Tag: Health
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The year in review (2011)
Advances in allergic skin disease, anaphylaxis, and hypersensitivity reactions to foods, drugs, and insects in 2011. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2012;129:76-85 So what’s new in allergy to foods, drugs, and insects? I promise, I won’t bore you with basic science facts useful only for allergy boards, but here’s some facts for you to digest with the…
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Cold, Flu, or Allergy–Take the challenge!
At the bottom of this handout from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, you’ll find the table that should help you determine if you have a cold or allergies….call me if questions.
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Merry Christmas to All, and to All…..
Good Night! That comes from the Man himself. You won’t sleep well if you can’t breathe! Unfortunately, sinusitis is quite common during the Christmas Holidays. Often patients don’t know what can be done about it. But let’s start from the very beginning….. What are the signs and symptoms of chronic sinus infection? 1. Nasal congestion…
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Does it Help to Irrigate My Sinuses?
Chronic RhinoSinusitis (CRS) is a source of increased medical costs and decreased quality of life for many adult & pediatric patients each year. Evidence-based, clinical practice guidelines include recommendations for the use of nasal saline irrigation (NSI) as a significant treatment component or effective adjunct therapy for CRS; however, the research reviewed did not clearly…
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After Thanksgiving Hangover!
Treating Acid Reflux Disease With Diet and Lifestyle Changes Need I say more? Do you often experience the pain of heartburn or other symptoms of acid reflux disease? Most patients despise yet another medication to treat reflux. You might take comfort in knowing that making diet changes as well as other lifestyle changes may be all you need…
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The Holidays are Here–How about Allergy?
HoHoHo! It’s Christmas time. Holiday safety is especially important for patients with allergies. Regardless of whether you have asthma or food allergy, here is a great handout from the AAAAI about “Handling the Holidays!” Feel free to use this handout in your practice! Allergy to Christmas….really? How about those Thanksgiving dinners? Any risk for allergy? Enjoy and…
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Michael Jackson’s Trial
Now that the verdict is public with Michael Jackson’s trial, what does propofol really do? This is a summary from The Medical Letter (October 2011) in response to a reader who asked for a review on the use of propofol. First marketed more than 20 years ago, propofol has a rapid onset of action (patients usually lose consciousness…
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Nosebleeds from allergy?
It’ often helpful to review questions that patients will ask, but probably won’t show up in a textbook. Here’s a little bit about the College of Allergy which can provide you with timely information on topics such as nosebleeds. Q: My son gets frequent nosebleeds during the late spring. When he wakes up in the morning there is…
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