4/7/17 4/7/17

Immunotherapy can take 3 years to desensitize to allergens

Immunotherapy can induce tolerance for allergens, but what is a realistic time frame? A study recently published in JAMA demonstrates that 3 years of sublingual desensitizing treatment is effective, but 2 years is no different than placebo. This research helps practitioners working in the larger context of immune plasticity, and patients, to consider pragmatic parameters for case management.

7/30/16 7/30/16

Allergy skin prick reactions change with lancet weight

IgE allergy skin prick test reactions differ with changes in lancet weight. Higher lancet weights cause larger wheal reactions.

7/21/15 7/21/15

Allergic inflammation may promote breast cancer metastasis

A study recently published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology reveals a mechanism by which allergic inflammation can promote breast cancer metastasis.

4/12/15 4/12/15

Women's heart risk lower with exercise 2-3x/week than daily

A large study using data from 1.1 million women recently published in the journal Circulation offers evidence that strenuous physical activity 2-3 times per week significantly lowered their coronary heart disease risk while more frequent strenuous exercise actually increased it.

9/27/14 9/27/14

Eating disorders and the causative role of autoimmunity

Eating disorders are multifactorial; like other psychiatric conditions the causative role of auotimmune neuroinflammation is coming to the fore as evidenced by a study just published in PLoS One.

3/21/14 3/21/14

Allergy symptoms made worse by altered neuromodulation

"Among the constellation of symptoms that characterize the allergic reaction, many, if not most, are secondary to changes in the nervous system..In this sense allergy is an immune-neuronal disorder...therapeutic strategies should target the nervous system and work synergistically with anti-inflammatory strategies."