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Dupilumab—Real World Lessons from a Blockbuster Drug
By Henry Ehrlich We have covered this breakthrough drug for years from before FDA approval when a presentation by Dr. Emma Guttman-Yassky at a New York Allergy & Asthma Society dinner treated the audience to “before” pictures of atopic dermatitis that … [Read More...] about Dupilumab—Real World Lessons from a Blockbuster Drug
Penicillin Allergy—Authoritative New Paper Shows the Dangers of Over Diagnosis
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming in England in 1928 and by the 1940s it had achieved its deserved status as a wonder drug. US government laboratories perfected safe mass production in time to play a critical role in the … [Read More...] about Penicillin Allergy—Authoritative New Paper Shows the Dangers of Over Diagnosis
Immunotherapy for Food—What Do Children Want?
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich With the age of prescription therapy for food allergies rapidly approaching, it’s not too early to start figuring out what patients will prefer among the options presented. Allergists and their patients have confronted similar dilemmas … [Read More...] about Immunotherapy for Food—What Do Children Want?
Why Don’t Patients Take Their Asthma Medicine? Q&A with Job F.M. van Boven PharmD, PhD
This website has long been concerned with people not taking their medicine, particularly for asthma. Thus we were instantly drawn to an editorial in JACI In Practice entitled “The Hidden Story of Nonadherence with Asthma Therapy: For a Few Dollars More?” by … [Read More...] about Why Don’t Patients Take Their Asthma Medicine? Q&A with Job F.M. van Boven PharmD, PhD
Adrenaclick, the Distant Third in the Auto-Injector Market
By Henry Ehrlich Competition is supposed to be the consumer’s friend, but in the life-saving auto-injector market, the field is dominated by EpiPen, with Auvi-Q making some inroads. As those families with high insurance deductibles have learned, the … [Read More...] about Adrenaclick, the Distant Third in the Auto-Injector Market
Dogs and Asthma
I am wondering if exposure to dogs when a person is already allergic increases their chances of developing asthma? This is not as random as it seems. My daughter is allergic to dogs and does react. We have been invited to a home with dogs for Thanksgiving, … [Read More...] about Dogs and Asthma
Asthma & Allergy Day on Capitol Hill
By Henry Ehrlich On May 8, I had the privilege of going to the nation’s capital to take part in an event sponsored by the Allergy & Asthma Network, which was founded by Nancy Sander with the help of Dr. Paul Ehrlich in 1985. The current CEO is Tonya … [Read More...] about Asthma & Allergy Day on Capitol Hill
Breaking News (40 years late) on Penicillin Allergy: 95% of People Who Think They Have It Don’t!
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich When I was five, my father Dr. Leonard Ehrlich, a pediatrician known to generations of Long Island families as Dr. Lenny, thought I was allergic to penicillin. When I was in my third of med school, I participated in a study by Dr. … [Read More...] about Breaking News (40 years late) on Penicillin Allergy: 95% of People Who Think They Have It Don’t!
Blonde-Lung Disease?
By Henry Ehrlich Because of the part it plays in the “new” food allergy, eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), the eosinophil* inspires dread. This powerful white blood cell has long been associated with allergic asthma, the kind that responds to treatment with … [Read More...] about Blonde-Lung Disease?
Just Say NO2: Question About Nitrogen Dioxide Affirms Book-Web Approach
By Henry Ehrlich In a field as fluid as medicine, publishing a book is not enough. As comprehensive as it is, close reading should raise questions as well as answer them. That is why we have this website, and since that isn’t enough either, we have also … [Read More...] about Just Say NO2: Question About Nitrogen Dioxide Affirms Book-Web Approach
Windgap: We Talk to CEO of a Startup Focused on Epinephrine Autoinjectors
By Henry Ehrlich Where were you when you found out Auvi-Q was being recalled? Okay, I don’t remember where I was either, but I shared the disappointment of thousands of food allergy families who had embraced the sleek, talking device that was a fresh … [Read More...] about Windgap: We Talk to CEO of a Startup Focused on Epinephrine Autoinjectors
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