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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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
AR101—Commercial Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Product—Clears Phase 3 Hurdle
By Henry Ehrlich The first commercial oral immunotherapy product for food allergies has come through a phase 3 clinical trial, clearing the way for commercial release, possibly in 2019. The drug (made from peanut flour) received one of the highest honors in … [Read More...] about AR101—Commercial Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Product—Clears Phase 3 Hurdle
Spotlight on Topical Steroid Addiction: Interview with Kelly Barta
Kelly Barta is the President of ITSAN, short for International Topical Steroid Addiction Network, which has over 10,000 members. The most common symptom of TSA is red-skin syndrome RSS, which is just what it says. I know. I have it myself. My face is … [Read More...] about Spotlight on Topical Steroid Addiction: Interview with Kelly Barta
Bronchial Thermoplasty Update: Taking Another Look at a Breakthrough Therapy
By Henry Ehrlich A few years ago we covered avidly the treatment for severe asthma known as Bronchial Thermoplasty -- “BT” -- in the wake of its being approved by the FDA. Briefly, a specialist inserts a device into the lungs and zapping with heat airway … [Read More...] about Bronchial Thermoplasty Update: Taking Another Look at a Breakthrough Therapy
Allegra: Somewhere Over the Counter
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich We now read that Allegra is the latest antihistamine to go from prescription to over the counter (OTC). It will soon join its “second-generation” non-sedating cousins Claritin and Zyrtec, both excellent antihistamines, on the pharmacy … [Read More...] about Allegra: Somewhere Over the Counter
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
Mold and Child Asthma
By Dr. Larry Chiaramonte A recent study, published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, followed 176 children from birth through age 7. One of the variables measured was the presence of mold in the home. What they found should surprise no one … [Read More...] about Mold and Child Asthma
Dr. Tu Youyou and the Nobel Prize: an Expert Perspective
Interview with Dr. Xiu-Min Li by Henry Ehrlich The new Nobel Prize for medicine and physiology was given to three researchers who found drugs to treat parasite-borne diseases. Of particular interest was Dr. Tu Youyou who not only was the first Chinese … [Read More...] about Dr. Tu Youyou and the Nobel Prize: an Expert Perspective
Asthma–The Study of One
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich In some ways, the more we learn about asthma, the less we know. To be sure, the science is getting better, but despite the similarities between symptoms that we see in our office, there are crucial differences among patients. Dr. Anthony … [Read More...] about Asthma–The Study of One
The Pollen Trap
By Dr. Larry Chiaramonte Australian allergist Dr. John Weiner has written an informative and entertaining guest editorial for us. His account of using a pollen trap to help American soldiers stationed near Alice Springs reminded me of this story, which … [Read More...] about The Pollen Trap
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