Archive for the ‘Allergy Testing’ Category

Food Allergy among Children in the United States – Article Review

Food Allergy among Children in the United States Authors: Amy Branum and Susan Lukacs Reference: Pediatrics Volume 124 (6) December 2009 This title caught my eye. The impression in clinical practice is that more and more children have food allergy. This article looks at the prevalence of food allergy in children. I wanted to get [...]

December 1, 2009 · fleickly · 5 Comments
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Phadia Allergy Tests and Asthma

In today’s (October 15, 2009) Indianapolis Star there was a very nice article by Shari Rudavsky. The article ‘Breathing Easier’  focuses on an entire family that struggles with asthma. This sharing of the human experience is very important for others who have asthma. Those who struggle with asthma are not alone. We can all learn [...]

October 15, 2009 · fleickly · 6 Comments
Posted in: Allergy Testing, Asthma, Phadia Allergy Tests

Food Allergy Testing, Egg Sensitivity, and Flu Shots

The title here takes in a significant amount of material. Its intent is to get your attention to an old theme and to hopefully help with considerations of dealing with the need for a flu immunization (aka flu shot) in the face of egg sensitization (having a positive allergy test to egg). A young African-American [...]

September 24, 2009 · fleickly · 4 Comments
Posted in: Allergy Testing, Egg Allergy, Food Allergies, Immunizations, Phadia Allergy Tests

Incidence of Allergy in Children: Using Allergy Testing Panels (Pharmacia ImmunoCap) or Symptoms?

In the May issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology there is a very interesting article on the association (not cause) of childhood obesity and allergy by Dr. Cynthia Visness and colleagues (JACI 2009;123:1163-9). This study looked at over 4000 children between the ages of 2 and 19 years who participated in the [...]

June 6, 2009 · fleickly · One Comment
Posted in: Allergy Testing