Monthly Archives: June 2012

Dear Doc: Frustrating research reports can be latest steps toward goals of wisdom and scientific truth

Dear Dr. K: It seems as if medical research often countermands itself. First we hear niacin improves lipid health, then that it doesn’t affect health outcomes. Medicine for osteoporosis is deemed good; then we learn it might make brittle bones. … Continue reading

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Quick Tips – Saline Nasal Gel

Topical saline nasal gel can be beneficial for many special needs. Because it is a gel, it has more staying power than simple mists. It is beneficial for people using CPAP or nasal oxygen canulas. It also helps prevent nasal … Continue reading

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Mother’s milk, delayed solids: Food allergy prevention standards, but we can always learn from new data

 This month’s issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology has a symposium on food allergy. Until recently it has been recommended that a good strategy to reduce risk of children developing food allergy was to promote exclusive nursing … Continue reading

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Vaccine Research addresses serious worldwide uptick in food allergy

Another part of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology’s food allergy symposium addressed European research on food vaccines. Impetus for this research is the worldwide increase in food allergy and also the increasing frequency of anaphylactic shock from food … Continue reading

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