Allergy and Immunology Gateway

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  • Fewer sick days with following SCIT

    Patients undergoing subcutaneous allergen specific immunotherapy (SCIT) experience fewer symptom-filled days following treatment and reported taking fewer sick days from work as a result of their allergies, showing improvements in quality of life of allergy sufferers.

    World Allergy Organization Journal 2013, 6:15
  • Age and airway obstruction predictors for CVD

    Comorbid cardiovascular disease (CVD) has similar prevalence in older patients with asthma compared to those with COPD, apart from ischemic heart disease and pulmonary hypertension, which are more strongly associated with COPD.

    Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine 2013, 8:58
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    Single-cell proteomics

    Jim Heath and colleagues explore the fast-moving field of single-cell functional proteomics, highlighting microchip platforms and their use in understanding immunology and cancer research.

    Genome Medicine 2013, 5:75
  • Wheat can cause anaphylaxis

    A retrospective study looking at 93 cases of oral food challenge in children indicates that wheat can be a risk factor for severe reaction, including anaphylaxis, despite the perception that the risk for severe reaction to wheat is lower than that for egg, milk and peanut.

    World Allergy Organization Journal 2013, 6:14
  • Clinical evidence for allergy in OFG

    Allergy is more prevalent in patients with orofacial granulomatosis (OFG) than in the general population, providing evidence for allergic components in this condition, which could lead to improved individualized dietary treatments.

    Clinical and Translational Allergy 2013, 3:26
  • OCS prescptions unreliable indicator of asthma

    Oral corticosteroid (OCS) prescriptions for asthmatics are often ordered for non-asthma conditions, indicating that prescriptions for OCSs may be an unreliable marker of asthma exacerbations, despite often being used as such in retrospective studies. Investigators should account for comorbid conditions that might require OCS therapy.

    Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2013, 9:27


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