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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Dog Days: the Mysteries and Miseries of Allergy to Man’s Best Friend
By Henry Ehrlich There’s a saying that gets repeated frequently these days: "If you want a friend in Washington get a dog." But if the lonely legislator (or whoever) is allergic to them that’s a problem. The Obama children were advised to get Portuguese … [Read More...] about Dog Days: the Mysteries and Miseries of Allergy to Man’s Best Friend
The High Cost of Itching
The journal In Practice reports: Atopic Dermatitis [eczema] was associated with higher utilization and costs across resource categories (all P < .0001); adjusted total incremental annual costs were $3,302. Resource utilization and costs were higher in … [Read More...] about The High Cost of Itching
Death Toll From Relaxed Restrictions on Coal
By Henry Ehrlich The New York Times recently put a death tag on new rules calculated to reduce the price tag for coal-fired power plans. “The administration’s own analysis…revealed on Tuesday that the new rules could also lead to as many as 1,400 … [Read More...] about Death Toll From Relaxed Restrictions on Coal
Medical School Daze: NYU-Langone Shocks Docs by Ending Tuition
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich On the wall of my consulting room is a frame that is famous among budding doctors at NYU where I am on staff. For many years, every time new residents or medical students came to my practice for an allergy rotation, they made a … [Read More...] about Medical School Daze: NYU-Langone Shocks Docs by Ending Tuition
Book Review: The Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics is Fueling Our Modern Plagues
Martin Blaser, MD Henry Holt By Henry Ehrlich A couple of weeks ago, when I was half way through the book that has turned Martin Blaser into a media superstar—at least among NPR listeners and fans of “The Daily Show” --an article came up on my Twitter … [Read More...] about Book Review: The Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics is Fueling Our Modern Plagues
The State of Allergic Medicine in the United Kingdom
Baroness Ilora Finlay House of Lords This piece is taken from Baroness Finlay's foreword to the new World Allergy Organization White Book on Allergy. The Baroness chaired a study of allergy services in 2006 for the UK House of Lords Committee on … [Read More...] about The State of Allergic Medicine in the United Kingdom
Dymista—Combination Therapy for Allergic Rhinitis
By Henry Ehrlich Our readers know we like to keep up with innovations in diagnosing and treating allergic diseases, and we are happy to highlight the work of industry leaders who are either doing something so leading edge that the rest of the industry must … [Read More...] about Dymista—Combination Therapy for Allergic Rhinitis
Worst of the Worst
By Dr. Larry Chiaramonte The January 24 issue of the New Yorker Magazine has an article by Dr. Atul Gawande about efforts to cut health care costs by improving services to the “worst of the worst” patients, i.e. those whose chronic diseases are not managed … [Read More...] about Worst of the Worst
Are Nut-Free Schools a Good Idea?
By Kathy Franklin Most parents of children with severe allergy to peanuts or tree nuts, or both, would love to send them to a nut-free school. Banning nuts would lessen the risk of a life-threatening allergic reaction occurring at school, which is … [Read More...] about Are Nut-Free Schools a Good Idea?
#deniedRX—Hashtag to Nowhere
By Henry Ehrlich This website has covered the progress of dipilumab, a monoclonal antibody to treat eczema, since before it had a brand name. The first sighting was in a presentation by Dr. Emma Guttman-Yassky of Mount Sinai. The before and after pictures, … [Read More...] about #deniedRX—Hashtag to Nowhere
Training Device to Improve Asthma Compliance Looking for a Home
By Henry Ehrlich Last week we posted an item on our news page: Company Develops Training Device to Help Raise Shockingly Low Correct Inhaler Usage -- More than 50 healthy participants, aged 18-60, took part in a recent study conducted by Cambridge … [Read More...] about Training Device to Improve Asthma Compliance Looking for a Home
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