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  • What Occurs During Well-Child Appointments
    What Occurs During Well-Child Appointment Allergies occur in many forms and can develop at all ages. From food to pollen to soaps, allergies can cause itching, sneezing, trouble breathing, and more, Read more
  • Causes and Treatments for Asthma
    Your breathing problems may be symptoms of asthma, according to your allergy doctor, Dr. Alan E Sheen, located in Metairie, LA. Here is some more information about asthma symptoms and Read more
  • How to Help Your Child Cope With Their Food Allergy
    According to statistics, approximately five percent of children under the age of five suffer from a food allergy. The incidence of food allergies in children has grown in the last Read more
  • The Importance of Childhood Immunizations
    When you become a parent for the first time, it can be a bit overwhelming when it comes to all the vaccinations your child needs. There are vaccines to protect Read more
  • Immunizations and Vaccines For Teens and Young Adults
    Immunizations are an essential part of well-child care. Proper immunizations protect the health of the individual child and protect all children in the community as a whole. Many parents have Read more
  • FAQs about Immunizations
    Things were very different for children just one century ago. Without immunizations to protect them, they faced death or permanent disabilities if they were sickened by smallpox, polio, measles, or Read more
  • Helping You Diagnose and Manage Your Allergies
    Are your allergy symptoms driving you crazy? Have red, itchy eyes become the norm? Do you find yourself sneezing your head off whenever you walk outside? Are those over-the-counter medications just Read more
  • Types of Food Allergies
    Noticing unpleasant symptoms whenever you eat a certain food? You could be allergic! If you are a professed foodie then you may not even want to entertain the possibility that you Read more
  • Your Child's Immunization Schedule
    The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices provides annual guidelines on childhood immunization schedules, which outline recommended vaccines for infants, children, teenagers and adults. Immunizations schedules are designed Read more
  • Symptoms of Children's Allergies
    What your allergy doctor in Metairie and Covington wants you to know When your child is not feeling well, you want to do everything you can to make them feel better. Read more
  • Controlling Your Allergy Symptoms
    Allergies don’t have to dictate what you can and can’t do. Get them under control now! From visiting a friend’s house that is overrun with pets to just trying to enjoy Read more
  • Welcome to Our Blog
    Welcome to the Blog of Dr. Alan E Sheen MD   Dr. Alan E Sheen MD would like to welcome you to our blog. Here you will find informative and useful postings Read more

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Metairie Location 
3701 Houma Blvd. Ste. 101 
Metairie, LA 70006
504-456-1999 
Monday 8:30 - 12:45 & 1:30 - 4:30
Wed. 8:30 - 12:45 & 1:30 - 4:30.
Thursday CLOSED
Friday 8:30 - 11:45.
Covington Location 
208 Highland Park Plaza
Covington, LA 70433 
985-246-6077 
Tuesdays  9:00 - 12:00 & 1:30 - 4:30