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Author: lynnawiensmd

  • Don’t light up! Is This Your New Year’s Resolution?

    This is a New Year’s resolution you love to hate.  Success rates for smokers may not look all that great, but you triple your chances of being a “quitter” if you use medications combined with counseling.  This article has lots of quotes that I left as is.  Despite the known dangers of smoking, about 20…

  • Am I Allergic to the Cold?

    It’s January and thank goodness no blizzard like last year in Oklahoma!  But…can you be allergic to the cold?  Every year, I evaluate 1 or 2 patients with “cold-induced” urticaria and today was that day.  The following video is from Mayo clinic, but this condition can and does happen in Oklahoma. Here is a link…

  • Genetic Research in Asthma

    Researchers look to genetics to understand African American-asthma link Genetic map of 1,000 African Americans mapped for asthma research  By Meredith Cohn7:00 a.m. EST, December 29, 2011  For the full link, click here. Researchers working to discover why African-Americans disproportionately suffer from asthma are planning to map the genetic code of 1,000 people of African…

  • The year in review (2011)

    Advances in allergic skin disease, anaphylaxis, and hypersensitivity reactions to foods, drugs, and insects in 2011.  J Allergy Clin Immunol 2012;129:76-85 So what’s new in allergy to foods, drugs, and insects?  I promise, I won’t bore you with basic science facts useful only for allergy boards, but here’s some facts for you to digest with the…

  • Cold, Flu, or Allergy–Take the challenge!

    At the bottom of this handout from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, you’ll find the table that should help you determine if you have a cold or allergies….call me if questions.

  • We’re closed for New Year’s Holiday

    Our offices at 817 S Elm will be closed for the New Year’s holiday on Monday, January 2.  Enjoy the time off….if you need to get in touch with me, call 918-259-3141 (I’ll be paged). Celebrate! 

  • New Year’s Resolution–Who Should start Controller Meds?

    New Year’s resolution! I don’t like New Year’s Resolutions–if I don’t do something everyday, how is a resolution going to change my priority?  Behold…I bring you good tidings of great joy…taking regular PREVENTATIVE medication works the same way!  So what’s the issue at hand?  Patients with asthma often want to stop preventive medication for the…

  • I’m Worried about Whooping Cough

    Grandparents eager to hold the new baby in the family this holiday season should add vaccines to their shopping list. The whooping cough vaccine given to babies and toddlers loses much of its effectiveness after just three years, a lot faster than doctors believed, and that could help explain a recent series of outbreaks in…

  • Merry Christmas to All, and to All…..

    Good Night!  That comes from the Man himself.  You won’t sleep well if you can’t breathe!  Unfortunately, sinusitis is quite common during the Christmas Holidays. Often patients don’t know what can be done about it.  But let’s start from the very beginning….. What are the signs and symptoms of chronic sinus infection? 1.  Nasal congestion…

  • Egg Allergy and the Flu shot–Updated recommendations

     Trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) FLU SHOT is safe to use in children with severe egg allergy, and can be given as a single dose, according to research presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting.  I attended this session and the research presented definitely changes recommendations on giving the flu…