Allergy Treatment NYC | Allergy Relief NYC | Articles - Part 3

I read an interesting article in USA Today from May 3rd titled,  Hotels court allergy sufferers. I was surprised to learn that hotels offered special rooms for people that wanted a more hypoallergenic room. For years, I have heard my patients complain that their trip was ruined by getting sick from the dust, mold or overall poor air quality in hotel rooms when they traveled – even in the fanciest hotels. I think we can all agree that when it comes to allergies, NYC hotels are the last cause that comes to mind. I have, however, made recommendations that my patients with a severe dust mite allergy bring their own pillowcases and mattress covers and have the housekeeping staff put it over the bedding to decrease the chances of getting heavy dust mite exposure. Read the rest of this entry »

The weather is gorgeous on this Mother’s Day, and I hope all of you are able to spend this day with loved ones. I know this has been a difficult time for patients with spring tree pollen allergy. After all the rain we experienced a few weeks ago, the tree pollen has sky-rocketed to very high levels. The most common symptoms I have been seeing in the office are: red, swollen eyes and severe nasal congestion. The red, swollen and itchy eyes are particularly bad for children who just keep rubbing their eyes and irritating them more. In many cases, I have to resort to oral cortisone for a few days or the whole week to bring them relief. Read the rest of this entry »

Dr. Dean Mitchell on Fox 5 News describes how oral Allergy Drops are an effective alternative to allergy shots and allergy medication especially for seasonal allergies.  These drops are convenient and effective for pet allergies and nearly all other common allergies. Read the rest of this entry »

Fight back! Photo from LHJ

I just picked up the May issue of Ladies Home Journal off the newsstand. The title of the article on page 152: Allergies Suck! The picture shows a woman vacuuming in a bright orange Hazmat suit…

My response: Fight back with proper treatment!

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There may be a brighter future for peanut allergy sufferers

I received my allergy medical journal a little late this month, but it has a special surprise: a great article showing that sublingual allergy drops can protect children from peanut allergy. This is major headline news, and yet I didn’t hear anything in the lay press newspapers about this exciting breakthrough. Sublingual allergy drops have been successfully done for hazelnut and kiwi, but to protect against peanut allergy is a tremendous accomplishment. Read the rest of this entry »

Dr Mitchell on Martha Stewart—click here to view the video

Two weeks ago I was in a whirlwind of activity. My office was moving to its new location on 57 West 57th street and I was contacted by The Martha Stewart Show to come and discuss the problem of indoor allergens. I was excited at the opportunity to be on the show, however with the move and all that it entails, I wasn’t sure if I was juggling to many balls in the air. Read the rest of this entry »

We are pleased to announce we are moving our New York City office to a beautiful new space on 57th Street.

Our new Manhattan, NYC address, starting on Tuesday, March 8th

57 West 57^th St
Suite 601
NYC NY 10019

Every day, we can find a reason why urban living has its downside: overcrowded subways in New York, high rents, high taxes…lots of stress. Now, a study in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine confirms that a child growing up on a farm is less likely to develop asthma. Unfortunately, most city dwelling families with asthmatic children can’t just head off to the countryside. Read the rest of this entry »

The weather in New York and much of the country has been frigid. We are hitting new records for snow and cold temperatures. I see this affecting the health of my allergic and asthma patients. For starters, my patients with asthma are requiring increased use of  their asthma inhalers because of the cold weather. Read the rest of this entry »

Allergies are on the rise – especially peanut allergies

I just read a great article in The New Yorker magazine by one of my favorite science writers, Dr. Jerome Groopman. The February 7th issue, is titled: The Peanut Puzzle. The article discusses what has baffled Food Allergy researchers for the past twenty years: Why are food allergies, particularly peanut allergies, on the rise when more and more mothers aware of this problem are taking specific precautions to try and decrease the risk that their child will have a food allergy? For years, mothers were told to breast feed their child, and avoid peanuts during pregnancy and breast feeding. None of this now seems to make a difference. And in fact, in the future the opposite advice might be given. Why? Read the rest of this entry »