Allergy and Immunology - Summer 2008

Volume 59, Number 2
Summer 2008
 

Cover Photo by Don Messer “Photography is still in my blood,” says Don Messer (87), who took the “Azalea Bouquet” cover photo. A retired photographer, Don still dabbles in photography. He uses his computer to produce digital prints of his photos and those of others. Don even shares photography tips with his cardiologist and DCMS member, William Wainwright, MD, who is also a part-time photographer. At one time, Don’s whole life revolved around cameras and film. Starting in 1940, he took yearbook photos then moved to portraiture, groups, weddings and aerial shots. While in the Army Air Corp during World War II, he took photos of cadets and student officers. After working 20 years for himself, Don became a photo technician for Shell Development Company in Houston, TX. He worked for Shell’s geologists who needed photographs of rocks, geological formations and oil shale as illustrations for reports or research projects.

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Editorials

• From the Editor's Desk -  Specialists in the Emergency Room - A Vanishing Breed
• From the President’s Desk - News Items Reveal Medicine, Physicians Under Assault

Medical Feature Articles

• Guest Editors' Note: Allergic / Immunologic Diseases Common and Complex
  Sunil Joshi, MD, Guest Editor
   
• Asthma - An Inflammatory Disease
         Asthma web illustrations
  M.F. Mass, MD, FACP
   
• Asthma in Duval County: Challenges and Opportunities
       Asthma in Duval County web illustrations
  Sudhir Prabhu, MD
   
• Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria
  Patrick J. DeMarco, MD
   
• Food Allergy Update
  Hary T. Katz, MD
   
• Atopic Dermatitis
  Sanjay Swami, MD
   
• Chronic Rhinitis
  Jesse P. McRae, MD
   
• Rhinitis and Sinusitis: Office Management
       Rhinitis and Sinusitis web illustrations
   Juan C. Guarderas, MD

• Allergen Immunotherapy for Allergic Diseases
   Sunil Joshi, MD

CME Article

• Mosquito-borne Disease in Florida (CME)
  Rebecca G. Shultz, MPH, Carina Blackmore, DVM, PhD, and Danielle Stanek, DVM

Special Insert

• Health Information Exchanges - Is Jacksonville positioned to move into the era of electronic health information sharing?