Category: Nothing to sneeze at….
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Coffee and longevity
Coffee can prolong your life! It’s about time coffee drinkers get some respect!
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You’re Right, this has nothing to do with allergy, but it’s interesting.
In pediatric residency, saw lots of kids with foreign bodies in the esophagus. How do you tell if a battery or coin is in the “food tube” or windpipe? C’mon, give it a guess! Story from USA Today on swallow injuries
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Ouch! my tonsils are hurting me!
All that wheezes isn’t asthma! Ever heard that before? A common finding in our clinic is “wheezing” or difficulty breathing not due to asthma, but as a result of large tonsils/adenoids. A typical history is as follows: Snoring at night He wheezes–(it’s not really wheezing, but loud noises coming from the lungs is often labeled…
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This is for you smarties out there!
Case history: A 44-year-old man with bilateral eyelid swelling (Allergy Asthma Proc 33:205-11, 2012) Swollen eyelids are commonly ascribed to “allergies” 4 month history of eyelid swelling (bilateral) No ocular pain, visual disturbance, erythema, increased lacrimation, or itching–unusual for allergy! Denies any trauma, foreign body, smoke exposures, facial swelling, throat involvement, or urticaria Meds: amlodipine,…
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Obesity is not a simple fix!
The patient with asthma has special challenges besides learning which inhaler to use at the right time. Obesity makes asthma worse and asthma is a risk factor for obesity. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Treating obesity will require multiple concurrent strategies….there is no one size fits all! http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/wellness/story/2012-05-09/obesity-epidemic-strategies/54813912/1
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Celiac disease & gluten-free diets–now I can have pizza!
Finally, the voice of consumers is being heard! That is gluten-sensitive patients. http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/story/2012-05-04/gluten-free-food-pizza/54793108/1
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Why Can’t I just get medication OTC?
It’s allergy season and we should all be taking antihistamines–right? I don’t think that would be the best approach and here’s why… For allergy patients, getting medication OTC only may not be helpful. But don’t just listen to me, USA Today would also agree about OTC. http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/story/2012-05-06/prescription-drugs-FDA-AMA/54791526/1
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If there’s one thing I’ve learned….
I always tell me nursing staff, that I learn something with every “face-to-face” visit with a patients. Maybe it’s what they don’t tell me, but show me using body language. At times patients will disclose medical symptoms just as I’m leaving the room…causing me to stop and reconsider. In any event, virtual medicine’s time has…
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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.
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Violence affects DNA? Read on
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-04-24/violence-cellular-mark/54493338/1
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