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 Our practice focuses on diagnosis and management of all allergic conditions including asthma, hay fever, sinusitis, hives, itching, eye allergies, headaches, food allergies, stinging insect allergies, chronic cough, and skin allergies.
We will do our best to find the cause of your problem, and refer you to the appropriate specialist if indicated. We are particularly involved in investigating the health effects of mold or water damage exposure.
We now have the capability of using UVB-NB (narrow band) to treat various skin disorders. Although our practice focuses primarily on severe atopic dermatitis and other severely itching skin conditions, UVB-NB has been reported to be effective for treating psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, vitiligo (loss in skin pigments) , and possibly localized scleroderma. Its worst potential side effect is a sun burn but its greatest utility is to act as a safe and effective alternative to more toxic drugs.
**********Late-breaking News- August 25, 2010**********
Having allergies is not necessarily all bad. A recent study by Dr ElMasri group notes that people with asthma have a lower risk for ovarian cancer ( Arch Environ Occup Health 2010;65:10)). Another notes that children with any type of allergic diseases have a lower risk to contract acute lymphocytic leukemia (AJ Epidermiol 2010171:749) . The percentage is around 30% in both cases.
Are your vaccinations up to date??
Dept of Public Health is recommending that
a. DTaP be given from age 6 weeks through 6 years.
b. Tdap for anyone > 7 years old especially when a woman is pregnant.
Reason? Pertussis or whooping cough is highly contagious and there have been already 5 infant deaths from this disease in California this year (August). |
