Category: Nothing to sneeze at….
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Where Do You Get Your Medical Information?
I recently found an article on the accuracy of #medical information on #Facebook–it was 85% (wrong that is). With this much misinformation at our fingertips, no wonder medical advances seem to be muted…obesity, cost of medical care, gun violence, heart disease. If you’re relying on the internet for your medical information, perhaps this link on…
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I lie and so do you
I was in my doctor’s office today (yes, I go to the doctor as well) and she asked me if I was taking my #medications. Of course, I said “yes, the ones that are in my chart”, not really having that photogenic list in my head. As we talked, I realized my confession of what…
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Drug Reps Will Give You Asthma
I know you’ve been there before….waiting in the doctor’s office for your appointment and some smartly dressed man or woman barely has to say hello to the receptionist and walks right by your seat, straight to the doctor’s office. “Hey, that’s not fair,” you say to yourself as you dig your nose into that outdated…
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Tulsa is the Allergy Capital of the Nation
Tulsa is the #allergy capital of the nation. You wouldn’t believe how many times in a day I hear that! and it makes sense…countless numbers of patients return to Tulsa and find their #allergies are now out of control. But is this really true? Does anyone even keep track of which city in America has the…
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What Else About Allergy is Out There?
It’s difficult to find good material on the internet related to the practice of #allergy. Here is one such blog site: http://blogs.medscape.com/garystadtmauer. This blog originates from New York and the practice website is http://www.cityallergy.com. I will periodically post comments & articles from Dr. Stadtmauer’s blog and I’ve included one below about the coexistence of systemic allergy (that’s…
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It’s allergy season and what can I do?
The following YouTube video describes a process called “Rush Immunotherapy” conducted in Ohio. It’s now a more common way to deliver #allergy shots and reduces the total number of shots required to achieve clinical relief from your #allergies. Some caveats about #RUSH Immunotherapy need to be included and your bullet list is below the video.…
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Wacky Oklahoma Weather
I love weather! Growing up on a farm in Kansas brought a variety of weather right to my front doorstep, and that must be one reason I became an allergist. You have to be part botanist to do this job anyway, with monitoring pollen counts, making allergy recipes for allergy shots, and knowing what is…
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Food allergy “testing” is usually a bad idea
Originally posted on The Pediatric Insider: The Pediatric Insider © 2015 Roy Benaroch, MD People like tests. You get numbers, and maybe a printout, and there’s science and blood and things just feels more… serious, when testing is done. You can picture Marcus Welby (or perhaps a more modern physician), looking solemn, declaring “We’d better…
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Spring is Right Around the Corner!
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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!
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