Tree nut component testing. A few months ago, I asked Dr. Silver (Cleveland) about component testing for tree nuts. He referred to a brochure put out by Thermo Scientific (the makers of the ImmunoCAP and the Component Testing) for physicians. With permission, his response: “It lists the relevant tree nut components (cashew, walnut, hazelnut, and […]
Private Practice OIT
Who Trained Your OIT Allergist?
Some of the doctors on our List have been trained by each other. Some have created their own protocol after years of research interest, experience, and listening to presentations given at allergy conferences. They have studied the methods of other doctors on our List and well known research study locations, such as Duke (my favorite). […]
Food Challenges: Who, what, when, where, how, and why?
In our facebook supports groups, we’ve had a few misunderstandings regarding pre-OIT v. food challenge (the TEST). Under the care of a board certified allergist who specializes in OIT: OIT starts in nearly invisible amounts, MICRO grams, and builds up during the day to find an acceptable, NON-reaction, spot where the doctor feels you […]
What’s the Deal with Apples and OIT?
Quickly sharing a link to one of our most famous and discussed posts in our closed facebook groups. I’m sure we will be discussing this at greater length soon. Big thanks to Gail Reynolds Frank for pulling all this information together in such a handy, high demand post! THE CONTENTS OF THIS POST OR […]
MD v. PA v. NP
With all the discussions of MD v. PA v. NP, I’d like to put your minds at ease and show you the educational requirements of each position. The issue we had recently was that several NPs and PAs have started their own companies offering OIT for up to $17k, offering training to questionable trainees, messaging […]