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Personalized Care and the Use of New Biologics

Two large trials, DREAM and MENSA have found IL-5 therapy with mepolizumab to lower risk of exacerbation in patients with asthma with an eosinophilic phenotype.

Mar 27th, 2017

Duplicate Skin Testing is Helpful for Identifying Mold Sensitivity

Mold allergy is difficult to diagnose due to lack of standardized test material.

Mar 27th, 2017

Urine Test May Be an Effective Marker for Eosinophilic Esophagitis

The current standard for diagnosis of Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) is endoscopy with esophageal biopsy to determine the eosinophil count

Mar 27th, 2017

Component Testing for Diagnosis of Peanut Allergy is it ready for wider use?

Skin prick testing and serum IgE measurement are limited in their ability to predict positive or negative responses to oral peanut challenge.

Aug 18th, 2016

Bronchial Thermoplasty does it provide long-term asthma control

Bronchial Thermoplasty (BT) has been shown to result in significant improvements in a number of asthma control measures in three randomized clinical trials in patients with moderate-to-severe, persistent asthma.

Aug 18th, 2016

Focus on Food Allergy: Early Egg Ingestion May Lower Egg Allergy Risk

Recent studies have suggested that early regular exposure to allergenic foods may reduce the risk of food allergy.

Aug 18th, 2016

Telehealth: The Advantages of Telemedicine

Struggles to get to the clinic? Trying to reduce your exposure to COVID-19, as well as other contagious illnesses, and still need to see your doctor? Telehealth is safe and easy — receive quality care from anywhere.

Dec 23rd, 2020

What Patients Need to Know About Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy as FDA approaches approval

We are closer to having the first FDA approved therapy for peanut allergy; this is truly a groundbreaking development. Patients are exposed to controlled doses of peanut protein, with the dose increased over time. Ideally this will induce a tolerance.

Sep 16th, 2019

It's flu season! Know the symptoms of flu as can worsen asthma symptoms

Having asthma increases your risk of severe complications and from the flu. The best way to prevent the flu is to get a flu shot. But if you have fever, muscle aches, fatigue, call your allergist immediately as medications can help the respiratory symptoms

Feb 3rd, 2019

Volume 1, Issues 1-2

Check some of our archived blog entries written by Dr. Benouni

Aug 18th, 2016

The myth of hypoallergenic dogs and cats

There is lack of evidence to describe any dog breed as hypoallergenic.

Aug 18th, 2016

Allergy Immunotherapy: Reduced health care costs in patients with allergic rhinitis

Allergic rhinitis affects 1 in 5 people in the US and is associated with high economic burden.

Aug 18th, 2016

Headaches Connected to Allergies and Sinus Problems

Chronic rhinosinusitis can occasionally lead to headaches. Patients who experience blocked nasal passages should visit an allergist for testing.

Aug 18th, 2016

Can patients with cow’s milk-mediated eosinophilic esophagitis tolerate baked goods with milk?

Cow's milk is one of the most common foods causing eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). Elimination of cow's milk from the diet is an effective treatment.

Aug 18th, 2016

Xolair (Omalizumab) Helps Patients with Persistent Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria

Many patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) experience symptoms despite high doses of H1-antihistamines, H2-antihistamines and/or leukotriene receptor antagonists.

Aug 18th, 2016

Auvi-Q and Epipen are Bioequivalent

There is a comparative study of the traditional EpiPen vs Auvi-Q that indicates that the 0.3mg dose of epinephrine was bioequivalent with similar peak and epinephrine exposure.

Aug 18th, 2016

Muffin Testing: A Practical Approach to Egg Allergy

Skin prick testing (SPT) to baked egg and ovomucoid was evaluated as a predictor of tolerance to baked-egg challenge

Aug 18th, 2016

Outdoor Allergens Linked to Seasonal Variations in Asthma

Patients report more frequent asthma attacks during certain times of the year, ranging from 47% in Sweden to 87% in Spain.

Aug 18th, 2016

Intranasal Steroids May Help Minimize Antibiotic Use

A randomized placebo-controlled trial demonstrated that mometasone furoate nasal spray 200 mcg twice daily significantly enhanced minimal symptom days versus amoxicillin or placebo in rhinosinusitis patients aged 12 years and older.

Aug 18th, 2016

A new way to treat allergic diseases

Rapid desensitization is a procedure which patients with allergic disease are treated with increasing doses of antigen until they tolerate a large dose.

Aug 18th, 2016

10 Warning Signs of Primary Immunodeficiency

In America, up to 0.5 million people suffer from an immunodeficiency. If you are affected by two or more of the following warning signs, consider screening for immunodeficiency

Aug 18th, 2016

Hairdressers May be More Likely to React to Neuromuscular Blocking Agents (NMBA)

Positive IgE against quaternary ammonium ions was 4.6 times more frequent in hairdressers, compared to bakers or controls.

Aug 16th, 2016

How does your house smell? Dampness and Mold Linked to Rhinitis

Significant association was also found for visible mold. The strong link to mold odor suggests that microbial causes are important. Indoor allergens and odors are important contributors to respiratory illness.

Aug 16th, 2016

Grass and Ragweed Sublingual Immunotherapy: Is Ready for Prime Time

Ragweed is a major source of allergic rhinitis in North America. Initial studies have shown promising results with sublingual immunotherapy for grass allergy.

Aug 16th, 2016

Xolair Is Effective for Chronic Intractable Hives

Xolair is a very safe and effective therapy for chronic intractable hives with the prospect of remission.

Aug 16th, 2016

The Role of Contact Dermatitis in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

Recent studies have shown that patients with AD have similar if not higher rates of positive patch test results to common contact allergens, including metals and fragrance compared to patients without AD.

Aug 15th, 2016

A Gene Linked to Eosinophilic Esophagitis Has Recently Been Found

A new genetic and molecular pathway in the esophagus that causes eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE).

Aug 15th, 2016

Diverse Diet in Infancy Can Lower Allergy Risk

Most recent studies demonstrate that a greater diversity of foods in the first year of life in fact lower risk of allergic disease.

Aug 15th, 2016

Does Early Antibiotic Use Increase Asthma Risk?

The use of antibiotics during infancy might contribute to the rising prevalence of childhood asthma.

Aug 15th, 2016

Volume 2, Issue 1

Learn more about how diets can lower allergy risk, how you increase your asthma risk with antibiotic use, and how a grandmother’s smoking can affect grandchildren’s asthma risk.

Aug 8th, 2016

A Grandmother’s Smoking Can Affect Grandchildren’s Asthma Risk

A recent longitudinal study was performed to evaluate effects of grandmother’s smoking on childhood asthma risk.

Aug 8th, 2016

An Assorted Diet in Infancy Can Lower Allergy Risk

There is no clear evidence that allergen avoidance or delayed introduction of foods has any beneficial effect. A recent study was conducted to assess relationship between food diversity and other allergic diseases.

Aug 8th, 2016

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