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

Parvalbumin content of fish species varies considerably - possibly contributing to variable allergenicity

Immunotherapy-related tweets from 2011 AAAAI meeting

4-year duration of SLIT with dust mite seems like the optimal choice

Drug allergy-related tweets from 2011 AAAAI meeting

What is spirometry? A simple breathing test (video)

Food allergy-related tweets from 2011 AAAAI meeting

Fluticasone nasal spray relieves ocular symptoms of allergic rhinitis

Allergy Sufferers Try Acupuncture (video)

27% of patients with "physician-diagnosed asthma" had a negative methacholine test - misdiagnosis?

Farm living may protect against childhood asthma and allergy - but how?

CX3C - a breathtaking chemokine in asthma and allergy

Anti-acid medications may be a risk factor for food allergy

Statins enhance anti-inflammatory effects of inhaled corticosteroids in asthma

Adding clarithromycin to inhaled steroid in uncontrolled asthma was ineffective

Example of cross-reactivity: allergy to kiwi in patients with baker's asthma

Rapid desensitization for drug hypersensitivity - EAACI consensus statement

Spirometry use in primary care settings for asthmatic children does not conform to guidelines

Twice-daily budesonide/formoterol for asthma works better than once-daily dosing or budesonide alone