April Showers Bring Flowers...and Allergies
After all the rain we've been getting here in the New York area, it's great to walk down the sunny sidewalk and see tulips in full bloom and the trees starting to show their leaves. The down side of...
View ArticleAllergies Nothing to Sneeze at - But No Worse Than Past Seasons
It may not be the worst allergy season ever, but that's not much of a relief to sniffling and sneezing New Yorkers. And according to experts, things are going to get worse before they get better."It's...
View ArticlePlease Explain: Gluten
More and more gluten-free products have been appearing on grocery store shelves in recent years, and for this week's Please Explain segment, we'll find out what gluten is and find out the causes,...
View ArticleSpring Allergies Coming on Strong
The warm winter and an early spring mean that trees are shedding pollen unusually early this year. And that means you can expect severe spring allergies. Dr. David Resnick, Associate Clinical Professor...
View ArticleAllergy TV: Watch Famous Sneezes
On today's show, we're talking about the early - and brutal - start to allergy season. We'll also play some examples of famous sneezes. See below for our favorite examples (including a controversial...
View ArticleHow Are Your Allergies Today?
All of a sudden, everyone's allergies seem to be acting up--and many are getting reactions for the first time. Dr. Anne Maitland, allergy doctor and Fellow of the American College of Allergy, discusses...
View ArticleUnderstanding Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases
In the past 150 years, improved sanitation, water treatment, and the use of vaccines and antibiotics have saved countless lives, nearly eradicating diseases that had plagued humanity for thousands of...
View ArticleAn Epidemic of Absence: Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases
In the past 150 years, improved sanitation, water treatment, and the use of vaccines and antibiotics have saved countless lives, nearly eradicating diseases that had plagued humanity for thousands of...
View ArticlePlease Explain: Why I'm Sneezing So Much
The Weather Channel's four-day pollen forecast for New York notes that grass pollen is high, tree pollen is moderate. For the many who people suffer from seasonal allergies, spring brings sneezing and...
View ArticleModern Living Is Making Us Allergic to the World
We live in great times: Machines wash our dishes, and the food we eat off those dishes can be anything we like (and nothing we don't).But two new studies suggest that the wonders of modern living and...
View ArticleRolling in Pollen
Dr. Clifford Bassett, a clinical assistant professor of medicine and on the teaching faculty of NYU School of Medicine and NYU Langone Medical Center, and past chair of the public education committee...
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As Epipen prices skyrocket, consumers and EMTs resort to syringes for severe...
The prices of Epipen auto-injectors have more than quintupled since 2004. Photo by M/via FlickrMillions of people with severe allergies carry EpiPens to reverse life-threatening allergic reactions. But...
View ArticleThe EpiPen Monopoly Is Causing Prices to Spike
The price of the EpiPen, a brand-name drug injection device for people with severe allergies, is climbing rapidly. Some consumers now say they're getting priced out of affording the life-saving...
View ArticleHuge Price Hikes for Life-Saving EpiPen Cause Alarm
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.The school year is upon us, and for a lot of kids, that means putting their EpiPen in their backpack to prevent severe allergic reactions...
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Price of EpiPens spikes, causing major health concerns
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: Now: anger, criticism and concern over the soaring cost for a life-saving allergy shot.John Yang has the story.JOHN YANG: The price of EpiPens has...
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Give peanuts to infants to prevent allergies, new guidelines say
Peanuts and shells by Bruno Crescia Photography Inc. via Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — Most babies should start eating peanut-containing foods well before their first birthday, say guidelines released...
View ArticleMay Contain Nuts Pt. 2: Fear of Food
Is it possible to experience total food joy when you're always afraid that something you eat will make you sick? Our look at life with food allergies continues with Part 2 of our mini-series, May...
View ArticleSpring is Coming. So Are Allergies.
‘Tis the season for sniffles. Millions of Americans suffer from allergies, seasonal and otherwise. For this week’s Please Explain, Dr. Clifford Bassett, the founder and medical director of Allergy and...
View ArticleYou're Not Imagining It: Your Allergies Really Are Worse This Year
It's not all in your head. This year's allergy season really is an exceptionally bad one.There's a few things you should know: first of all, allergies are on the rise for the overall population and...
View ArticleFighting Food Allergies
Did you ever trade lunches at school when you were a kid? Maybe you gave away your peanut butter sandwich in exchange for some chocolate pudding. With rampant food allergies, a trade like that probably...
View ArticleFull Show: Timing Is Everything
We’re always so concerned about how to do something, but we don't always consider when we should do it. When should we start a new project? When should we take a nap? We talk to author Daniel Pink...
View ArticleThe Cure For Our Broken Healthcare System, Please Explain Allergies
Elisabeth Rosenthal explains how our healthcare system became so broken, despite the fact that we spend more of our GDP on health care than any other developed country, and she outlines steps for...
View ArticlePlease Explain: Why Pollen Makes Me Sneeze
‘Tis the season for sniffles. Millions of Americans suffer from allergies, seasonal and otherwise. For this week’s "Please Explain," Dr. Clifford Bassett, the founder and medical director of Allergy...
View ArticleTiming Is Everything (Rebroadcast)
We’re always so concerned about how to do something, but we don't always consider when we should do it. When should we start a new project? When should we take a nap? We talk to author Daniel Pink...
View Article#AskTheMayor; Economics of the Green New Deal; Adult-Onset Food Allergies...
Coming up on today's show:Bill de Blasio, New York City Mayor, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.Bob Hockett, Cornell Law School professor and professor of public policy at...
View ArticleSpring Climate Effects, Octopus Sleep, Housing and Health. March 26, 2021,...
In New York, Essential Workers Face EvictionIf you walk through many towns during this pandemic, you can tell that something is different just by looking at the storefronts. Some businesses have...
View ArticleAs Kids Head Back To School, They’re Facing Allergies And A Double Surge Of...
The back-to-school season typically coincides with the annual resurgence of colds and allergies. But this year, there’s a COVID pandemic layered on top. Some parents are wondering how to tell the...
View ArticleReturn of Alpha Gal
Tuck your napkin under your chin. We’re about to serve up a tale of love, loss, and lamb chops - with a side of genetic modification.Several years ago we told a story about Amy Pearl. For as long as...
View ArticleClimate change will make spring hell for Northeast allergy sufferers, study...
“Itchy water eyes, runny nose, coughing, sneezing, wheezing, shortness of breath, scratchy throat, congestion…”That is what Brooklynite Amy Grech, 49, experiences with the first plant buds of spring,...
View ArticleWhy Food Allergies Are on the Rise
Food allergies are on the rise, having doubled in children between 2000 and 2018. Andrew Van Dam, who writes the weekly Department of Data column for The Washington Post and Christopher Michael Warren,...
View ArticleElections and Voting Ahead of 2024; Climate Change and Prisons; Food...
Coming up on today's show: On National Voter Registration Day, Andrea Hailey, CEO of Vote.org, talks about registering to vote and issues affecting voter access ahead of 2024, and Sean Morales-Doyle,...
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