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

Asthma Treatment with Inhaled Steroids: Daily or On Demand (PRN)?

Next Generation of Flu Vaccines: Cell-based Technology May Replace Eggs

Elderly people more prone to insect sting anaphylaxis, probably due to elevated tryptase

Pretreatment with omalizumab improves tolerability of immunotherapy in allergic asthma

Somebody "edited" the box of a "Sinus and Allergy" medication on Flickr

Ambient fine particles and ozone exacerbate respiratory conditions including asthma

Intravenous montelukast may be effective as treatment for acute asthma

Beyond Advair: Relovair (fluticasone/vilanterol) is a new ICS/LABA combination currently in trials with a new inhaler

FDA: 46 new cancer cases in children with eczema treated with pimecrolimus and tacrolimus in the post-market period

Diagnostic guidelines for hyper-IgE syndrome (HIES)

Step-up Therapy for Children with Uncontrolled Asthma Receiving Inhaled Steroids: LABA Add-on Worked Best

Basophil expression levels of CD203c might be used to monitor asthma

Chronic psychosocial stress may cause asthma exacerbations

Endothelium-derived prostaglandin I PGI(2) decreases migration of eosinophils and may be a therapeutic target

Colleges make efforts to accommodate students with food allergies

Hormone replacement therapy (particularly estrogen) may increase asthma risk

Th2 Immune Pathway Modulation in the Treatment of Severe Asthma

IgE to specific peanut allergens (Ara h) may identify peanut-sensitized individuals at risk of severe symptoms

Living on a farm and parental allergen sensitization reflected in utero at gene expression level