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Living with Asthma

When Is It Time to See a Doctor About Your Nasal Allergies?

When you have year-round severe allergies as I do, you have a tendency to just accept that allergy symptoms are a normal part of everyday life and to think that you have no choice but to "soldier on", "grin and bear it" and just keep living life the best you can despite your allergies.   But that's not always the best approach. The thing is,... Read moreChevron
posted 04/02/2011, comments (0)|
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Board Certified Allergist and Asthma Specialist

Hereditary Angioedema : New Therapies for Rare but Potentially Fatal Disease

"Doc, I've had swelling off and on for more than 15 years. The medications my doctor has been giving me don't seem to work as well. It seems like when I get upset or stressed, my feet or hands start to swell. Sometimes my face swells. I have taken many courses of steroids and Benadryl but it seems to be getting worse".   The above... Read moreChevron
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Our son is allergic to PEANUTS & being TREATED. See my food allergy blog Just A Little Peanut http://justalittlepeanut.blogspot.com/

Peanut Allergic Child EATS A Peanut as part of Treatment

Peanut Allergic Teenager EATS PEANUT It's Alexander's "Peanut Day". January 27, 2011. Today my son Alexander, a peanut allergic child, is going to eat 1 entire peanut.  The peanut must be average size. Not small and not large. We are ready. I have shelled peanuts the night before in preparation for today's visit to the doctor (... Read moreChevron
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Food Allergy: Beware of the "Goodnight Kiss"

Mono (Infectious Mononucleosis) has always been dubbed as the "kissing disease" but maybe there is a new ouster.   Reports of severe allergic reactions occurring after a kiss have been published multiple times over the last several years but a recent warning raises further concern. Apparently waiting for hours, or thoroughly brushing your... Read moreChevron
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James Thompson, MD

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Peanut Allergy: EPI-Education, Preparation and Identification to Make Halloween Safe

As October 31st draws near, many parents of children with peanut allergies wonder if the terror of the night will come in the form of their child having a severe allergic reaction. Peanut allergy in children has increased over the years. Hospital admissions for food allergic reactions have more than tripled since year 2000. There are 150 to 200... Read moreChevron
posted 10/29/2010, comments (0)|

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