Tag: United States
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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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New book on the market–has anyone read this? Opinions are welcome!
I don’t usually post articles about political subjects in medicine, but this one caught my eye. Let me know what you think. ATLANTA – The woman walked quietly into the busy emergency room at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta’s safety net hospital for the poor and uninsured. She waited four or five hours to be seen, sitting…
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News You Can Use on Food Allergy
So how much can we hear about food allergy? As unfortunate as it is to have a severe food allergy, what bothers patients most is lack of reliable information about their condition and the lack of concern about a potentially fatal reaction. Just look on Facebook to find hundreds of stories about the tragedy of food allergy or…
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Don’t light up! Is This Your New Year’s Resolution?
This is a New Year’s resolution you love to hate. Success rates for smokers may not look all that great, but you triple your chances of being a “quitter” if you use medications combined with counseling. This article has lots of quotes that I left as is. Despite the known dangers of smoking, about 20…
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Am I Allergic to the Cold?
It’s January and thank goodness no blizzard like last year in Oklahoma! But…can you be allergic to the cold? Every year, I evaluate 1 or 2 patients with “cold-induced” urticaria and today was that day. The following video is from Mayo clinic, but this condition can and does happen in Oklahoma. Here is a link…
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Genetic Research in Asthma
Researchers look to genetics to understand African American-asthma link Genetic map of 1,000 African Americans mapped for asthma research By Meredith Cohn7:00 a.m. EST, December 29, 2011 For the full link, click here. Researchers working to discover why African-Americans disproportionately suffer from asthma are planning to map the genetic code of 1,000 people of African…
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New Year’s Resolution–Who Should start Controller Meds?
New Year’s resolution! I don’t like New Year’s Resolutions–if I don’t do something everyday, how is a resolution going to change my priority? Behold…I bring you good tidings of great joy…taking regular PREVENTATIVE medication works the same way! So what’s the issue at hand? Patients with asthma often want to stop preventive medication for the…
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Too Good to Be True
Here’s a holiday tale that happens over and over again. You’re an animal lover. You’re a college student and get to come home for Thanksgiving to see your family and your cat! Cats have been a part of your life since age 5, but in the past six months, what were mild allergy symptoms have gotten worse, causing sneezing, itchy,…
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Can you learn about allergy from Sesame Street? No way!
The following video clip is worth your 6 minutes. Enjoy. Sesame Street explains .
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The More Ya Know, the Less Ya Know!
I have just returned from the Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology held in Boston from Nov 3-8. Sure the meeting was good, but the food was even better. Consider the oldest “active” restaurant in America, Union Oyster House–the stew was delightful and if you’re bored with allergies, peruse the…
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