The Asthma Center is excited to announce the publication of our findings on a treatment for some patients with selective IgM immunodeficiency in the Annual of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology February 2016. Our physician, Dr. Marc Goldstein, spoke more about this breakthrough in the video below.
Happy Holidays from our providers at The Asthma Center: physicians Dr. Marc Goldstein, Dr. Donald Dvorin, Dr. George Belecanech, Dr. Irene Haralabatos, Dr. Nancy Gordon, Dr. Raquel Empedrad, Dr. Juen Kim, Dr. David LaRosa, and Certified Nurse Practitioner Melissa Gross.
This #FlashbackFriday brings us to 2002! That year, our physicians’ photo was taken in celebration of our continued recognition by Philadelphia Magazine as “Top Docs” in the region.
For The Asthma Center’s 25th Anniversary this year, one of our “lifer’s” Gloria Cooper wrote, “Ode to the Asthma Center” to describe her time here since the beginning. We loved it so much, we thought we’d share a piece of it with you all:
“Between skin tests and shots, H&P and the meths,
When I think what we do I run out of breath.
We also do rhinos and six minute walks,
The patients keep moving, they can’t even talk.
We empty the trash cans and fill up the vials,
We fill out the charts and make many piles.
The staff of the practice is very much caring
As some of the challenges are very daring.
As senior nurse, I am happy to say,
Our training is thorough
We keep asthma at bay.”
Here’s Gloria in our Center City office shortly after it opened!
Last night, most of our region experienced our first “hard frost” (hard frost = temperatures below 28 degrees for a period of hours). This is GOOD NEWS for individuals with ragweed and other pollen allergies–why? Because Ragweed and many other pollen-producing plants cannot survive a “hard frost.” Today counts reveal no Ragweed or Grass pollen. Other Weeds are decreased to Low levels and Pine Tree pollen remains present at Very Low levels. Mold Spores (which are decreased with colder temperatures but hang around until there’s snow on the ground…) are decreased but remain Very High with Cladosporium Mold predominant.
The Asthma Center’s pollen count is in, and ragweed is moderate today! As its count increases through early fall, it’s important to recognized the plant and learn how to best avoid it to keep allergy symptoms to a minimum.
Luckily for us all, the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology has compiled information on ragweed that answers all of the important questions on the allergy, symptoms, and how to limit contact. Read it all here: http://acaai.org/allergies/types/ragweed-allergy
For other pollen in the air today: trees are not seen, grasses are very low, other weeds are high and mold spores are extreme.
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