Dr. Javier Chinen
Pediatric Allergy and Asthma
Humble, TX
32 years experience male
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Pediatric Allergy and Asthma
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Javier Chinenanswered
Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Colds/allergies?: During take-off and landing, cabin pressure changes can cause sinus or ear-pain in children and adults with rhinitis or sinusitis due to colds/ allerg... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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NO: Please ask your HIV specialist on law and regulations passed to protect hiv-infected persons from unreasonable discriminatory practices. This issue is... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Allergies, skin care: Eczema is often caused or worsened by allergies, usually food abut also airborne. Avoidance helps clear lesions. In many case however, allergies are n... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Immune system: Both conditions are disorders of immune tolerance. This is a mechanism that controls the triggering of the immune response and inflmmation. When the i... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
NO: Fructose, glucose and gluten are 3 different molecules or biological units
fructose and glucose are two different sugars. Fructose is responsible for... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Not always an enzyme: Severe combined immunodeficiency (scid) is diagnosed when t cells (a type of white blood cell) are absent or not working. There are at least 15 causes... Read More
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A 53-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Good with treatment: Without treatment, severe combined immunodeficiency is lethal in infancy. If treated with a bone marrow transplantation or similar immune reconstituti... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Yes, experimental: Over 30 patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (scid) have been treated with gene therapy. They have included Adenosine deaminase deficiency f... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Yes: Asthma is a process that develops mostly as a result of an allergic condition. The allergic trigger varies in different individuals, and mechanisms of... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Asthma can be mild: Asthma is defined as reversible bronchoconstrictrion, this can be mild that it can only be detected by lung function test. Some asthma patients only r... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Newborn screening: Severe combined immunodeficiency (scid) is a group of inherited diseases. A diagnostic test for all forms of scid is available for newborn screening i... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Fix water leaks: Allergic asthma is commonly triggered by mold. The trigger is not the odor but the mold particles in the environment and the best measure to reduce ex... Read More
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A 52-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
YES: Perennial means that the condition stays most of the year, as opposed to seasonal. Examples of perennial allergic rhintis are those associated to expo... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Travolta movie: In the late 70's, one child with scid was placed in a sterile plastic environment developed by nasa. This experience was used to develop a movie story... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Call your doctor: Very young children may develop severe disease from infections in a relatively short time. I recommend not taking risks and call your doctor.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Petrolleum jelly: Keeping the skin moist is one of the most important measures. Both ointments and lotions can do this, ointments are more effective, but less friendly ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Depends on the food: Allergic reactions are present as long as the allergen that triggers it is also present. For food, it depends on how much was eaten and if it is elimi... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Testing needed: Chronic granulomatous disease is diagnosed with specialized testing checking the function of white cells, it is confirmed with a dna test. Women might... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Specific to each one: Both kinds of nasal sprays contain medications designed to work in the nose with little absorption into the rest of the body. It is somewhat unfair to... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Yes: There are follow up studies in children with penicillin allergy that showed a good chance (>85%) of losing skin reactivity to penicillin after 5 years... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Now: In general it is best to get started on immunotherapy as soon as possible to get the best result sooner. If you are currently having seasonal allergy... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Depends on dose: Immunoglobulin preparations are not checked if they have protective level antibodies anti-hepatitis a. Assuming that most blood donors have enough ant... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Symptoms might go: Allergy symptoms occur when a person with a sensitivity to a substance enters in contact with the substance. This is the environmental variable. Aller... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Diagnosis and treat: Although allergies are considered common knowledge, it is most important to first be sure that the symptoms are of allergic nature. Management of alle... Read More
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Levalbuterol: Xopenex (levalbuterol) is the brand name for Levalbuterol (generic name).
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Most likely: Food allergy symptoms are caused by large after being ingested, eventhough there are reports of trigger by aerosol or contact. Whether a tea tree oil ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Nose symptoms relief: Allergic inflammation in the nasal mucosa produces swelling, congestion and increased secretions. Nasal topical steroids help with reducing the inflam... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Yes: Claritin is a brand name of loratadine, a second generation antihistaminic. Loratadine absorption is not affected if taken with foods, actually seems ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Yes: Photophobia is defined simply as fear or intolerance to light. There is pain when opening eyes. Symptoms of allergic disease include headaches trigger... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Use them wisely: Sudafed is a brand name of pseudoephedrine, a decongestant used to decrease nasal congestion and secretions. Claritin is a brand name for loratadine, ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Indigestion, allergy: Milk allergy is a term reserved for reactions due to allergy sensititivity to milk protein, resulting in immediate reaction including hives, breathing... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Symptoms and testing: A child who sneezes when playing with a cat is likely to have cat allergy, this is confirmed with skin allergy test or blood test for specific ige to ... Read More
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No, : There is no any scientific evidence leading to or supporting such a hypothesis.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Clear definition: Immune deficiency means that there is a defect in the immune system, and the person is more susceptible to have infectious diseases and cancer. There ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Protein, antibody: An immunoglobulin, also called an antibody, is a protein that binds susbtances to eliminate or neutralize them. Most of immunoglobulins are in the blo... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Medical/lay terms: Medically speaking, there are 4 major types of hypersensitivity: i is immediate, produces itching, sneezing, anaphylaxis, ii is though an antiboy affe... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Allergy control: Bronchitis and similar illnesses are commonly associated to not well controlled respiratory allergic disease. Swelling and increased secretions second... Read More
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A 52-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Definitions: B cell deficiencies are characterized by absent or deficient production of specific antibodies to substances, for example vaccines. For these patients... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Misunderstanding: Some allergy symptoms such as sneezing and itching are caused by histamine produced by special allergy cells in our body. The allergy cells release hi... Read More
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
NOT KNOWN: Grave's disease is the result of inappropriate immune response reacting with the thyroid gland and making it secrete thyroid hormone, and increase the... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Reduce symptoms: Histamine produces the itching, eye and nasal swelling induced by allergic triggers. Claritin (loratadine, generic name) and other antihistamines bloc... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Not an easy answer: A person has two copies (or alleles) for each gene. One inherited from each parent. Dominant alleles are associated to clinical manifestations even wh... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Several gene defects: Combined immunodeficiency (cid) results from many gene defects, they have in common that the result is impairment of the cells of the immune system an... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Not many answers: Psoriasis is a skin disease involving an abnormal immune response. Some individuals may have increased (inherited) risk of developing this condition a... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
By reducing IgE: Ige is the 'allergy antibody', it mediates allergic reaction. Without ige, allergies as we know them would not occur (other kinds of 'allerg'y might s... Read More
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A 26-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Most do: There have been many studies on 'allergy shots'; however the vast diversity of allergy triggers might not be covered. Generally, about 80% of patients... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Definition: Immunotherapy indicates the use of immunological mechanisms for treatment. Allergy immunotherapy (allergy shots) do not include antitoxins.
Antitoxi... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Not normal: There are a few types of allergic reaction. Joint pain is a manifestation of an allergic reaction mediated by igg, an antibody.
A different antibody... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
NO: Hiv kills t cells, which are the masterminds of the immune response. There are many other immunological targets for HIV that together result in severe... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Yes, anaphylaxis: Cough and feelings of chest congestion are two important signs of a severe allergic reaction, also known as anaphylaxis. Wheat allergy is a common foo... Read More
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Apr 19, 2013
I was at a loss so I turned to the internet and Dr. Chinen was the only information on pigweed allergies...
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Chinen is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Chinen is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Trying to understand my recent diagnosis of histamine allergy. Thanks!
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Peruvian University of Cayetano Heredia Academic Program, Peru
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