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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Specific IgE—How Does an Innate Defense Against Parasites Turn into Allergies?
When IgE was discovered more than half a century ago, allergists had hopes that it would be the key to better diagnosis and treatment of allergies, but it has remained a riddle wrapped in an enigma, although there has been exciting research along the way. A … [Read More...] about Specific IgE—How Does an Innate Defense Against Parasites Turn into Allergies?
Dateline South Brooklyn–Another Cautionary Asthma Story
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich The 2019 new year brought heartbreak to a South Brooklyn family as an 11-year old boy died after reacting to the smell of fish being cooked in his home. As described by the New York Daily News, the family hooked him up to a “medical … [Read More...] about Dateline South Brooklyn–Another Cautionary Asthma Story
Editing a Theme Issue of a Medical Journal: Q&A with Brian Schroer, MD
Dr. Paul Ehrlich, co-founder of this website, says that in the olden days, dust for testing and immunotherapy was collected by paying church ladies to collect their household dust. The process is much more refined now, but there’s a movement afoot to ban the … [Read More...] about Editing a Theme Issue of a Medical Journal: Q&A with Brian Schroer, MD
Yet Another EpiPen Competitor
By Henry Ehrlich In October, we wrote about a new horse in the epinephrine race and wondered if it would be the tipping point, based on the idea that it takes several competitors in a niche to drive down monopoly prices. Here it is, early December, and we … [Read More...] about Yet Another EpiPen Competitor
Allergy—A New Word is Coined
Clemens von Pirquet Munchen Med Wehnscher 1906 In the course of the last few years a number of facts have been collected which belong to the domain of Immunology but fit poorly into its framework. They are the findings of supersensitivity in the immunized … [Read More...] about Allergy—A New Word is Coined
Mixed Messages in New Pediatric Prescription Data
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich A new study shows that prescriptions for children under 18 declined seven percent from 2002 to 2010. Interpreting these numbers is often like trying to read tea leaves, but there are some interesting items for me as a pediatric … [Read More...] about Mixed Messages in New Pediatric Prescription Data
Haute Allergenic Cuisine
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich We have had two reports from our friends at the Arizona Food Allergy Alliance about lack of cooperation from companies over their ingredients. One refuses to give out a full list of spices in its flagship product unless a doctor calls to … [Read More...] about Haute Allergenic Cuisine
Primatene Mist Pulled Off Market. Now What?
By Harriet Spitzer-Picker As a Certifed Asthma Educator (AE-C), I am required to learn the history of asthma medications and the latest treatment options. A significant new development is one that we have anticipated for a long time—the withdrawal at the … [Read More...] about Primatene Mist Pulled Off Market. Now What?
Allergic Asthma: When Organ Systems Communicate, We May Not Always Like What They Have to Say
By Jessica Martin, PhD The other day, my first-grader son fired off a long series of questions about the lungs, kindly pointing to his chest in case I was uncertain where they are found. “Mom, what do the lungs do again? What is asthma? One of my friends at … [Read More...] about Allergic Asthma: When Organ Systems Communicate, We May Not Always Like What They Have to Say
Eating Our Way to Asthma
By Dr. Larry Chiaramonte In the South Bronx where I work, the rates of asthma are sky high, in large measure because of a high volume of diesel fumes from commercial traffic and cockroaches in homes. Properly treated and advised by doctors, patients do what … [Read More...] about Eating Our Way to Asthma
Parents mailbag
EF writes: My two-year old son was just diagnosed with peanut and tree nut allergies. Since I am new to this, I have several questions. 1. Is there a different trigger level for the allergy flare up in each individual? Can or will new blood tests show this … [Read More...] about Parents mailbag
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