Author Archives: Stephen J. Klemawesch, MD

Whoever said laughter is the best medicine didn’t know about a “mother’s kiss.” As it turns out, a recent case review study of nasal foreign bodies found that a mother’s kiss is the best and safest way to remove the … Continue reading →

Widely used pesticides and chlorinated water may be contributing to the increased frequency of food allergy.  Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found a strong correlation between urinary levels of dichlorophenols and the incidence of food allergy. Both … Continue reading →

Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) has recently been reported to occur from orange juice, a previously unrecognized cause.  FPIES mimics food allergy, but it is not mediated by IgE (Immunoglobulin E), the usual allergic mechanism. It is an acute inflammation … Continue reading →

Food ingestion anaphylaxis caused by mites is a newly described syndrome, as detailed by the World Allergy Organization in this month’s Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Until recently mite allergy was best recognized as a major cause for allergic … Continue reading →

Taking precautions in known MRSA environments worth it  From football locker rooms to ALF patient rooms, there is a surge in the number of otherwise healthy people developing Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, better known as MRSA.  The dreaded MRSA is a … Continue reading →

Dear Dr. K: With the massive damage still being shown on TV from the flooding by Hurricane Sandy, what illnesses are those residents facing?  A timely study recently released by the medical College of Wisconsin recently reported  on a study … Continue reading →

• Bothered by scents or perfumes when at church or the theater? Try using the over-the-counter nasal spray NasalCrom. It works by stabilizing the mast cells in your nose that are stimulated by the scent exposure.