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    How To Avoid Getting Sick While Traveling
    Dr. Tania Dempsey
    • Aug 16, 2018

    How To Avoid Getting Sick While Traveling

    The truth about why we always get sick after traveling The number one reason people get sick from traveling is because of stress. Traveli...
    10 Ways To Present Your MCAS Case to Doctors to Get Them to Listen
    Dr. Tania Dempsey
    • Aug 6, 2018

    10 Ways To Present Your MCAS Case to Doctors to Get Them to Listen

    Seeking a MCAS diagnosis can be particularly challenging, especially when many Doctors are still in the dark about what Mast Cell Activat...
    Ask The NY Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) Specialists: Dr. Tania Dempsey & Dr. Lawrence Af
    Dr. Lawrence Afrin, Dr. Tania Dempsey
    • Jul 31, 2018

    Ask The NY Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) Specialists: Dr. Tania Dempsey & Dr. Lawrence Af

    I had melanoma that sat on my back (misdiagnosed as benign initially) for three years. I feel my Mast Cell disease was likely triggered b...
    Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) Questions Answered: Dr. Tania Dempsey & Dr. Lawrence Afrin
    Dr. Tania Dempsey
    • Jul 24, 2018

    Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) Questions Answered: Dr. Tania Dempsey & Dr. Lawrence Afrin

    What is the likelihood of inheriting Mast Cell Activation Disorder (MCAD)? As best as we presently understand, the likelihood of inheriti...
    Ask The Mast Cell Activation Syndrome Doctors: MCAS Questions Answered by NYC MCAD Physicians Dr. Ta
    Dr. Lawrence Afrin, Dr. Tania Dempsey
    • Jul 17, 2018

    Ask The Mast Cell Activation Syndrome Doctors: MCAS Questions Answered by NYC MCAD Physicians Dr. Ta

    Hi. I have MCAD. I have recently been also dx with chronic non-alcoholic pancreatitis. My GI doc questions whether mast cell disease and ...
    Ask The Mast Cell Activation Doctors: MCAS Questions Answered by NY MCAS Specialists Dr. Tania Demps
    Dr. Lawrence Afrin, Dr. Tania Dempsey
    • Jul 10, 2018

    Ask The Mast Cell Activation Doctors: MCAS Questions Answered by NY MCAS Specialists Dr. Tania Demps

    My 24-year-old son has cutaneous mastocytosis. He is self-conscious. He has had spots since he was a little boy and continues to get more
 Recently I've also gotten a CIRs diagnosis (mold/Lyme). Could the DP/DR simply be an unchecked MCAD reaction this whole time? Is dp/dr seen in many MCAD patients? I hear mostly about anxiety, which I do not have. Although mast cells are present in every tissue in the body and can easily drive a wide variety of abnormalities in any given ti
    Long Island Lyme Disease Testing
    Dr. Tania Dempsey
    • Jul 9, 2018

    Long Island Lyme Disease Testing

    “Dear Dr. Dempsey, Our family just returned from a 10-day trip to the north fork of Long Island. We were staying at a beach house in the 
No one has signs of Lyme disease as of yet, and we checked the kids constantly. We all do have a few mosquito bites but none have rings around them. But sometimes, as I learned at the GLA event where I first heard you speak, there are no rings. Should we all go have our blood tested just to be sure no one was bit? Or is there something e
    Ask The Mast Cell Activation Syndrome Doctors: Dr. Tania Dempsey & Dr. Lawrence Afrin
    Dr. Lawrence Afrin, Dr. Tania Dempsey
    • Jul 3, 2018

    Ask The Mast Cell Activation Syndrome Doctors: Dr. Tania Dempsey & Dr. Lawrence Afrin

    Can you explain why seizures during Anaphylaxis happen? Does our Nervous System shutdown? Not enough oxygen to the brain? Preferably non-...
    Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) Questions Answered: Ask the NY MCAS Expert
    Dr. Lawrence Afrin, Dr. Tania Dempsey
    • Jun 21, 2018

    Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) Questions Answered: Ask the NY MCAS Expert

    I am currently on methotrexate, ketotifen, fexofenadine, and sodium crom but STILL reacting to food - what else is left to do? Fortunatel...
    Caffeine Allergy & Coffee Intolerance: What You Need to Know
    Dr. Tania Dempsey
    • Jun 4, 2018

    Caffeine Allergy & Coffee Intolerance: What You Need to Know

    Coffee, like any other food or drink on the market, can be associated with side effects for some people. It is estimated that up to 20% ...
    Tick Bites: What To Do If You Get Bit By a Tick
    Dr. Tania Dempsey
    • May 9, 2018

    Tick Bites: What To Do If You Get Bit By a Tick

    There is a lot of misinformation being propagated regarding tick bites and diseases that you can catch from them. Being educated is key. ...
    Lyme Disease Expert Dr. Tania Dempsey on Fox 61 News Sharing Why Bartonella is The New Lyme Disease
    Dr. Tania Dempsey
    • Apr 28, 2018

    Lyme Disease Expert Dr. Tania Dempsey on Fox 61 News Sharing Why Bartonella is The New Lyme Disease

    Connecticut’s tick population continues to increase along with the rise of the Powassan virus, a tick-borne virus. When most think about ...
    Ask the Mast Cell Activation Syndrome Doctors: MCAS Questions Answered
    Dr. Lawrence Afrin, Dr. Tania Dempsey
    • Apr 12, 2018

    Ask the Mast Cell Activation Syndrome Doctors: MCAS Questions Answered

    Do you have any low salicylate suggestions? Salicylates are a (sub)class of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and NSAIDs, t...
    Heart Attack: Symptoms, Prevention and Heart Healthy Diet Tips
    Dr. Tania Dempsey
    • Feb 6, 2018

    Heart Attack: Symptoms, Prevention and Heart Healthy Diet Tips

    Heart disease is the leading cause of death among adults in The United States. Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a heart attack. ...
    Ask the NYC MCAS Expert: Mast Cell Activation Syndrome Questions Answered
    Dr. Lawrence Afrin, Dr. Tania Dempsey
    • Jan 16, 2018

    Ask the NYC MCAS Expert: Mast Cell Activation Syndrome Questions Answered

    Is there any correlation between MCAS and seizures or seizure like activity? If an EEG is done, should there be anything specific looked...
    The Difference Between MCAD and MCAS
    Dr. Lawrence Afrin, Dr. Tania Dempsey
    • Jan 11, 2018

    The Difference Between MCAD and MCAS

    "Mast cell activation disease" (or "mast cell activation disorder") -- MCAD -- is the new term (since late 2010, when it
    Ask The New York Mast Cell Activation Syndrome Expert: Mast Cell Activation Syndrome Questions Answe
    Dr. Lawrence Afrin, Dr. Tania Dempsey
    • Jan 2, 2018

    Ask The New York Mast Cell Activation Syndrome Expert: Mast Cell Activation Syndrome Questions Answe

    What is recommended for frequent anaphylaxis if someone has Kounis syndrome and the person is having difficulty becoming stable? It is no...
    Ask The New York MCAS Expert: Mast Cell Activation Syndrome Questions Answered
    Dr. Lawrence Afrin, Dr. Tania Dempsey
    • Dec 21, 2017

    Ask The New York MCAS Expert: Mast Cell Activation Syndrome Questions Answered

    Do mast cells make you gain weight and have a huge stomach when you are eating almost nothing? I have seen MCAS drive weight gain in some...
    The Sugar in Fruit: Is the sugar in fruit bad for you?
    Dr. Tania Dempsey
    • Dec 14, 2017

    The Sugar in Fruit: Is the sugar in fruit bad for you?

    Fruit, regardless of the fact that it is a "natural" sugar, can still lead to a number of diseases. There is an epidemic right now in th...
    WSJ Says Infrared Saunas Don’t Help You Detox—Studies Disagree
    Dr. Tania Dempsey
    • Nov 19, 2017

    WSJ Says Infrared Saunas Don’t Help You Detox—Studies Disagree

    I was extremely surprised after reading the recent Wall Street Journal article on infrared saunas. Did I detect some bias from the author...
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