Richard Wasserman's guest appearances

Richard Wasserman

Finding Genius Podcast

FutureTech Podcast

Laura Potterat

Marc Guell

Paul Turner

Jan Vijg

Eleftherios Mylonakis

Cory Kidd

Charles C.J

Helius Medical Technologies

Patrick McKeown

Michael G. Surette

Katelyn Parsons

John Tucker

Jake Kushner

Erik Gunther

Kim Kush

OwlTail

Aside from being an inconvenience, or a disappointing restriction that affects daily life, living with a food allergy can be akin to living with a life-threatening condition. It’s not surprising then, to find that the mothers of children that have a food allergy experience significantly higher blood pressure than mothers of children that don’t have a food allergy. To top it off, 40% of children in primary school have been bullied about their food allergy, further compounding the stress for everyone involved. On today’s episode, Dr. Richard Wasserman discusses oral immunotherapy (OIT) as a treatment for food allergy. In essence, OIT is a process that entails feeding an allergen to a person who is allergic, and gradually increasing the amount of allergen over the course of months in order to promote desensitization. On today’s episode, you will discover:  Under what circumstances food allergy testing is of no value or misleading, and why it shouldn’t be done unless there is a history of an immediate allergic reaction Why the gradual increase in amount of allergen works to treat food allergies and extremely rarely causes an allergic reaction What exactly is going on when an allergic response occurs  Dr. Richard Wasserman has a medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and completed a pediatric residency and fellowship training in bone marrow transplant recovery and immunology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. For more information on food allergies, visit foodallergy.org.

Aside from being an inconvenience, or a disappointing restriction that affects daily life, living with a food allergy can be akin to living with a life-threatening condition. It’s not surprising then, to find that the mothers of children that have a food allergy experience significantly higher blood pressure than mothers of children that don’t have a food allergy. To top it off, 40% of children in primary school have been bullied about their food allergy, further compounding the stress for everyone involved. On today’s episode, Dr. Richard Wasserman discusses oral immunotherapy (OIT) as a treatment for food allergy. In essence, OIT is a process that entails feeding an allergen to a person who is allergic, and gradually increasing the amount of allergen over the course of months in order to promote desensitization. On today’s episode, you will discover: <ul> <li>Under what circumstances food allergy testing is of no value or misleading, and why it shouldn’t be done unless there is a history of an immediate allergic reaction</li> <li>Why the gradual increase in amount of allergen works to treat food allergies and extremely rarely causes an allergic reaction</li> <li>What exactly is going on when an allergic response occurs</li> </ul> Dr. Richard Wasserman has a medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and completed a pediatric residency and fellowship training in bone marrow transplant recovery and immunology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. For more information on food allergies, visit <a href="http://foodallergy.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">foodallergy.org</a>.

Gradually Desensitizing Your Body to Food Allergens—Dr. Richard Wasserman, M.D., Ph.D.—Dallas Food Allergy Center 

Hives, swelling of the eyes, mouth, or tongue, sneezing, wheezing, sudden vomiting, a sense of impending doom: these are just a few of the symptoms of an allergic reaction. For over 10 years, Dr. Richard Wasserman’s focus has been on developing a treatment for food allergies called oral immunotherapy (OIT), a method by which a very small amount of an allergen is given to an allergic individual as a way of prompting desensitization. Over time, the amount of allergen is gradually increased until the individual is able to consume a full, meal-sized portion of the allergen. To date, IOT has been used to treat allergies to 20 different foods, including peanuts, cashews, eggs, milk, wheat, chickpeas, and sunflower seeds. In today’s podcast, you will learn:  Why food allergy testing is often of no value or otherwise misleading Risk factors for the development of food allergies What exactly is going on when an allergic response occurs Why the gradual increase in amount of allergen works to treat allergies and extremely rarely causes an allergic reaction  Dr. Richard Wasserman has a medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and completed a pediatric residency and fellowship training in bone marrow transplant recovery and immunology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Tune in to hear the full conversation. Learn more about food allergy by visiting  foodallergy.org.

Hives, swelling of the eyes, mouth, or tongue, sneezing, wheezing, sudden vomiting, a sense of impending doom: these are just a few of the symptoms of an allergic reaction. For over 10 years, Dr. Richard Wasserman’s focus has been on developing a treatment for food allergies called oral immunotherapy (OIT), a method by which a very small amount of an allergen is given to an allergic individual as a way of prompting desensitization. Over time, the amount of allergen is gradually increased until the individual is able to consume a full, meal-sized portion of the allergen. To date, IOT has been used to treat allergies to 20 different foods, including peanuts, cashews, eggs, milk, wheat, chickpeas, and sunflower seeds. In today’s podcast, you will learn: <ul> <li>Why food allergy testing is often of no value or otherwise misleading</li> <li>Risk factors for the development of food allergies</li> <li>What exactly is going on when an allergic response occurs</li> <li>Why the gradual increase in amount of allergen works to treat allergies and extremely rarely causes an allergic reaction</li> </ul> Dr. Richard Wasserman has a medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and completed a pediatric residency and fellowship training in <a href="https://www.futuretechpodcast.com/podcasts/cancer-and-bone-marrow-fat-cells-new-research-on-the-mechanism-and-treatment-of-multiple-myeloma-michaela-reagan-maine-medical-center-research-institute/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bone marrow transplant recovery</a> and immunology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Tune in to hear the full conversation. Learn more about food allergy by visiting  <a href="http://foodallergy.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">foodallergy.org</a>.

Food Allergy Fix—Dr. Richard Wasserman, M.D., Ph.D.—Dallas Food Allergy Center