Recent guidelines recommend early peanut introduction, beginning around 4-6 months in infants with severe eczema and/or egg allergy and around 6 months for all other infants. Peanut allergy affects an estimated 2% of children in the U.S. and it is often lifelong and associated with life threatening anaphylaxis. Recently a teenager died of anaphylaxis after […]
Best and Worst Exercises for Asthma
As asthma specialists, we are often asked which sports are the best exercises for asthma? There are approximately 25 million Americans with asthma and exercise may cause no problems at all. But for some, it can trigger shortness of breath and other asthma symptoms. That doesn’t have to stop most people from exercising though, 1 […]
Future Food Allergy Treatment
Current and future food allergy treatment has and will consist primarily of oral immunotherapy (OIT), sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) and epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT), alone or in combination with Xolair (monoclonal IgE). However, other therapies are under current investigation. Despite advances in the field of food allergy treatment, the current therapies remain experimental because none of these […]
The Environment and Food Allergy, what is the relationship?
The prevalence of food allergy has increased significantly over the years. In the U.S., United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, food allergies affect up to 8% of children and up to 5% of adults. Peanut allergy alone affects up to 5% of infants and young children. What is driving this epidemic is unclear, but there is […]
When is the best time to take an asthma controller inhaler?
With the advent of new asthma inhalers that require only daily dosing, a question often asked is, when is the best time to take an asthma controller inhaler? This blog specifically refers to asthma inhaled corticosteroid inhalers and not rescue or emergency inhalers (albuterol), which should be used as needed or whenever asthma symptoms occur. […]
Does Diet and Exercise help Asthma?
Many patients ask if they can improve their asthma by diet and exercise. Previous studies looked exclusively at obese patients with asthma. A recent study looked at whether interventions targeting sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy diet can improve asthma in nonobese patients with asthma. The aim of the study was to test whether an 8 week […]
New Allergy Emoji being considered
A campaign is underway to get an allergy emoji approved by the Unico Consortium. Unico approves all texts and emoji’s for use. A petition has been submitted on change.org and it is currently gathering signatures. Change.org The makers of Reactine Canada (generic name ceterizine) are behind the campaign for the allergy emoji. Antihistamines are commonly […]
Food Allergy Management in Schools
Food allergy management has become an important issue with the rise of food allergies in the world. Food allergy affects up to 8% of school age children and management has become a major public health issue. Consensus guidelines recommend that all students at risk for anaphylaxis due to food allergy have an individualized emergency action […]
Vitamin E and Asthma, does it help?
Vitamin E has multiple anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant actions. Asthma is among the most prevalent chronic diseases in the United States and represents a source of burden to patients and the health care system. Environmental pollutants are a known trigger for asthma which causes airway inflammation, tight airways and increased production of airway mucus. In a […]
Common Eczema Triggers
Eczema is a dry, red, itchy skin condition. It affects approximately 10% of the population in the United States, it is most commonly found in children, but it can affect adults as well. Eczema or atopic dermatitis is often triggered by food or environmental allergens. Contact dermatitis is a reaction to allergens and irritants such […]
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