Why do more and more people suffer from allergies? What are allergies anyway? What kind of allergies exist and what can you do if you suffer from them? These are central questions that are answered in this book, in a straightforward and down-to-earth way. The witty and informative text (which is even accompanied by some interludes in song), is illustrated with poignant cartoons emphasizing the points in the text that are of most importance to patients with allergic disorders and to the physicians who deal with them.