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James Thompson, MD

James Thompson, MD

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Board Certified Allergist and Asthma Specialist
posted 01/07/2009, comments (0)

5 Tips on What to Ask Your Allergist on Follow-Up

There are days when it seems no matter what you do allergy symptoms take over your life. This is especially frustrating when you have already gone through the series of skin testing, locked the dog out of the bedroom and spent some hard earned dollars on allergy medication.   Allergists are trained to comprehensively evaluate patients... Read moreChevron
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Sloane Miller

Sloane Miller

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author & psychotherapist
posted 12/31/2008, comments (0)

The "Promise" Of Health Care Reform and Obama's new Cabinet

Over 45 million Americans are without health insurance. Forty-five million people: that's larger than many countries' entire populations.   Our President-elect Barack Obama is committed to securing "affordable, accessible health care for every single American" reports the New York Times. From the Obama/Biden website:... Read moreChevron
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Sloane Miller

Sloane Miller

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author & psychotherapist
posted 12/18/2008, comment (1)

Top 10 Allergies and Asthma Stories Of 2008

It's time for year-end countdowns and reflections on the last year. In the allergies and asthma community, there was plenty going on. Here's what grabbed my attention over 2008:   1. Meredith Broussard's story in Harper's about food allergies back in January 2008 prompted angry responses around the food allergy blogosphere. We interviewed... Read moreChevron
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Sloane Miller

Sloane Miller

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author & psychotherapist
posted 12/17/2008, comments (4)

Why There's No Need for Food Allergy Hysteria

Are we being hysterical? December 13, 2008, professor of medical sociology and attending physician, Dr. Nicholas A Christakis, published an article in the British Medical Journal called "This allergies hysteria is just nuts." He asserts that the "extreme responses" to food allergies and nuts in particular, "...bear many of the hallmarks of mass... Read moreChevron
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Gina Clowes

Gina Clowes

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Founder of AllergyMoms.com
posted 12/17/2008, comment (1)

An Epidemic of Allergic Anaphylaxis and Maybe of Allergy Hysteria

A recent study published this month in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology concludes "that the term "epidemic" can correctly be applied to anaphylaxis, as it is to asthma, allergic rhinitis, and eczema."   If we are experiencing an epidemic of anaphylaxis and other allergic disease, it seems reasonable to me that schools... Read moreChevron
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