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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Cost of Asthma Medicine is a Barrier to Adherence Worldwide
A recent article in JACI-In Practice says that not taking medicines for chronic disease as directed accounts for some 125,000 deaths in the US. This involves some 3500 asthma fatalities. “The Hidden Story of Nonadherence with Asthma Therapy: For a Few Dollars … [Read More...] about Cost of Asthma Medicine is a Barrier to Adherence Worldwide
Atopic Dermatitis and Topical Steroid Withdrawal: New Attention for Painful and Disfiguring Disorder
By Henry Ehrlich In recent decades, new allergic conditions have appeared and proliferated at a pace more rapid than the capacity of doctors to classify them, let alone treat them. Eosinophilic esophagitis and mast cell activation syndrome are just a … [Read More...] about Atopic Dermatitis and Topical Steroid Withdrawal: New Attention for Painful and Disfiguring Disorder
Allergic Living “Food Allergy Anxiety Guide” —Essential Resource
By Henry Ehrlich Congratulations to Gwen Smith and the team from Allergic Living for the "Food Allergy Anxiety Guide." This 90-page e-magazine will surely be the definitive guide to all aspects of the subject for years to come. As Gwen writes in her … [Read More...] about Allergic Living “Food Allergy Anxiety Guide” —Essential Resource
New Study Shows that Antacid Use Leads to More Allergies: Q&A with Eva Untersmayr MD, PhD
Long-time readers of this website will remember an article by Dr. Eva Untersmayr linking use of antacids to adult onset of an allergy to Beluga caviar in an individual patient. He had eaten the delicacy at a party with no ill effects, but several months later … [Read More...] about New Study Shows that Antacid Use Leads to More Allergies: Q&A with Eva Untersmayr MD, PhD
Higher Co-Pays Result in Lower Use of Asthma Medications, But Cash is Only Part of the Story
By Dr. Larry Chiaramonte By coincidence, just at the moment when the Supreme Court is hearing arguments about health care reform, the Journal of the American Medical Association has published a study showing that when co-payments for asthma control drugs … [Read More...] about Higher Co-Pays Result in Lower Use of Asthma Medications, But Cash is Only Part of the Story
Food Allergy Testing in the Coming Age of Prescription Immunotherapy
By Andrew Bird, MD Shortly after finishing fellowship training I saw a patient who shaped my thinking and my practice ever since. Angela was a 15 month-old little girl who came to the Children’s emergency room with her skin peeling off and swelling of … [Read More...] about Food Allergy Testing in the Coming Age of Prescription Immunotherapy
Good vs. Evil: part deux
Good vs. Evil: part deux By Dr. Chiaramonte-- When we left off in the 1880s, Dr. Blackley had traced clues that hinted at the existence of IgE, the allergic antibody, and in 1911, the English Doctors Noon and Freeman were homing in on the blocking antibody … [Read More...] about Good vs. Evil: part deux
Allergy or Junk Food? Wimbledon Victory Attributed to Gluten-Free Diet
(In 2011, Novak Djokovic owned the world of tennis. On the eve of the Wimbledon championship, we look back at his diet claims.) By Dr. Larry Chiaramonte First of all, congratulations to Novak Djokovic for his victory over Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon. He … [Read More...] about Allergy or Junk Food? Wimbledon Victory Attributed to Gluten-Free Diet
Insect-Allergic Patients and Allergists Can Breathe Easier
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich For some time, my colleagues and I have been worried about the fact that one of the two major suppliers of insect venom for allergy shots was leaving the market. Now we are assured by both the AAAAI and ACAAI that the remaining supplier … [Read More...] about Insect-Allergic Patients and Allergists Can Breathe Easier
Where There’s Smoke There’s PM 2.5
By Henry Ehrlich PM 2.5. It sounds like a robot telling time. But it’s not. It’s a term used to describe tiny units of particulate matter, as introduced to this website by Elizabeth Muller of Berkeley Earth. We have tried to give as much space as we can … [Read More...] about Where There’s Smoke There’s PM 2.5
A Higher Authority
By Henry Ehrlich In our book, Dr. Ehrlich tells the story of a small Hasidic Jewish boy who suffered an anaphylactic reaction to a can of tuna that contained a trace amount of the milk protein casein as a preservative. “I questioned his family closely and … [Read More...] about A Higher Authority
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