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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Specific IgE—How Does an Innate Defense Against Parasites Turn into Allergies?
When IgE was discovered more than half a century ago, allergists had hopes that it would be the key to better diagnosis and treatment of allergies, but it has remained a riddle wrapped in an enigma, although there has been exciting research along the way. A … [Read More...] about Specific IgE—How Does an Innate Defense Against Parasites Turn into Allergies?
Dateline South Brooklyn–Another Cautionary Asthma Story
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich The 2019 new year brought heartbreak to a South Brooklyn family as an 11-year old boy died after reacting to the smell of fish being cooked in his home. As described by the New York Daily News, the family hooked him up to a “medical … [Read More...] about Dateline South Brooklyn–Another Cautionary Asthma Story
Editing a Theme Issue of a Medical Journal: Q&A with Brian Schroer, MD
Dr. Paul Ehrlich, co-founder of this website, says that in the olden days, dust for testing and immunotherapy was collected by paying church ladies to collect their household dust. The process is much more refined now, but there’s a movement afoot to ban the … [Read More...] about Editing a Theme Issue of a Medical Journal: Q&A with Brian Schroer, MD
Yet Another EpiPen Competitor
By Henry Ehrlich In October, we wrote about a new horse in the epinephrine race and wondered if it would be the tipping point, based on the idea that it takes several competitors in a niche to drive down monopoly prices. Here it is, early December, and we … [Read More...] about Yet Another EpiPen Competitor
Shell Game: Managing Food Allergy Risks from Non-Foods
By Dr. Larry Chiaramonte Periodically, questions pop up about possible exposures to food allergens by means other than actual eating. For example, people whose children are allergic to tree nuts wonder about buying a house that has walnut paneling, or about … [Read More...] about Shell Game: Managing Food Allergy Risks from Non-Foods
Smoke-Free Parks and Beaches–Good for Kids With Asthma
By Dr. Ehrlich The New York Times this morning says that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg intends to ratchet up his long anti-smoking campaign another notch, this time to include parks and beaches. Part of it is the gross spectacle of watching small children … [Read More...] about Smoke-Free Parks and Beaches–Good for Kids With Asthma
Report from Auvi-Q
By Henry Ehrlich Dr. Paul Chew, Global Chief Medical Officer for Sanofi, spoke to a number of bloggers at 4:30 PM Tuesday via conference call about the recall of Auvi-Q and Allerject units in the U.S. and Canada. The company answered over 13,000 phone calls … [Read More...] about Report from Auvi-Q
God Bless Dr. Spock
By Kathy Franklin-- I had the great luck to read Dr. Spock’s Baby and Child Care before my child was diagnosed with food allergies. His common-sense advice made raising a food-allergic child much, much easier than it might have been. You’re the … [Read More...] about God Bless Dr. Spock
Managing Peanut Allergy in a Public School: a Principal’s Story
By Anna Allanbrook Principal, Brooklyn New School--PS 146 As principal of a public elementary school in Brooklyn, New York for fourteen years, after teaching there for several years, I can say that the dilemma presented by the epidemic of peanut allergy … [Read More...] about Managing Peanut Allergy in a Public School: a Principal’s Story
The EpiPen Fine
By Henry Ehrlich The New Year has just begun and we already have a new EpiPen story to ring it in. This one is about the $465 million fine that Mylan paid last year to Medicaid, which was discussed in an article published in FiercePharma by Eric Palmer … [Read More...] about The EpiPen Fine
Life in the Abstract–Part Two
By Henry Ehrlich Three abstracts from AAAAI in San Diego by our contributors : 47 Allergic Sensitization and Environmental Exposures In Amish and Hutterite Children Dr. Mark Holbreich, MD et al RATIONALE: In separate studies of two US farming … [Read More...] about Life in the Abstract–Part Two
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