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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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 been … [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
Confronting Covid-19 and the Face In the Mirror
FRANCIS V. ADAMS, MD Covid-19 has affected every aspect of life on this planet – how we live, and in many cases, how we die. No field or profession has been impacted more than health and medicine, especially for those who practice at the bedside. … [Read More...] about Confronting Covid-19 and the Face In the Mirror
The Relevant Allergist
Dr. Paul Ehrlich When I ponder what role the allergist has to play in the contemporary medical environment, I don't have to think about it very long before something comes up in the popular press or in practice that renews my sense of mission. To wit, … [Read More...] about The Relevant Allergist
First Phase of Biomarker Study Funded by Small Donations
By Henry Ehrlich Months ago, we announced a proposal for a practice-based study of biomarkers for anaphylaxis by our contributors Dr. Xiu-Min Li, Dr. Purvi Parikh, and Dr. Paul Ehrlich, to be funded in its initial phases by food allergy families and their … [Read More...] about First Phase of Biomarker Study Funded by Small Donations
The False Alarm Hypothesis
Interview with Dr. Peter K. Smith By Henry Ehrlich Hypothesis noun A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. For many years, the allergy epidemic has been blamed on the … [Read More...] about The False Alarm Hypothesis
Siren Song: The Challenge of Getting Patients to Take Their Medication
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich That siren you hear is an ambulance rushing another non-compliant asthmatic to the ER. We return again and again to the subject of compliance because of the health and financial costs associated with patients who fail to take their … [Read More...] about Siren Song: The Challenge of Getting Patients to Take Their Medication
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
Sunday the Rabbi Ate Lobster
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich Through our social media outreach, we have been told by a particular mother that the family allergist claims that if her daughter goes five to ten years without exposure to her allergens, her body will in essence “forget” that it is … [Read More...] about Sunday the Rabbi Ate Lobster
New Seasonal Allergen Immunotherapy Approved
By Dr. Larry Chiaramonte While Paul and I both have our doubts about sub-lingual immunotherapy [SLIT] as the next big thing in immunotherapy, pharmaceutical companies are putting their money where their tongues are and it will be a force to reckon with … [Read More...] about New Seasonal Allergen Immunotherapy Approved
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