Dr. Xiu-Min Li has now shifted her research headquarters to New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York where she continues to conduct her usual robust scientific agenda in collaboration with other … [Read More] about Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Cost of Asthma Medicine is a Barrier to Adherence Worldwide
A recent article in JACI-In Practice says that not taking medicines for chronic disease as directed accounts for some 125,000 deaths in the US. This involves some 3500 asthma fatalities. “The Hidden Story of Nonadherence with Asthma Therapy: For a Few Dollars … [Read More...] about Cost of Asthma Medicine is a Barrier to Adherence Worldwide
Atopic Dermatitis and Topical Steroid Withdrawal: New Attention for Painful and Disfiguring Disorder
By Henry Ehrlich In recent decades, new allergic conditions have appeared and proliferated at a pace more rapid than the capacity of doctors to classify them, let alone treat them. Eosinophilic esophagitis and mast cell activation syndrome are just a … [Read More...] about Atopic Dermatitis and Topical Steroid Withdrawal: New Attention for Painful and Disfiguring Disorder
Allergic Living “Food Allergy Anxiety Guide” —Essential Resource
By Henry Ehrlich Congratulations to Gwen Smith and the team from Allergic Living for the "Food Allergy Anxiety Guide." This 90-page e-magazine will surely be the definitive guide to all aspects of the subject for years to come. As Gwen writes in her … [Read More...] about Allergic Living “Food Allergy Anxiety Guide” —Essential Resource
New Study Shows that Antacid Use Leads to More Allergies: Q&A with Eva Untersmayr MD, PhD
Long-time readers of this website will remember an article by Dr. Eva Untersmayr linking use of antacids to adult onset of an allergy to Beluga caviar in an individual patient. He had eaten the delicacy at a party with no ill effects, but several months later … [Read More...] about New Study Shows that Antacid Use Leads to More Allergies: Q&A with Eva Untersmayr MD, PhD
The State of Allergic Medicine in the United Kingdom
Baroness Ilora Finlay House of Lords This piece is taken from Baroness Finlay's foreword to the new World Allergy Organization White Book on Allergy. The Baroness chaired a study of allergy services in 2006 for the UK House of Lords Committee on … [Read More...] about The State of Allergic Medicine in the United Kingdom
White Spots Connected to Inhaled Steroid?
Our daughter is on Flovent. She has food and environmental allergies and Oral Allergy Syndrome. Recently, she started getting white patches on her skin. Had one on her back that cleared up with an anti-fungal cream. Now, she has one prominent one on her … [Read More...] about White Spots Connected to Inhaled Steroid?
Friendly Skies—Talking Food Allergies on Airplanes
By Henry Ehrlich I took five flights over five days going to the wonderful Food Allergy Blogger Conference (FABlogCon) in Las Vegas with a side trip to the San Francisco area to see old friends. On two of those flights I sat next to people with histories of … [Read More...] about Friendly Skies—Talking Food Allergies on Airplanes
The Snarky Sociologist
By Henry Ehrlich By complete coincidence, the letters column of the New York Times Monday morning contained this snippet of W.H. Auden that he read in his 1946 Harvard commencement address: “Thou shalt not sit With statisticians nor commit A social … [Read More...] about The Snarky Sociologist
Mixed Messages in New Pediatric Prescription Data
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich A new study shows that prescriptions for children under 18 declined seven percent from 2002 to 2010. Interpreting these numbers is often like trying to read tea leaves, but there are some interesting items for me as a pediatric … [Read More...] about Mixed Messages in New Pediatric Prescription Data
The Fire This Time
By Caroline Moassessi "The kicker is going to be the next six weeks," said John Glenn, chief of fire operations for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in Boise. "We definitely have the potential (for more fires) in California, in the Pacific Northwest, and … [Read More...] about The Fire This Time
Blind Spots in Allergy Care
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich and Henry Ehrlich (This piece comes from an intense discussion of the mentioned article, which captured both our imaginations so we decided to sign it jointly.) An article in the New England Journal of Medicine “The Whole Ball Game — … [Read More...] about Blind Spots in Allergy Care
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