MY HUSBAND GETS "HIVES" AND THEY HAVE CLASIFIED IT AS UTICARIA. HIS PROBLEMS ARE VERY SEVERE, EVEN CAUSEING SWELLING IN HIS THROAT HENDERING HIS BREATHING. HE HAS BEEN TREATED WITH THE STERIOD "PREDNISONE" FOR ALMOST 10 YRS NOW WITCH IS NOW CAUSEING OTHER PROBLEMS, BUT THE PREDNISONE WORKS AND IT IS THE ONLY THING THAT WE FOUND IN HIS CASE THAT HAS.