Tag: Allergy
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5 Tips for Dodging Frightful Food Allergies this Halloween
From the College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology–always a great source of support for allergy treatment. Click on the link below BEFORE Halloween! 5 Tips for Dodging Frightful Food Allergies this Halloween.
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Put This Myth to Rest-(Dirt Jet Pro/SCRUBS hand sanitizer wipes)
Everyday I teach patients the difference between “allergy” and “irritant” reaction. TV ads are overloaded with allergy advertisements in an attempt to sell antihistamines, so why wouldn’t you think that everyone has allergy of some kind. The link below is a question about allergy (anaphylaxis in this case) to chemicals. Consider the following: Adverse reactions…
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Tell Me Which Pain Meds I’m Allergic To!
It’s not unusual for a doctor to refer a patient to our allergy clinic to answer the question, “what pain medications am I allergic to?” Surgery of any kind is a bit frightening, but add to that an adverse reaction to one of your pain medications and you know what hits the fan! Reactions can…
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How You Can Be an Expert
I want to be an expert. Always have and always will, but now it’s a little easier than 30 years ago. In fact, all you need now to become an expert is a little fame, a published book or memoir, and Shazam! you’re an authority on any subject you want to write on. So where’s…
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A Penny for your Thoughts!
Nickel allergy can result in both cutaneous and systemic manifestations, and can range from mild to severe symptoms. A severe form of this allergy is the Systemic nickel allergy syndrome, clinically characterized by cutaneous manifestations (contact dermatitis, pompholyx, hand dermatitis dyshydrosis, urticaria) with a chronic course and systemic symptoms (headache, asthenia, itching, and gastrointestinal disorders related…
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Shots Aren’t the Only Choice for Treating Your Allergies
Novel Routes for Allergen Immunotherapy Safety, Efficacy and Mode of Action Philippe Moingeon; Laurent Mascarell Immunotherapy. 2012;4(2):201-212. © 2012 Future Medicine Ltd. I DON’T like shots! And who does? But alas, if you have to get shots for your allergies, they better be worth the fuss. Allergen immunotherapy is the only curative treatment of IgE-mediated type I respiratory allergies.…
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Pork-Cat connection
Pork-cat syndrome a rare (but real!) allergy By Cari Nierenberg Allergic to cats? Then beware of pigs — or at least, the meat that comes from these sty-dwelling swine. A small number of people who are sensitive to felines may also get allergic reactions to eating pork.
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How Can You Resist?
Our environment is so important for treating and controlling allergy. The holiday season lets many triggers into our homes that normally wouldn’t be allowed. Does your doctor ever make you mad by suggesting you remove a pet from your home because of allergy? Granted, it doesn’t matter what clinical research says when your pet is…
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Stay Up to Date with Food Allergy
I always enjoy National Medical Meetings….good food, meeting old friends, and yes, even learning something! The College of Allergy annual meeting was held in California just one week ago……and what are the hot topics this year? Here’s an article and interview from Medscape about this year’s meeting. Why am I interested? Dr. Portnoy was my mentor…
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Have We Lost our CommonSense?
Schools are quite paranoid about giving any medication on their watch. The liability for giving sunscreen when you don’t need it? Zero. This is very similar to the use of epinephrine in a school aged child with food allergy. You certainly don’t want to withhold epi and risk anaphylaxis or death, when the risk of…
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