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
New App Makes Asthma Peak Flow Monitoring Easy
The issue of compliance is an ongoing preoccupation of ours. No asthma medicine is effective if you don’t take it as directed. Dr. Chiaramonte wrote a piece a couple of years ago about an article by Canadian researcher Paul O’Byrne Larry asked the question, … [Read More...] about New App Makes Asthma Peak Flow Monitoring Easy
Allergy to Antibiotics
Q: A child comes in with a rash a few days after AMOXICILLIN is given for an ear infection. It is red, blotchy, and spreads across the body. It appears to be a drug reaction rather than a viral exanthem. Does this mean the child cannot take PENICILLIN in the … [Read More...] about Allergy to Antibiotics
New App Seeks to Connect Those Carrying Their Epi Injectors with Those Who Left Them Home
By Henry Ehrlich What Uber has done for the carless, AppiPen wants to do for the careless—that is food-anaphylaxis patients who forget to bring their Auvi-Q™ or EpiPen™ with them when they leave home and have an emergency. The brainchild of young American … [Read More...] about New App Seeks to Connect Those Carrying Their Epi Injectors with Those Who Left Them Home
Peanut Allergy Protests in Florida
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich Our Twitter avatar AACMaven reports to me that a town in Florida is divided over the cautious procedures implemented to protect a six-year old girl from exposure to peanuts such as requiring children to rinse their mouths and wash their … [Read More...] about Peanut Allergy Protests in Florida
Is Asthma a Disability?
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich Our ever-alert editor ran across this item: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The state House has voted to expand Florida's school voucher program for students with disabilities. The bill (HB 1329) that passed 98-17 on Thursday would add children … [Read More...] about Is Asthma a Disability?
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
Does it take a doctor to manage stable asthma in kids?
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich A study in the Netherlands concludes that “stable childhood asthma managed by an asthma nurse is not inferior to traditional management by primary or secondary care physicians.” This should surprise no one. For the fact is that … [Read More...] about Does it take a doctor to manage stable asthma in kids?
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