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Conference Speaker: Anish R Maskey, BS, PhD student–IgE and Non-IgE medication options for EoE and potential treatment with Traditional Chinese medicine and compounds
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) has been a stubborn problem for many food-allergy sufferers. The esophagus is infiltrated by white blood cells called eosinophils--the same culprit involved in cases of allergic asthma--causing constriction, difficulty … [Read More...] about Conference Speaker: Anish R Maskey, BS, PhD student–IgE and Non-IgE medication options for EoE and potential treatment with Traditional Chinese medicine and compounds
Conference Speaker: Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, M.D., PhD–Novel Therapies for Food Allergy
Those who have followed this website since its inception will remember the name Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, M.D., PhD. In a long-ago post she discussed her work with the US Department of Defense on a food allergy policy for recruits*. She is now Professor of … [Read More...] about Conference Speaker: Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, M.D., PhD–Novel Therapies for Food Allergy
Conference Speaker July 24: Jan Geliebter, PhD–The Role of Microbiota in Eczema
Dr. Geliebter will speak on the interplay between microbiota, the immune system and genetics, as well as the complexities of current data on microbiota and pro- and prebiotics treatments. He received his Undergraduate Degree in Biology from the Hebrew … [Read More...] about Conference Speaker July 24: Jan Geliebter, PhD–The Role of Microbiota in Eczema
Conference Speaker July 24: Raj Tiwari PhD–Western diet and false alarm hypothesis in food allergy
The Western diet is high in substances called high-glycation end products that keep the immune system in a vigilant inflammatory state. When an individual is also food allergic, the presence of allergens may provoke an excessive response that mimics a normal … [Read More...] about Conference Speaker July 24: Raj Tiwari PhD–Western diet and false alarm hypothesis in food allergy
911 Practice Makes Perfect
By Janeen Zumerling The only thing worse than watching your child in the throes of a life threatening food allergy or asthma attack would be calling 911 and not being able to communicate with the operator because you can’t get the message across. They are … [Read More...] about 911 Practice Makes Perfect
Environment and Asthma: the Black Carbon Connection
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich The other night at a meeting of the New York Allergy and Asthma Society we heard a presentation by Matthew S. Perzanowski, PhD, of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. Matt did his graduate work in Sweden … [Read More...] about Environment and Asthma: the Black Carbon Connection
Asthma: the Mother of Invention
By Mark Jackson “The commercial manufacture of the electric vacuum cleaner by William H. Hoover (1849-1932) in the early twentieth century had initially been driven by a desire to find a solution to dust-induced asthma. In 1907, irritated in the manner in … [Read More...] about Asthma: the Mother of Invention
FAAN—A Resource for Every Food Allergy Parent
By Kathy Franklin The discovery that a child has a severe food allergy is terrifying. Unless you have friends or family with one of these allergies, chances are you have given them little consideration. Even with all the publicity they have received in … [Read More...] about FAAN—A Resource for Every Food Allergy Parent
California Fires and Unhealthy Air
By Elizabeth Muller As fires ravage California, destroying thousands of homes and buildings, a much greater number of people are being directly impacted by the horrific air pollution currently covering much of the state. This air pollution is not nearly as … [Read More...] about California Fires and Unhealthy Air
Allergic Living Interview with Sports Owner, Hollywood Producer
(Excerpted with permission of Allergic Living Magazine) From hanging out with movie stars to schmoozing with international royalty, Ted Leonsis enjoys a pretty glamorous lifestyle. Still, days spent on planes, film sets, galas and sports arenas present a … [Read More...] about Allergic Living Interview with Sports Owner, Hollywood Producer
Defining Anaphylaxis–Different Specialties, Different Treatments
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich George Bernard Shaw said that England and the United States were two countries separated by a common language. The same can sometimes be said of doctors in different medical specialties. In the March issue of the Journal of Allergy and … [Read More...] about Defining Anaphylaxis–Different Specialties, Different Treatments
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