Focus on Allergy

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Date Title & Description Contributors
2017-01-09

  The Dietitian's Guide to Food Allergies, Intolerances, and Sensitivites

Host: Kathy King, RDN It's estimated that 4 - 8% of the U.S. population has at least one food allergy, and the incidence rate appears to be growing. How do we explain this harmful trend in public health, and what can clinicians and patients do to help...
2016-07-11

  Help for People with Gluten Sensitivities at Restaurants

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD The simple act of going out to eat can be a tricky proposition for people dealing with gluten intolerance or sensitivity issues. A new portable device is aiming to help people with this problem by allowing them to test food’s g...
2016-07-04

  The Chemicals We Bring into Our Homes: Are Common Household Items Making Us Sick?

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP For most people, the home is a refuge and an oasis, a place to feel safe. But few ever wonder whether their homes and the everyday household items they use to clean and maintain them could be detrimental to their he...
2016-04-29

  Discovering the Connection Between Allergies and Asthma and Understanding the Importance of Allergy Testing

Host: Mario R. Nacinovich, Jr., MSc Guest: Inderpal Randhawa, MD What is the connection between allergies and asthma? And, why is allergy testing important in symptomatic patients? Host Mario R. Nacinovich Jr., MSc, Managing Partner at AXON Communica...
2015-10-01

  Taking a Bite Out of Food Allergies: From Assessment Through Management

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Robert Wood, MD The prevalence of allergic diseases, including food allergies are increasing worldwide and the complexity and severity of allergic diseases continues to increase in children and young adults. At least 23...
2015-05-25

  Food Protein Enterocolitis (FPIES): The Patient's Difficult Path to Diagnosis

Over the past decade, Food Protein Enterocolitis, or FPIES, has emerged as the most actively studied non–IgE-mediated gastrointestinal food allergy because of its acute onset, severity of symptoms, and distinctive clinical features. Yet as a rare aller...
2015-04-12

  Updates From the Pollen Vortex: Strategies to Combat the Worst Allergy Season Ever

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP As an unforgivingly cold, frigid winter in America has led to the explosive release of tree pollens over a short period this spring, seasonal allergies have returned with a vengeance. Says, Dr Mitchell Gaynor, clini...
2009-05-01

  Antifungal Treatment for Asthma

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: John Heffner, MD Do allergies to various types of fungi trigger worsening of asthma? Are patients with severe asthma sensitive to certain species of fungus more than others? Dr. John Heffner, professor of medicine at ...
2009-05-01

  Stress and the Immune System

Host: Todd Mahr, MD Guest: Gailen D. Marshall, MD, PhD The media often report about the effect of stress on the immune system. What research supports the idea that certain individuals are more susceptible to stress than others, and how can physicians...
2009-04-30

  “9-11 Cough”& Persistent Lung Ailments

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Norman Edelman, MD More than 40 thousand people, including fire and rescue workers, were exposed to toxic dust in the wake of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City in September, 2001. Fast-forward more ...