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
Compliance: Challenges for the Next Generation of Food Allergy Treatments
By Henry Ehrlich The founding premise for this website, which was launched simultaneously with the publication of Asthma Allergies Children: a parent’s guide, was “medicine moves faster than print.” Here it is four weeks after the publication of my new book … [Read More...] about Compliance: Challenges for the Next Generation of Food Allergy Treatments
Two Steps Back on Asthma Control
By Paul Ehrlich MD For all the headlines garnered by food allergies, asthma remains the larger threat to public health. While we like to think we know enough about this set of symptoms and how to treat it with the limited tools we have, current research … [Read More...] about Two Steps Back on Asthma Control
Reporter’s Asthma Death Reminds Us How Deadly This Disease Can Be
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich I’m sure I am not alone in confessing that my first thought after reading about NY Times reporter Anthony Shadid’s death from asthma in Syria was, “Of all the things to die from in Syria.” Decades of reporting from the cauldron of … [Read More...] about Reporter’s Asthma Death Reminds Us How Deadly This Disease Can Be
Light at the End of the Peanut Allergy Tunnel, 20% of the Time
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich As someone who trained in pediatrics before I did my allergy fellowship, I take a long view of the process of growing up. I often tell people that as they approach puberty, children change in more ways than just the obvious ones. Jared … [Read More...] about Light at the End of the Peanut Allergy Tunnel, 20% of the Time
When a Cough Isn’t “a Cough”: Asthma Sneaks Up On Mom
By Susan Weissman My son was three years old before he revealed the limits of his lungs. Eden’s onset of allergic asthma occurred after what already seemed like a fair lifetime of severe food allergies. When the Big Kahuna - peanuts, milk, etc. - rode in on … [Read More...] about When a Cough Isn’t “a Cough”: Asthma Sneaks Up On Mom
Response to Recent News About Oral Immunotherapy
(This piece is republished in its entirety from the Massachusetts General Hospital Food Allergy Center with the permission of the authors.) By Wayne Shreffler MD, Paul Hesterberg MD, Yamini Virkud MD MPH, Perdita Permaul MD, Michael Pistiner* MD We have … [Read More...] about Response to Recent News About Oral Immunotherapy
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Allergies
By: Henry Ehrlich This has been a big year for Dr. Xiu-Min Li. It has been my privilege to help her with her work. At the end of May she received the award of the Future of Health Technology Institute given annually at MIT. It was a real honor to follow in … [Read More...] about Traditional Chinese Medicine and Allergies
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