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9001 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 204
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Phone: 310-282-8822

16260 Ventura Blvd., Suite 140
Encino, CA 91436
Phone: 818-528-7776

April 6, 2015 by Alan Khadavi

Los Angeles Pollen Counts

Pollen

Los Angeles pollen counts can fluctuate during the year, there are general rules of thumb though regarding the pollens.  The major classes of pollen are trees, grasses and weeds.  Generally the trees pollinate at the beginning of the year, the grasses pollinate in early spring through summer and the weeds pollinate at the end of […]

Filed Under: Blog

April 1, 2015 by Alan Khadavi

Marijuana Allergy

marijuana allergy

Marijuana allergy has been on the rise over recent years.  Reports of marijuana allergy reactions range from sneezing and rashes to anaphylaxis as reported in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.  Most people are familiar to pollinating plants causing allergy symptoms, most commonly tree, grasses and of course weed pollen.  So it should be […]

Filed Under: Blog, Headlines

March 18, 2015 by Alan Khadavi

Does Tylenol Cause Asthma?

Tylenol and asthma

There has been a been dramatic increase starting in the early 1980’s of an increase in pediatric asthma.  During that time there also has been an increased usage of acetaminophen and ibuprofen to treat fever related illnesses in children.  There have many many studies that have reported a correlation with increased use of these medications […]

Filed Under: Asthma, Blog

March 11, 2015 by Alan Khadavi

Toxic Mold Syndrome

There is a great deal of controversy surrounding toxic mold syndrome,  most notably how to diagnose it.  A study of 65 patients who claimed to have toxic mold syndrome reported symptoms of rhinitis, cough, headache, respiratory symptoms, central nervous system symptoms and fatigue.  The range of patients who had these symptoms was 23%-62%.  Only 53% […]

Filed Under: Blog, Headlines

February 25, 2015 by Alan Khadavi

Peanut Allergy Prevention

peanut allergy prevention

Peanut allergy prevention has become an important issue because of the rise of peanut allergies.  Every year more children are diagnosed with peanut allergy and researchers are unable to explain why this is the case.  Scientists have been looking for cures, studies are ongoing right now for peanut allergy oral desensitization and peanut patches.  These […]

Filed Under: Blog, Food allergy

February 23, 2015 by Alan Khadavi

Peanut Allergy Cure?

peanut allergy cure

There is no current peanut allergy cure, but there are numerous studies under way looking for a peanut allergy cure.  Research was recently presented at the American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology regarding a peanut allergy cure.  Researchers at Mt. Sinai hospital led by Dr. Hugh Sampson looked into placing a patch of peanut […]

Filed Under: Anaphylaxis, Blog, Food allergy

February 12, 2015 by Alan Khadavi

Baked Milk and Egg in the Management of Milk and Egg Allergy

Cow’s milk and hen’s eggs allergies are among the most common in children.  Increasing evidence is supporting that many of these children can tolerate baked milk or egg, such as in a cake or cookies.  Studies have shown that 70% of children with egg allergy can tolerate cooked egg.  75% of children with cow’s milk […]

Filed Under: Anaphylaxis, Blog, Food allergy

February 3, 2015 by Alan Khadavi

Raw Milk Benefits

Raw milk benefits have been studied over many years.  We have known for many years the strong benefits of breast feeding that is protective against respiratory infections in early life and protection against allergies.  A study was recently done looking at if cow raw milk might exert similar anti-infective effects in human infants. The PASTURE […]

Filed Under: Blog, Pediatric

January 20, 2015 by Alan Khadavi

Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) Treatment

The mainstay of treatment for atopic dermatitis, also known as eczema has been topical steroids for years.  Atopic dermatitis has a prevalence in the United States between 9-18% of the population.  Approximately 50% of the patients develop the disease in the first year of life and 30% between 1-5 years of age. For many years […]

Filed Under: Blog, Pediatric

January 20, 2015 by Alan Khadavi

New law mandates epinephrine in California schools

Several months ago, a law was passed by the California legislature mandating the injectable epinephrine be stocked in all schools.  The law, SB 1226 was signed by Governor Brown and goes into effect in 2015.  In years past if a child had food allergies, the parents were responsible to bring the child’s epinephrine injector device […]

Filed Under: Anaphylaxis, Blog, Food allergy

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