Tag: Allergy
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What is the Best Method for Testing Allergy to Drugs?
I must have a drug allergy….what is the best method for testing? Countless times I have reviewed skin biopsy results that state evidence of a drug allergy. Obviously, this is not a very specific method of diagnosis, so what does work? I’ll copy the entire abstract for you and make some comments below. In the…
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Here’s a book on food allergies!
My transcriptionists are not only good at what they do, but when they hear me talk as much as I do, it’s almost family. I am reading a book called, Don’t Kill the Birthday Girl by Sandra Beasley, and I thought of you. It’s a memoir about the author’s life with food allergies, what it…
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Best Immunotherapy for Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma?: Conclusion & Future Perspective
I didn’t think that all of you wanted to read the full article so here’s the link for the “brainiacs” in the group! Comparing drops to shots! Conclusion & Future Perspective The clinical efficacy of SCIT (typical shots) is well established for both rhinitis and asthma. SLIT (sublingual drops) has also been validated in regards to rhinitis and…
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Pollens are bad out there, but when to test?
Allergy tests should be used only to confirm a diagnosis that has already been made on the basis of symptoms and medical history, advise 2 leading allergists in an article published in the January issue of Pediatrics. Scott Sicherer, MD, from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, and Robert Wood, MD, from the Johns…
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Top 10 Allergy & Clinical Immunology Articles of 2011
From Medscape Allergy & Immunology by Marrecca Fiore Introduction Ever wonder what other allergists are reading? After sorting through the long list of articles published on Medscape during the past year, it seems our member audience of allergists and clinical immunologists was most interested in: Food allergies Influenza Itching The top 10 articles list is comprised…
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The Teen Who Can’t Swallow–What To Do?
The Evaluation of a Patient With Suspected EoE Our series is on eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and I’ve covered how you present with this condition and a little bit about what the heck this condition really is! The website reference is http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/754206?src=mp&spon=38 Patients with suspected EoE should be evaluated by both an allergist and a gastroenterologist. A careful history should include…
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On Your Mark….Get Set….
Today marks the start of the National meeting for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology in Orlando, FL. The Academy website is www.aaaai.org. Over 6,000+ attendees from all over the world to present the most recent advances in allergy and asthma. Yours truly even has an abstract on the correlation between BMI and…
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Air fresheners–Go Organic…Not!
Tomorrow starts the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology national meeting in Orlando. Great fun and food, but more importantly, great new information about allergy. If you watch the news at all, you’re bound to hear about natural products for your health. Organic anyone? Read this blog about a patient who only THOUGHT she had allergy;…
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Are we harming ourselves?
“I’m allergic to everything!” Ah, you’re smiling. Is this really possible to be allergic to multiple drugs? Evidently this is true according to a recent study published in Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 108 (2012) 88–93. Multiple drug intolerance syndrome: prevalence, clinical characteristics, and management byEric Macy, MD and Ngoc J. Ho, PhD. So what is…
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Eczema or Atopic Dermatitis
You or your child has just been diagnosed with eczema or Atopic Dermatitis and this can be overwhelming. Just what is atopic dermatitis and how is it treated? Atopic dermatitis is a condition of the skin that results from a defect in the normal skin barrier. You can see it’s easy for allergens and toxic…
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