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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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
The Worse the Pandemic Gets, the Weirder It Will Get
By Paul Ehrlich, MD The title above is from an excellent article in The Atlantic by science writer Ed Yong entitled “Immunology Is Where Intuition Goes to Die” which analyzes brilliantly the nature of the immune system and its paradoxes, which have … [Read More...] about The Worse the Pandemic Gets, the Weirder It Will Get
Study on Food Allergies and Covid-19
Our friend and contributor recently sent us a request to share this with our readers: My name is Anne F. Russell, MS, BSN, RN, AE-C and I am conducting research in collaboration with Olga Kagan, PhD, RN on a study involving U.S. parents of 5 to 18 year old … [Read More...] about Study on Food Allergies and Covid-19
South Dakota Allergist: Inside View from a COVID-19 Hotspot
I recently began corresponding on Twitter with Dr. Brian A. Brennan, an allergist in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I was curious to know how COVID 19 was affecting his practice in a location that seemed remote from the New York metropolitan area, where ambulance … [Read More...] about South Dakota Allergist: Inside View from a COVID-19 Hotspot
“The Allergy Epidemic: a Mystery of Modern Life” By Dr. Susan Prescott
(Book review by Henry Ehrlich, Editor) After almost two years of editing this website, the most persistent question I hear or read is “Why?” Why have allergies grown exponentially? Why can’t my son breathe? Why can’t my daughter eat what everyone else can? … [Read More...] about “The Allergy Epidemic: a Mystery of Modern Life” By Dr. Susan Prescott
EpiPen Injury Study Highlights Safety Concerns
By Henry Ehrlich Dr. Julie Brown works in the Emergency Department (ED) at Seattle Children’s Hospital and is the lead author of a new study of EpiPen™ injuries published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. It documents the stories of children who suffered … [Read More...] about EpiPen Injury Study Highlights Safety Concerns
Emergency Epinephrine Via Syringe—an Answer to the High Cost of Autoinjectors?
By Henry Ehrlich The roll-your-own spirit has swept Seattle. Our contributor Jessica Dabler Martin sent me an article from the Seattle Times about the switch by EMTs from autoinjectors to syringes and vials of the medication. The article … [Read More...] about Emergency Epinephrine Via Syringe—an Answer to the High Cost of Autoinjectors?
The A Word
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich On Doctor Radio, my host asked me why her son’s doctor is reluctant to call the boy’s “reactive airway disease” asthma. I told her, allergists joke about this phenomenon–we refer to it as “the A Word.” Reluctance to label a child with … [Read More...] about The A Word
Atopic Dermatitis: Dermatologist Answers Questions About Infant Skin and How to Protect It
By Dr. Peter Lio The most recent issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI) featured on its cover “Atopic Dermatitis: Peeling Away the Layers” emblazoned across a magnified photograph of peeling skin. Among the articles within were … [Read More...] about Atopic Dermatitis: Dermatologist Answers Questions About Infant Skin and How to Protect It
FAREWELL TO DR. LAWRENCE CHIARAMONTE—A TRIBUTE IN HIS OWN WORDS
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich and Henry Ehrlich We were saddened to read that our co-author Dr. Lawrence Chiaramonte had died due to complications from Covid-19 at the age of 82. He had been in an assisted-living facility, which is an epidemic story ripped from … [Read More...] about FAREWELL TO DR. LAWRENCE CHIARAMONTE—A TRIBUTE IN HIS OWN WORDS
What do I do now?
A Mom writes: I just got back results for my child’s ISAC test. If I am reading it correctly she is NOT allergic to sesame, cashew or hazelnut. She has multiple food allergies and any additions to her diet are a great help. What do I do now? Ms. Tar … [Read More...] about What do I do now?
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