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Palforzia Revisited–AAAAI Podcast a Quick and Enjoyable Introduction to New OIT Product
The new AAAAI podcast is about Palforzia--surprise surprise. It was recorded just three days after the introduction. Like all these podcasts the host is our friend Dr. David Stukus. Appropriately the interviewee is Dr. Andrew Bird from Dallas who contributed a … [Read More...] about Palforzia Revisited–AAAAI Podcast a Quick and Enjoyable Introduction to New OIT Product
First Food Allergy Treatment Approved by FDA
BRISBANE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIMT), a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing treatments for potentially life-threatening food allergies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration … [Read More...] about First Food Allergy Treatment Approved by FDA
Letter from Melbourne—an Allergist Reports on the Australian Wildfires
Australian wildfires are a daily part of the news cycle. Astronauts in the international space station are watching as smoke circles the earth. Players have withdrawn from the Australian Open, one of the four grand slam tournaments. A billion animals dead. To … [Read More...] about Letter from Melbourne—an Allergist Reports on the Australian Wildfires
Effects of Sleep Deprivation & Exercise on Food Allergy Reactions
As reported in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, team of UK researchers administered an estimated threshold dose of peanut in a blind challenge. Then participants with a confirmed allergy "underwent 3 open peanut challenges in random order: with … [Read More...] about Effects of Sleep Deprivation & Exercise on Food Allergy Reactions
When Allergic Kids “Grow Up”
By Henry Ehrlich We are continually reminded by figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that food allergies among children have risen by 50% since 1997, which means that most of the kids born at the beginning of that period are now … [Read More...] about When Allergic Kids “Grow Up”
Testing the Hygiene Hypothesis: “Celiac Disease? Take 15 Hookworms and call me in the morning”
By Dr. John Weiner The hygiene hypothesis has got a lot to answer for. Feeding worms to experimental subjects for one. How did the hygiene hypothesis start? From one of the most boring specialties in science – statistics (no mail please). It was the … [Read More...] about Testing the Hygiene Hypothesis: “Celiac Disease? Take 15 Hookworms and call me in the morning”
Michigan State-Based Professional Food Allergy Association Announces August Conference
An interview with Anne F. Russell, BSN, RN, AE-C by Henry Ehrlich It is my pleasure to re-introduce to you my friend Anne F. Russell, BSN, RN, AE-C, MS candidate, who amidst her other professional responsibilities founded and directs an organization called … [Read More...] about Michigan State-Based Professional Food Allergy Association Announces August Conference
A Canadian Allergist’s Tale of Two Eras
Mariam Hanna, MD It’s the middle of the afternoon after a few days off to enjoy the holidays. I sit and prepare to review a stack of referrals. I am both surprised and unsurprised at the eternal request of “please see for routine allergy testing.” Why … [Read More...] about A Canadian Allergist’s Tale of Two Eras
“Everybody Lies”
By Henry Ehrlich Fans of Dr. Gregory House will recognize that phrase. Dr. House used it to justify his attitude that patients are not their own best witnesses in providing doctors the information they need to make complicated diagnoses and that … [Read More...] about “Everybody Lies”
The False Alarm Hypothesis
Interview with Dr. Peter K. Smith By Henry Ehrlich Hypothesis noun A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. For many years, the allergy epidemic has been blamed on the … [Read More...] about The False Alarm Hypothesis
Anti-Radiation Drug Not a Problem for People With Shellfish Allergies
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich The false idea of a connection between iodine and shellfish allergies has surfaced again, this time in the context of Japanese nuclear reactor problems. Pharmacies on the West Coast of the US are reporting runs on supplies of potassium … [Read More...] about Anti-Radiation Drug Not a Problem for People With Shellfish Allergies
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