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  • Why Doctors Order Too Many Tests

    You blurt out an insult to your girlfriend, the quarterback throws for an interception, I bought a stock that tanked….if only I could take back decisions I’ve made.  We all feel that way at times, but how can a lab test be a bad decision?

  • How To Stay Informed

    Thanks for following along with the diagnosis and treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)–a condition that during my fellowship training in allergy wasn’t even recognized as a cause of abdominal pain.  Treatment options for EoE are currently: Corticosteroids–both oral and inhaled Dietary avoidance of known allergic triggers, including but not limited to foods  Use of PPIs such as Nexium &…

  • Not All Docs are “Burned Out”

      Burn out!  The very mention of the word conjures up a mid-life crisis with broken relationships, declining work performance, and substance abuse.  Not to mention the pot belly that accompanies those of us in that blessed 5th decade of life.  Doctors and other health care providers are not immune from this most dreaded disease;…

  • Allergenicity of Shea nut/Shea butter

    So you have peanut or tree nut allergy and wonder about Shea butter?  Here’s your answer–it’s safe! Allergenicity of Shea nut/Shea butter.

  • Blood work can be a problem

    Normally, I like to include lab studies for evaluation of patients with chronic infections.  It’s very important to find out if your body can make the right amount of antibodies to fight infection.  But…there’s always the exception.  In this case, IgA can be absent from your bloodstream and not cause a problem because it’s gone. …

  • I’m digressing, but this is how it all begins

    Ah yes, I remember it well.  Of course as Abby’s dad, I walked through 3 feet of snow uphill, both ways!  I was pulling a small rickety trailer behind a 1975 Ford Galaxie on my way to medical school in Kansas City circa 1983.  Times and vehicles have changed, but the process of learning to…

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  • Why Does Vitamin D work?

    Asthma sufferers may benefit more from inhaling vitamin D than the steroids usually prescribed for the condition.  And besides, aren’t we all concerned with side effects from steroids? A new study from the U.K. identifies a mechanism through which the vitamin can significantly reduce asthma symptoms and suggests it may offer a new method of treatment.

  • You’ll Be the Hit of the Party!

    Oh, if I only knew of a more interesting subject for MY next cocktail party.  When kids’ drama, and the latest neighborhood gossip just won’t do, try your luck at the newest asthma mediation!  A special thanks to Reuters for their excellent reporting…my comments will be in RED. Medscape Medical News from the American Thoracic…