season can be extra challenged due to a number of factors. Board certified allergist Dr Allen Lieberman and Dr Hetu Parekh have compiled their top 5 tips to help those with allergies during the winter holiday season. 1. Watch out for asthma symptoms.  Cooler weather can be an issue for…