Health Tip: Allergy Shots Aren't for Everyone

Who should avoid them

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(HealthDay News) - Allergy shots help sensitize your body to allergens -- things to which you're allergic.

While the shots are safe and effective for most people, not everyone should have them, the American Academy of Family Physicians warns.

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Here's the academy's list of people who probably shouldn't have allergy shots:

• People with severe asthma.
• People who have heart problems.
• People who take a beta blocker for a heart condition.
• Children under age 5.
• Pregnant women.

-- Diana Kohnle