Allergy and Immunology News of the Day

Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day.

• Talking Points on SLIT for Physicians Practicing in the US by the ACAAI: http://bit.ly/SF2Ip
  
  
• Study: Adenoidectomy Does Not Increase Risk of Asthma or Allergy. Chronic respiratory infections in early childhood appear to promote bronchial hyperreactivity http://bit.ly/bM8OY
  
  
• T-cell receptor excision circles (TRECs) as routine newborn screening protocol for severe combined immunodeficiency http://bit.ly/FNJnE
  
  
• Metformin may help make vaccines work better (in mice) http://bit.ly/TCoep
  
  
• "The Itch: Its mysterious power may be a clue to a new theory about brains and bodies." http://bit.ly/KwFPS
  
  
• "Scratching makes the neurons completely stop for five to 10 seconds and blocks itch" http://is.gd/Nton
  
  
• Blog power: Our blog is #1 search result for "allergic rhinitis guidelines" easily beating NEJM, AAFP and guideline.gov http://bit.ly/8d7dm

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