Bringing Light to Mastocytosis through Fitness and Healthy Living
One of San Tan Allergy & Asthma’s patients was recently diagnosed with systemic mastocytosis, a rare disease which causes white blood cells to accumulate in various organs throughout the body. Competing for the title of Ms. Health and Fitness, Alexa...
Myth or Fact: Danger from Inhalation of Peanut Dust or Vapors
A recent research article was published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology addressing several common questions regarding food allergy avoidance. One myth the researchers, Egan and Greenhawt (2018), addressed was that a danger exists from inhalation of...
Finding Reputable Facts in a Sea of Misleading Information
With an overwhelming amount of information readily available to the public, the internet can be a tricky place to navigate when looking for credible information. Turning to Google or YouTube for quick answers to medical questions may lead you down a rabbit hole of...
Asthma Death Risk Warning Removed from ICS/LABA Drugs
“Asthma and COPD inhalers delivering fixed-dose combinations of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and long-acting beta agonists (LABA) drugs will no longer be required to carry a boxed warning about the possibility of asthma-related death associated with their use,...
Some Food for Thought
New research is exploring the possibility that fructan, not gluten, may be responsible for improved symptoms in patients with non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Fructan is a carbohydrate found in wheat. In a recent blinded study involving 59 individuals on self-imposed...
Auvi-Q Introduces Epinephrine Injector for Smaller Children
“The FDA has approved the first epinephrine auto-injector specifically designed for infants and small children weighing 16.5-33 pounds, kaléo, the device’s manufacturer, announced Monday.” This is exciting news as infants and small children will now...
Are Allergies Impacting Your Work Performance?
A review article currently in press from the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice found that allergic rhinitis significantly impacts work performance and may also contribute to time lost from work. In this review, data was pooled from 28 previously...
EpiPen Device Failures on the Rise
Unfortunately, there can be instances where a device or medication may fail to work, and as a result we need to be prepared to deal with that event. It means that patients should always have two devices just in case and that they may want to consider alternative...
Recent Setbacks for Peanut Allergy Patch Maker
CNN recently posted the below article reporting on the disappointing results of the DBV Technologies late-stage clinical trail results for its patch vaccine, Viaskin Peanut. “The trial results were recently released (Phase 3, the final phase before FDA...
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Gilbert, AZ 85234-2966
Suite 112
Gilbert, AZ 85234-2966
