Sometimes moisturizers and steroid creams aren’t enough. Many patients with severe eczema (atopic dermatitis, AD) require oral medications to keep their skin clear and itching under control. A recent article out of Amsterdam and Germany,… Read More »Difficult to treat eczema: a review of medications
Probiotics are defined as live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit (FAO/WHO 2002). The potential benefits include inhibition of pathogens, improved integrity of the gastrointestinal (GI) barrier and enhanced immune… Read More »Probiotics for the prevention and treatment of allergies
Last week, the FDA Allergenic Products Advisory Committee unanimously supported approval for two new sublingual allergy tablets (Oralair and Grastek). Allergy tablets are an alternative to conventional allergy shots. Both tablets are indicated for the… Read More »FDA committee supports approval of two new sublingual allergy tablets
If you suffer from chronic hives (urticaria) then you are desperate to find a cause. The one allergy that will fix your problem. Often foods, food additives or food preservatives are suspected. When you break… Read More »Food additives, an unlikely cause of chronic hives
Current treatment options for food allergy are limited. Chinese herbal therapy may prevent reactions. Oral desensitization may one day provide a more permanent cure. Unfortunately, neither treatment is available today. Instead, patients and parents are… Read More »Warning: May Contain Peanuts
One in four Americans are sensitive to dust mites. If we include other components of house dust (pollens, animal danders, cockroaches and molds), the number is even higher. Dust mites are arachnids, like spiders and… Read More »Dust Mite Avoidance
FARE (Food Allergy Research & Eductation) has teamed up with The Discovery Channel to produce a new documentary about food allergies called “An Emerging Epidemic: Food Allergies in America.” The hour-long documentary, narrated by Steve… Read More »Discovery Channel presents “An Emerging Epidemic: Food Allergies in America.”
The CDC recently published vaccine recommendations for the 2013-4 influenza season (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/index.htm). Special attention is given to those patients with a history of egg allergy. Influenza vaccine is grown in embryonated chicken eggs and contains… Read More »Egg Allergy & 2013-14 Influenza Vaccination
Eczema is a common skin problem, affecting 10-20% of children. Dry, scaly patches and intense itching result in unhappy children and parents. Complications include bacterial infections, viral infections, bleeding and most importantly, sleep disturbance. Often… Read More »Eczema: To Bathe Or Not To Bathe
Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead is a 2010 documentary which follows the journey of Australian Joe Cross (http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com). Joe traveled the country during a 60 day juice fast. Nothing but liquid nutrition. His purpose; cure… Read More »Can Diet Cure Chronic Hives?
