June Engel

From the Publisher:

With its detailed drug tables, informative sidebars and excellent diagrams, "The Complete Allergy Book" gives you the straight facts about a condition that affects about one-fifth of the world's population.
Every year people die from allergy-triggered causes, including asthma. Many people with allergies don't seek medical help; yet if they understood more about their condition, they could obtain better relief and have greater control.

June Engel begins with a general overview of allergic reactions, and then discusses the many aspects of these increasingly common ailments. Among her topics:
-- the immune system and how it works;
-- how to diagnose allergies and track down triggers;
-- medications and how to use them;
-- treatments for childhood allergies;
-- new approaches for the management of asthma;
-- the particular problems of food, skin, drug and insect allergies.… (meer)