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Month: April 2012

  • Message from the American Academy of Allergy on Complementary Medicine.

    The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health is hosting a Twitter Chat about asthma and complementary health practices. Join them for an online discussion on this topic April 26th at 1 p.m. ET. The  Twitter account is @NCCAM and you can participate by using the hashtag #nccamchat.

  • Violence affects DNA? Read on

    http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-04-24/violence-cellular-mark/54493338/1

  • Interesting patient of the day!

    What would you think of a teenager seen for a rash, but come to find out he has swelling of hands and lips? Not to mention, other family members have similar problems! This may be hereditary angioedema, Type III. Why is this important? Treatment is available & it’s not steroids or anti-histamines. Check this out—>

  • Here’s a book on food allergies!

    My transcriptionists are not only good at what they do, but when they hear me talk as much as I do, it’s almost family.  I am reading a book called, Don’t Kill the Birthday Girl by Sandra Beasley, and I thought of you. It’s a memoir about the author’s life with food allergies, what it…

  • Obesity & Asthma

    We are getting used to “pills” to treat obesity.  It’s still diet and exercise, but this is an interesting report. Obesity & Asthma–USA Today

  • To Use or Not To Use FeNO (exhaled nitric oxide)

      Whether exhaled NO helps to identify a specific phenotype of asthmatic patients remains debated. Not everyone would agree with Dr. Boggs in this video–what do you think? In conclusion, FENO0.05 is independently linked to two pathophysiological characteristics of asthma (ICS-dependant inflammation and bronchomotor tone) but does not help to identify a clinically relevant phenotype of asthmatic…

  • Be Careful of What You Read

    In our world of allergy awareness, doesn’t everyone have allergy?  Just remember the following: 1.  Only ~30% of the general population has allergy defined by positive skin testing.  The rest have either “irritant” nasal inflammation, sinusitis, or other “non-allergic” cause for runny nose. 2.  I hear every year, “this is the worst year ever for…

  • Complementary medicine to treat Asthma?

    I have a story for you….but first, “traditional” medicine is trying very hard to work with other methods for treating asthma.  The web page below reviews treatment of asthma using something other than “inhalers“.  Now on to the story…. I am a member of the Complementary Medicine Committee of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma,…

  • Not all nasal polyps are the same–depends on the type of inflammatory cell!

    Different types of nasal polyps

  • Best Immunotherapy for Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma?: Conclusion & Future Perspective

    I didn’t think that all of you wanted to read the full article so here’s the link for the “brainiacs” in the group! Comparing drops to shots! Conclusion & Future Perspective The  clinical efficacy of SCIT (typical shots)  is well established for both rhinitis and asthma.  SLIT (sublingual drops) has also been validated in regards to rhinitis and…