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  • PEG Allergy and COVID-19

    PEG Allergy and COVID-19

    Are you an allergy patient? Are you worried about the effects of COVID-19 on your condition? You’re not alone. With the current pandemic that doesn’t seem to be going away, many people are facing unprecedented circumstances, and one area that is particularly vulnerable includes PEG allergies. But don’t panic – understanding what PEG allergy is,…

  • Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine 66% effective in global trial —

    Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine 66% effective in global trial —

    Jan 30, 2021 – 09:41 Kyodo News Building of the company Johnson and Johnson in the Juan Carlos I Business Park in Madrid, it is an American multinational of medical, pharmaceutical and perfumery products, Spain.(Getty/Kyodo) WASHINGTON – Major U.S. pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson said Friday that its single-dose experimental vaccine was 66 percent effective […]…

  • Contradictory skin test and ImmunoCAP results–which is better?

    This question comes up in my office almost everyday….should I do skin testing or blood work?  As you can see from the response of national experts, it depends.  There is NO test that can boast 100% accuracy to predict whether or not you will react to a food.  In fact, the gold standard if you…

  • 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…

  • Oral food challenge to peanut

    Food allergy is a very common and even popular disease to have.  This results in some predictable patient behavior such as: 1.       I have allergy based on a blood test only, and I tolerate this food all the time.  This may not be allergy at all, but simply a condition called “asymptomatic hypersensitivity”.  Relax, some…

  • Allergic to Antihistamines—really!

      How many times have we heard patients say they are “allergic” to drugs like antihistamines and corticosteroids?  Hypersenstivities to medications used to treat allergic diseases are fortunately uncommon.  This is Dr. Stadtmauer’s experience with “allergy” to Benadryl….check the references below–it’s legit!  “I have seen a couple of cases of drug exanthem from antihistamines but never…