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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7th East-West Integrative Medical Symposium for Immunology & Wellness
By Henry Ehrlich This website has slowed to a crawl during the pandemic. We have lost one of our founders Dr. Larry Chiaramonte. We also suffered another significant loss. But we're trying to get back on our feet. Today we announce to upcoming 7th East-West … [Read More...] about 7th East-West Integrative Medical Symposium for Immunology & Wellness
Food Allergy Management in the Age of COVID-19
Our friend and contributor Anne F. Russell, MS, BSN, RN, AE-C , along with several collaborators, has published a new study to help nurses and doctors work with parents of food allergy patients on negotiating the challenges of feeding their families and … [Read More...] about Food Allergy Management in the Age of COVID-19
Portland Smoke: 500 Miles to Blue Sky
By Jessica Dabler Martin When I first moved to the Portland, Oregon area in 2004, I believed it “rained all the time.” Perhaps the best kept secret of the Pacific Northwest is that it only rains about eight months of the year with four months of the most … [Read More...] about Portland Smoke: 500 Miles to Blue Sky
West Coast on Fire
By Elizabeth Muller As I write this white ash is visible in the polluted San Francisco Bay Area air, wafting down from a smoky orange sky and into our lungs, a dangerous byproduct of wildfires burning in California, Oregon and Washington. Already this is … [Read More...] about West Coast on Fire
Food Allergic Children and School: New Book Tells All
By Henry Ehrlich If you are facing the problem of getting your food allergic child safely through school, you would do well to buy a copy of Food Allergies: A Recipe for Success at School. Likewise, if you are a school administrator trying to come to grips … [Read More...] about Food Allergic Children and School: New Book Tells All
Fatal Anaphylaxis: What the Numbers Tell Us
By Robert Y. Lin, MD The October 7 Science section of the New York Times had a short article about a study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI) called “Fatal anaphylaxis in the United States, 1999-2010: Temporal patterns and … [Read More...] about Fatal Anaphylaxis: What the Numbers Tell Us
Food Allergies for Internists
By Henry Ehrlich Dr. Scott Sicherer of Mount Sinai spoke at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York the other day. He is Chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology in the Department of Pediatrics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and one of the premier … [Read More...] about Food Allergies for Internists
The Big Picture on Testing
By Dr. Davis Liu (We continually revisit the subject of testing for allergies—both strengths and limitations—mostly as a matter of medical utility. But testing isn't just an issue with allergies, either medically or financially. No one is better at … [Read More...] about The Big Picture on Testing
Seafood—the Official Food Allergy of Professional Football
By Henry Ehrlich Several months ago, I was treated to an interview by phone with Jerome Bettis, former Pittsburgh Steeler, who was speaking about his food allergy—specifically to shellfish—in conjunction with Auvi-Q™, the groovy new epinephrine … [Read More...] about Seafood—the Official Food Allergy of Professional Football
Color-Blind Asthma Politics
By Dr. Larry Chiaramonte I don’t normally read the Huffington Post, but when a friend set me an article called “Black With Asthma” by Dominique Browning, I saw red. It quotes recent testimony of Harry C. Alford, the President and CEO of the National Black … [Read More...] about Color-Blind Asthma Politics
Food Allergy Article in Washington Post Has Some Surprises
By Henry Ehrlich A recent article in the Washington Post was well worth reading. It begins with a moving account of a young woman’s life from middle school to college while afflicted with anaphylactic allergies. The journalist Levanya Ramanathan also gives … [Read More...] about Food Allergy Article in Washington Post Has Some Surprises
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