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A Great Day in the Clinic

Today was an exceptional day in the Allergy Clinic. I see three new patients in my afternoon session. Today, two of the three children had problems that I had published on and one had something that I also struggle with. During my fellowship in allergy, I worked with family in which 7 boys were affected [...]

December 1, 2011 · fleickly · No Comments
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Influenza Vaccine and Egg Allergy 2011-2012 Season

In the recent editon of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) News (AAP News September, 2011) there is an article on the influenza vaccine recommendations for this upcoming ‘flu’ season. It mentions the precautions that need to be taken when egg allergy is part of the child’s story. This article had a very nice algorithm. [...]

September 2, 2011 · fleickly · 2 Comments
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Congratulations Amanda

So we add a doctor of medicine to the family. Our daughter-in-law, Amanda, graduated from medical school last weekend. Now the really hard work begins-residency.

May 19, 2011 · fleickly · No Comments
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Golden Rules of Pediatric Allergy- circa 1960

I was recently purging my files and came across this handout. Unfortunately there is no date, no author and there are no references for these statements. This was given to me during my pediatric clerkship at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital (Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio). Pediatrics was my first clerkship. [...]

May 9, 2011 · fleickly · No Comments
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Giving the Influenza Vaccine to Egg Allergic Children

It is that time of the year again-Flu Shot Season. The influenza vaccine is available and there are recommendations for children to receive the vaccine to protect them and others from the ‘flu’. In the past, influenza vaccination was a concern in a child who had an egg allergy. In this situation, the vaccine was [...]

November 13, 2010 · fleickly · No Comments
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Peanuts and Pregnancy-A risk factor?

Maternal consumption of peanut during pregnancy is associated with peanut sensitization in atopic infants. S. Sicherer, R. Wood, D. Stablein, R. Lindblad, W. Burks, A. Liu, S. Jones, D. Fleischer, D. Leung, and H. Sampson. JACI 2010 in press How does peanut sensitization occur? How can we prevent peanut sensitization? What are the risk factors [...]

November 5, 2010 · fleickly · No Comments
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Measuring Allergic Airway inflammation in Asthma

What is new for asthma diagnosis and treatment. A message was forwarded to me about a news broadcast from Chicago that highlighted a tool that can be used to help with asthma diagnosis and management. The FDA has recently approved this according to the message. This tool is the measurement of exhaled nitric oxide (eNO). [...]

March 12, 2010 · fleickly · No Comments
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New Web Address

I just wanted to let you all know that the web address for this site will be changing from http://leicklystory.com to http://pediatricallergyindy.com. For now both web addresses will lead you to this site. I recommend you update your bookmarks to reflect the new address. If you are accessing the site via an RSS reader, the [...]

December 20, 2009 · fleickly · No Comments
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Responding to Criticism- Phadia Immunocap Testing

Since this blog’s inception in January 2009, I have received thousands of hits on the website. Some of the visits lead to questions and comments, either posted on the site or via email. I thoroughly enjoy the conversation and the opportunity to help families wade through what can be a very confusing specialty. Now, I [...]

November 13, 2009 · fleickly · 6 Comments
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Evidence-Based Medicine

Physicians Practice is one of those many journals that finds itself on my desk. I usually browse through the articles while enjoying a quick lunch. I am on the subscriber list due to my connection with the Indiana University Medical Group. The journal deals mostly with practice management which is great for someone in private [...]

April 19, 2009 · fleickly · 2 Comments
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