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Author: lynnawiensmd

  • Is Milk Allergy Desensitization Ready for Prime Time?

    This article is in press and will be published in Annals from the College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology next month.  I thought the study is very interesting given the “push” for oral desensitization.  I just returned from the AAAAI annual meeting and it appears that patients with food allergy can become “desensitized” or cured,…

  • Spring is Right Around the Corner!

  • Here’s What Measles May Look Like.

       I never thought in medical school I would have to remember what Koplik’s spots look like but with the recent measles outbreak, here ya go!

  • Why See an Allergist?

    Believe it or not the pollen season is just around the corner–6 weeks to be exact.

  • Do You Care if Your Doctor is Board-Certified?

    Boards, boards the medical test, The more you study the more you jest, The more you jest, the more you scream Can Boards just be another scheme? Taken with great artistic license from “Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beans,_Beans,_the_Musical_Fruit) What does it mean for your doctor to be board certified? Let’s start from the beginning…

  • Do you Pick Your Nose?

    Over-the-Counter Allergy Medications Warrant Caution for Some Nasal allergy sprays can now be purchased without prescription. The next time you’re at the local pharmacy, you may be surprised to see your prescribed allergy nasal spray available over-the-counter. Many drug manufacturers are pushing for this move to make finding relief easier for some of the 50…

  • Mentally Quitting Smoking

    Originally posted on 123MyMD: There is no doubt that it is tough to kick the habit when it comes to cigarette smoking. If you ask 100 people how they stopped, the odds are quite strong you will get 100 different answers. But there is usually one consistent comment that comes across. It goes something like…

  • What Do Doctors Read?

    New Year’s resolutions, gotta lose weight, exercise more.  It does get a bit annoying to read all of our good intentions and then we fall off the wagon one more time!  As I look ahead to 2015, I begin my term (one year) as president of Tulsa County Medical Society (TCMS).  No resolutions I can’t…

  • The Problem with Foods–foods that make me want to throw up

     http://www.halohealth.com/collections/genetic-testing/products/food-allergy-test We all want to be realllllly healthy and it makes sense that what we eat is a place to start. Right? Well not so fast.  Jenny (isn’t her real name to protect the innocent) went to her health club to lose some weight and get into shape.  Jenny had always struggled with being overweight…

  • Asthma Education Series: Asthma mythbusting

    Originally posted on ischemgeek: Okay, so. As part of my asthma education series, I’m gonna drop a bit of asthma mythbusting on you. Here’s 9 myths and one actual fact. The statement that’s actually true might surprise you. If you have more myths you’d like fact checked, drop them in the comments – I’m perfectly…