Antibiotics & Allergies Specialist Newark NJ
Allergy & Immunology
NY Sinus and Allergy Center
Specialties
Allergy & Immunology
Insurance
Insurance Plans Accepted: United Healthcare, Oxford, Healthnet, Aetna, CIGNA, Empire BC/BS, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Anthem BC/BS, PHCS, Multiplan, Emblem, HIP, GHI, Horizon BC/BS, The Empire Plan/NYSHIP, Blue Shield, Blue Card, 1199, 32 BJ, Great West, Guardian
Medicare Accepted: Yes
Workmens Comp Accepted: No
Accepts Uninsured Patients: Yes
Emergency Care: Yes
Doctor Information
Residency Training: LIJ Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Medical School: Cleveland Clinic/CWRU-School Of Medicine, 2000
Additional Information
Member Organizations: ACAAI, AAAAI, ABAI, AMA, ABIM
Awards: NY Patients Choice Winner, Super Doctor, Platinum Healthcare Winner
Languages Spoken: English,Spanish,French,German,Italian,Russian,Bulgarian
Allergy & Immunology
Insurance
Medicare Accepted: No
Workmens Comp Accepted: No
Accepts Uninsured Patients: No
Emergency Care: No
Allergy / Immunology
Allergy & Immunology
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Yale Univ Sch Of Med, New Haven Ct 06510
Graduation Year: 1989
Allergy & Immunology on Madison
Specialties
Allergy & Immunology
Insurance
Accepts Uninsured Patients: Yes
Emergency Care: Yes
Doctor Information
Primary Hospital: NYU, Beth Israel, Valley Hospitals
Residency Training: Cabrini
Medical School: Lvov Medical School, 1991
Additional Information
Languages Spoken: English,Russian,Spanish
Michael J Chandler MD PLLC
Specialties
Allergy & Immunology
Advanced Allergy & Asthma
Specialties
Allergy & Immunology
Insurance
Medicare Accepted: No
Workmens Comp Accepted: No
Accepts Uninsured Patients: No
Emergency Care: No
Allergy & Immunology
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Umdnj-New Jersey Med Sch, Newark Nj 07103
Graduation Year: 1980
Allergy & Immunology, Internal Medicine
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Univ Of Md Sch Of Med, Baltimore Md 21201
Graduation Year: 1984
Hospital
Hospital: Veterans Affairs Med Ctr, East Orange, Nj; Univ Of Med/Dentistry Of Nj, Newark, Nj; Somerset Med Ctr, Somerville, Nj
Group Practice: Allergy Center Of Warren
Antibiotics: The Road to Allergies and Asthma?
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The rates of allergies and asthma have skyrocketed in the past 40 years, for reasons that have been frustratingly unclear. Now it turns out that the rise of another phenomenon—the use of antibiotics—may hold a clue. A study from the University of Michigan Medical School has found that antibiotics seem to prime the immune system to overreact to substances it could just as well ignore.
When the Michigan team gave mice a five-day course of antibiotics, the animals showed the same effect seen in humans: an upset in the balance of yeast and other microbes in the gut. The researchers then exposed the mice to several common allergens. The mice given antibiotics were hypersensitive to them, while the other mice had a normal immune response.
While we tend to think of allergies and asthma as involving mainly the respiratory system, this research suggests the microbes in the gut play a role, too.
The results support part of the “hygiene hypothesis,” which holds that modern societies are too sanitary—when you’re not exposed to very many bugs, your immune system has a hard time telling the difference between a harmless substance (like pollen) and a dangerous toxin, so it’s likely to overreact.
And the findings provide yet another reason to encourage the growth of “good” bacteria in our bellies. To do that, Gary Huffnagle, who worked on the study, recommends a diet rich in fiber and active-cultured yogurt and low in refined carbs and sugar. “It’s a good idea to do this even when you’re not taking antibiotics,” he says. And if you do need to take the drugs, he advises taking probiotics afterward. Your nose, as well as your stomach, will thank you.
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