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James Thompson, MD

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Sublingual Immunotherapy and Oral Immunotherapy: Are WE There Yet?

Many publications about sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) have been cited in recent years. Sublingual immunotherapy is widely used in Europe as a form of desensitization. Desensitization is a method of making a person less sensitive to allergy triggers (for example pollen, dust mites, cat, dog).  Sublingual Immunotherapy is different from... Read moreChevron
posted 03/30/2008, comments (39)|
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Alternative Therapy "Alternatives" for Nasal Allergy Control

I have found throughout my life that nasal allergies are, for the most part, little more than annoying. I mean, it's certainly no fun to be sneezing, blowing, and have a stuffy head. But it's not life threatening, or even scary like it is when my asthma makes me start wheezing and feel short of breath. In fact, I'm even willing to... Read moreChevron
posted 01/30/2008, comments (2)|
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once anaphylactic, for a while nothing.....now asthma???

Hello everyone. Wow, am I frustrated. I've never written on a webboard (guess that shows my desparation level) Here's the cliff notes version:when I was..... a kid: severe allergies, you name it, anaphylactic,tested, took sublingual drops, doing great.....a college student: stopped taking meds, minor reactions, felt I was outgrowing... Read moreChevron
posted 01/22/2008, comments (3)|
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James Thompson, MD

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Zyrtec goes OTC this month: Good News or Bad?

Zyrtec, a brand of cetirizine will soon be available without prescription. The good news: 1) No doctor visit required to purchase this antihistamine.2) Availability of a potent, low sedating anthistamine markedy increases.3) Zyrtec is less sedating than many other OTC antihistamines and is available in a once daily preparation.... Read moreChevron
posted 01/18/2008, comments (0)|
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