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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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
An Inside Look at Sub-Lingual Immunotherapy
Several years ago, Dr. Paul Ehrlich explained why he wouldn’t be taking up any of the new food allergy treatments that were coming into the medical marketplace. He wasn’t against it in principle so much as he wasn’t prepared to offer the kind of attention … [Read More...] about An Inside Look at Sub-Lingual Immunotherapy
Raiders of the Lost Medical Records
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich After Indiana Jones risked life and limb for two hours looking for the Ark of the Covenant, the object of his quest was packed in a crate and stored in a vast government warehouse where it would no doubt still be gathering dust if the … [Read More...] about Raiders of the Lost Medical Records
Food Allergy Researchers Can Learn from “Negative” Results
By Jessica Martin, PhD Thomas Edison once reflected on his so-called “light bulb” moments: “During all those years of experimentation and research, I never once made a discovery. All my work was deductive, and the results I achieved were those of … [Read More...] about Food Allergy Researchers Can Learn from “Negative” Results
Good vs. Evil Part 3—Where there’s smoke, there’s often fire
By Dr. Larry Chiaramonte In 1923 two allergists, Arthur Coca and Robert Cook, defined atopy as a proclivity to develop allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, and allergic urticaria. They pointed out that these diseases were follow travelers. That is they … [Read More...] about Good vs. Evil Part 3—Where there’s smoke, there’s often fire
Just Say NO2: Question About Nitrogen Dioxide Affirms Book-Web Approach
By Henry Ehrlich In a field as fluid as medicine, publishing a book is not enough. As comprehensive as it is, close reading should raise questions as well as answer them. That is why we have this website, and since that isn’t enough either, we have also … [Read More...] about Just Say NO2: Question About Nitrogen Dioxide Affirms Book-Web Approach
It’s the Water, Not the Caffeine, That Helps With Asthma
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich Those who read the New York Times religiously, and I admit to being fairly orthodox on this point myself, will have noticed an item in “The Claim” column in Tuesday’s science section about caffeine providing possible short-term relief in … [Read More...] about It’s the Water, Not the Caffeine, That Helps With 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
New FDA Food Nutrition Labeling
By Marion Groetch, MS, RDN Director of Nutrition Services Jaffe Food Allergy Institute Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Nutrition Facts Label: Food labels provide important nutrition information. The new Nutrition Facts label will be easier to … [Read More...] about New FDA Food Nutrition Labeling
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