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Month: November 2011

  • What’s Your Bucket List?

    I had to post this one because most doctors never think about what they do when they’re not practicing medicine.  What’s on your list?  Want my username & password? e-mail me at lwiens@cox.net and I’ll make sure you can get on.

  • After Thanksgiving Hangover!

    Treating Acid Reflux Disease With Diet and Lifestyle Changes  Need I say more? Do you often experience the pain of heartburn or other symptoms of acid reflux disease? Most patients despise yet another medication to treat reflux.  You might take comfort in knowing that making diet changes as well as other lifestyle changes may be all you need…

  • Today in Tulsa World

    Very thought provoking article on regulating illness by Jay Cronley.  It makes good sense Jay! see the full article here. Don’t sneeze on me!

  • Too Good to Be True

    Here’s a holiday tale that happens over and over again.  You’re an animal lover. You’re a college student and  get to come home for Thanksgiving to see your family and your cat! Cats have been a part of your life since age 5,  but in the past six months, what were mild allergy symptoms have gotten worse, causing sneezing, itchy,…

  • The Holidays are Here–How about Allergy?

    HoHoHo!  It’s Christmas time.  Holiday safety is especially important for patients with allergies.  Regardless of whether you have asthma or food allergy, here is a great handout from the AAAAI about “Handling the Holidays!” Feel free to use this handout in your practice! Allergy to Christmas….really?  How about those Thanksgiving dinners? Any risk for allergy? Enjoy and…

  • I have a skin rash!

    Scratching the Surface on Skin Allergies–Sooo many patients have skin allergy that results in a trip to the allergy office.  How do I know if it’s allergy or something else?  Do I need a dermatologist?  If you’re a physician, please feel free to use the patient information handout here.  If you’re a patient, I’ve included…

  • Can you learn about allergy from Sesame Street? No way!

    The following video clip is worth your 6 minutes.  Enjoy.  Sesame Street explains .

  • Michael Jackson’s Trial

    Now that the verdict is public with Michael Jackson’s trial, what does propofol really do?  This is a summary from The Medical Letter (October 2011) in response to a reader who asked for a review on the use of propofol.  First marketed more than 20 years ago, propofol has a rapid onset of action (patients usually lose consciousness…

  • To Test or Not to Test, that is the question!

    If you’re like most doctors, who doesn’t spend the winter months prescribing antibiotics and treating upper respiratory infections?  But when is it serious enough to pull the trigger on a detailed work-up for immunodeficiency? As with everything in medicine, when symptoms are outside of the “norm,” it’s time to intervene and start your work-up.  Consider…

  • The More Ya Know, the Less Ya Know!

    I have just returned from the Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology held in Boston from Nov 3-8.  Sure the meeting was good, but the food was even better.  Consider the oldest “active” restaurant in America, Union Oyster House–the stew was delightful and if you’re bored with allergies, peruse the…