Monthly Archives: April 2012

Quick Tips – local honey

The use of local honey has been recommended as a non-medicinal way of treating allergy.  As it turns out, it can either help or hurt. In order for “local honey” to actually help, it has to be taken in incrementally … Continue reading

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Quick Tips – increasing mucus production

Two foods with a bad reputation for increasing mucus production are cow milk products and high fructose corn syrup. This increased mucus productivity occurs even in individuals not allergic to milk or corn.

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Vitamin E really not a ‘bad guy,’ but choose wisely

 Do you ever get confused over scientific advice about vitamins and supplements? Join the crowd.Vitamin E is probably a good example of good vitamins that have fallen into disfavor.Actually, vitamin E is still a very important vitamin and we should … Continue reading

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Celiac disease control helps thyroid patients absorb meds

 The American Journal of Medicine had an intriguing article about people with difficult-to-regulate thyroid disease. Researchers at the University of Vermont studied patients with hypothyroidism (low-functioning thyroid) who were on thyroid replacement therapy. In many people it is easy to … Continue reading

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Dear Doc: Conference topics relate environment to children’s allergies, plus’ traffic cop Tregs’

Dr. Patrick Klemawesch had the opportunity to attend the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) this month. This is the largest annual allergy conference — four days of lectures, seminars, and presentation of data … Continue reading

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Food choices vs. kids’ allergy/asthma:

The British Medical Journal recently published the results of a huge international study on allergy termed ISAAC (International Study of Allergies and Asthma in Children). The study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of dietary choices on asthma and allergy. … Continue reading

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Bird Flu Research

Maelstrom in scientific media prompts concernwith precipitous release of bird flu research   Despite warnings from many medical and scientific groups, “New Scientist” recently published the article, “Five easy mutations to make bird flu a lethal pandemic.” Two different research groups … Continue reading

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