Allergy science makes progress but many gaps remain
In Bethesda a detailed look at allergies outlines how the body's alarm system misfires in asthma hay fever hives and insect venom reactions. Drs. Kaplan and Norman describe the IgE mechanism mast cells and histamine role and note that while drugs like antihistamines help, better understanding and therapies are still needed.
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Bethesda, Md
Philip S. Norman
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Baltimore
Norman
Kaplan
New drug cromolyn sodium aids chronic asthma patients
In New Orleans Dr Patti Brown notes cromolyn sodium as a preventive asthma treatment that blocks release of histamine, reducing attacks before triggers. It helps some long term patients avoid or lessen cortisone. Brown, plant doctor in the French Quarter, makes house calls on a bike with a bag of remedies.
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New Orleans
Patti Brown
Kaplan
Dr. Brown
French Quarter
Port Lavaca Fish Industry Pioneers and Rail Era Boosts
The Port Lavaca seafood sector features the Rubert and Fish and Oyster Companies alongside the Gentry firm, with Charles Rubert a 19th century pioneer in wholesale fish and oysters. The 1905 20 000 capital firm employed about 350 workers and reached markets from New Mexico to Minnesota. Railroads into Port Lavaca from 1887 opened national markets, boosting oyster fields and shrimping, while the Gentry firm continued after 1914 as a leading wholesale dealer under Sam Tisdale with multi generational ties to the Jacksons and local officials. The period notes pivotal rail expansions, stock totals, and local legends surrounding Port Lavaca’s seafood economy.
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Gentry
Calhoun County
Rubert Company
Fish and Oyster Company
Port Lavaca
Chicago
Lewis
Charles Rubert
Robert
Indianola
Rebecca Rubert
Edgar C. Rubert
Rubert
East Indies
New York
General McClelland
Army of the Potomac
Texas
Matagorda Bay
Addie H Cloud
Ranger
Addie H Rubert
Charles Robert
Fish and Oyster Company of
Willlet Wilson
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Colorado
Minnesota
Dakotas
Port
Galveston
Island
Half Moon Reef
Matagorda
Bay Prairie
Frisco
Palades
Gentry Company
Sam C. Tisdale
Dick Thayer
Jackson
R.D
Roy Jackson
N.D
Dan Jacks
W.C. Sterne
Smith Brothers
Sam Tisdale
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Allen Kaplan
The
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NIAI
Old Company of
Fish and Oyster
Thayer
Ns and
Wrangler
Dacron
Virginia
Lavaca
Paul Frier
Fred Knipling
Prairies
Gentry Railroad
Commerce
Guadalupe
Blasingim
Bargain Center
Seadrift
Port Lavoco
Friedrich Exscls
Maddens Western Auto
White Stag Body Shop
Laguna
Geminesse
Viking Mall
Cunningham Pharmacy
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