Allergy Notes, Evidence-based Information by Board-certified Physicians

Review: Hyper-IgE syndrome

Levalbuterol versus albuterol: no clinical superiority was proven

Advantages of indacaterol, once-daily ultra long-acting beta2-agonist for asthma and COPD

Adverse effects of salmeterol monotherapy in asthma may be mediated via neurotrophin factor

Mast cell: both villain and hero, harms and protects

Thunderstorm-related asthma is increasingly recognized

Review: Autoimmunity in common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)

Mouse allergen associated with asthma in the community

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) are a newly discovered weapon in the neutrophil armamentarium

Regulatory T cells become autoaggressive when Foxp3 is extinguished

Definition of asthma has evolved - is it time to to move beyond FEV1?

Allergy and Immunology News of the Day

Allergy and Immunology News of the Day

The term "asthma" is a Greek translation of gasping or panting

Allergy and Immunology News of the Day

Allergy and Immunology News of the Day

CRTH2 receptor antagonist that blocks prostaglandin D2 is under development as new asthma therapy

Determinants of Asthma Severity According to Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA)

Shellfish allergy is common and persistent

Air pollution causes plants to express stress-induced factors with increased allergenicity

Dispelling Internet Myths About Allergy

25–45% of patients with COPD have never smoked

Allergy and Immunology News of the Day

Phosphodiesterase-4 inhibition for treatment of COPD: Roflumilast

Allergy and Immunology News of the Day

Google for diagnosis of difficult immunology/allergy cases: success rate of 66% for attending, 86% resident, 64% nurse

Allergy and Immunology News of the Day