Allergy Doctor Dallas Texas – Dr. Barbara Baxter
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Sinusitis is characterized by inflammation and swelling of the sinuses (the air-filled cavities around the nasal passages). Some of the symptoms include:
- Nasal congestion
- Thick nasal discharge
- Post-nasal drip
- Facial pressure or pain (especially behind the eyes)
- Difficulty in smelling
- Cough
- Soar Throat
- Headache
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, you should consult Dr. Baxter to talk about diagnosis and treatment options. #sinus #allergist #asthmatreatment #allergies #dallas
Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Allergy-Immunology, Dr. Barbara Baxter, an allergy doctor Dallas TX practices in North Dallas.
Dr. Baxter is a member of Genesis Physicians Group, the American Medical Association, the Texas Medical Association, the Dallas County Medical Society and the Texas Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Society.
We offer the following services:
- Allergy skin testing for inhalant, food and insect sensitivities
- Patch testing for contact dermatitis
- Penicillin skin testing
- Allergy immunotherapy injections and clusters of injections
- Evaluation of the immune system for people with recurrent or unusual infections
- Pulmonary function testing including exhaled nitric oxide measurements
- Infusion therapy for humoral immune deficiencies
- Xolair injections (anti-IqE) for severe asthma
- Seasonal flu shots (September to May)
- Pnuemovax (pneumonia vaccine)
- Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis for adults
- TB test
- Microscopic exam of nasal secretions and sputum
- Blood tests
- Tympanometry
- Cultures, when indicated; immediate Strep assays
- Nebulizer treatments for asthma
- Measurement of blood oxygen saturation (pulse Oximetry)
- Methacholine challenge test
- A comprehensive weight loss and maintenance program in partnership with Ideal Protein
- Counseling for select patients including hypnosis and regression
- Opportunities to participate in clinical trials of new medications for a broad variety of conditions through Discovery Clinical Trials partnership.
- The opportunity to experience energy healing through a method called reiki.
Adults with migraine have an increased risk for ischemic silent brain infarction relative to their migraine-free peers, a new study confirms. Migraine is a neurovascular condition of the brain, with a small increased risk of silent brain infarctions, a risk factor for clinical stroke.
While the risk may be small, migraine patients with vascular risk factors should be treated for stroke risk factor reduction, including healthy lifestyle behaviors that include regular exercise and plenty of fruits and vegetables according the AHA/ASA [American Heart Association/American Stroke Association] guidelines.
For this report, the NOMAS investigators quantified subclinical brain infarctions and white matter hyperintensity volumes (WMHVs) in 546 men and women. Their mean age was 71 years, and 65% were Hispanic.
Hypertension, a risk factor for stroke, was more common in patients with migraine, but the association between migraine and silent brain infarction was also seen in normotensive participants, the researchers say.
This study confirms the association between migraine and silent brain infarctions in an older, diverse, predominantly Hispanic population. “Previous studies of silent brain infarctions and migraine were conducted in predominantly white populations,” she noted. “While these lesions have an ischemic stroke appearance, the exact etiology of lesions is unknown in patients with migraine.”
Compared with people without migraine, those with migraine (confirmed by International Classification of Headache Disorders-2 criteria) had a 2-fold increased risk of subclinical brain infarction (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 2.1; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.0 – 4.2).
The association between migraine and silent brain infarction was independent of socio-demographic and cardiovascular factors, and was stronger in the subgroup of patients with migraine without aura (OR, 2.6; 95% CI, 1.3 – 5.5), the researchers note.
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