CONFERENCE NEWS--MOUNT SINAI May 13, 2017--East-West Integrative Forum on Study and Treatment of Food Allergy, Eczema, Asthma, and More Dr. Xiu-Min Li and Dr. Hugh Sampson welcome distinguished … [Read More] about Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Bronchial Thermoplasty
We don't often give space to an established medical product--or in this case a procedure--but Boston Scientific "BT" gave such profound new quality of life to our friend Tony Cook that we want to mention their page devoted to the "new Tony">. Here is an … [Read More...] about Bronchial Thermoplasty
Dupilumab—Breakthrough Therapy Gets Breakthrough Price
By Henry Ehrlich The other day, I had a dermatologist appointment. The first thing I said was, “it’s a big day for you!” He said, “You read about the approval.” Yes, indeed. This was clearly a big day in skin health. Dupixent—the brand name for … [Read More...] about Dupilumab—Breakthrough Therapy Gets Breakthrough Price
Feeding Your Baby Peanuts: LEAP Study Q&A
By Carina Venter, RD, PhD Our contributor Carina Venter has her own blog where this Q&A originally appeared. This post is reprinted with her permission. The new guidelines on “early” introduction of peanuts have received much attention in the … [Read More...] about Feeding Your Baby Peanuts: LEAP Study Q&A
New App Makes Asthma Peak Flow Monitoring Easy
The issue of compliance is an ongoing preoccupation of ours. No asthma medicine is effective if you don’t take it as directed. Dr. Chiaramonte wrote a piece a couple of years ago about an article by Canadian researcher Paul O’Byrne Larry asked the question, … [Read More...] about New App Makes Asthma Peak Flow Monitoring Easy
British Health System Switches Omalizumab (Xolair) Policy for Kids
By Henry Ehrlich We note with interest that the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), the British health regulator, will now permit omalizumab to be given to children as young as six under their National Health Service coverage. Several years … [Read More...] about British Health System Switches Omalizumab (Xolair) Policy for Kids
Where There’s Smoke There’s PM 2.5
By Henry Ehrlich PM 2.5. It sounds like a robot telling time. But it’s not. It’s a term used to describe tiny units of particulate matter, as introduced to this website by Elizabeth Muller of Berkeley Earth. We have tried to give as much space as we can … [Read More...] about Where There’s Smoke There’s PM 2.5
Global Itch: Q&A with AD Rescue Wear Founder Beth Scott
In our book and on this website, Dr. Ehrlich has extolled the wet PJ approach to eczema care. Thus we were very receptive to Beth when we heard about her products. She recently did a Q&A with us for her company blog, and when we heard that she was … [Read More...] about Global Itch: Q&A with AD Rescue Wear Founder Beth Scott
Is Sharing An Asthma Rescue Inhaler Wrong?
By Harriet Spitzer-Picker, Certified Asthma Educator A few weeks ago two middle school students in the Denver area made headlines. An asthmatic girl who carries an inhaler thought her friend was having an asthma attack. She offered the inhaler to the friend … [Read More...] about Is Sharing An Asthma Rescue Inhaler Wrong?
Non-Adherence: the Multiple Challenges of Treating Asthma in a Medicaid Population
By David Stukus, MD My question for the 13 year old patient and his family was a simple one: “How can I best help you?” I routinely ask this question at the beginning of visits to get the best sense of how to frame that day’s interaction. However, in this … [Read More...] about Non-Adherence: the Multiple Challenges of Treating Asthma in a Medicaid Population
Peanuts in the Home
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich For families caught between the rock of a peanut-allergy patient and the hard place of others who love their peanuts, the job of housekeeping got quite a bit harder this week with the publication of two articles in the Journal of … [Read More...] about Peanuts in the Home
Doctors Are from Mars, Patients Are from Venus
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich A recent article in the New York Times “Afraid to Speak Up in the Doctor’s Office” by Pauline W. Chen, MD, a transplant surgeon, gave the following account of a phone conversation with a friend about a recent medical episode: “[W]hen … [Read More...] about Doctors Are from Mars, Patients Are from Venus
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