Allergic rhinitis - top articles for September/October 2012

Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles about allergic rhinitis for September/October 2012:

Allergic rhinitis is associated with poor asthma control in children with asthma - nasal corticosteroids may improve asthma control http://goo.gl/7vr5W

What hypoallergenic dog? The allergy-friendly dog may be little more than wishful thinking (study) http://goo.gl/brJTQ

Eating peanut/tree nuts during pregnancy may decrease asthma and rhinitis in children - Danish Birth Cohort study http://goo.gl/jfaZM

To expect clinical efficacy from SLIT for allergic rhinitis, sufficiently high doses have to be regularly administered for at least 3 consecutive years http://goo.gl/kl8Xx

Allergy, living and learning: diagnosis and treatment of allergic respiratory diseases in Europe http://1.usa.gov/QGLA4R

High pollen counts tied to ER visits for asthma | Reuters http://goo.gl/otggR

Monday's mold count is the highest on record in Chicago, according to Chicago's longtime volunteer allergen measurer http://goo.gl/gss67

Profilin cross-reactive panallergen causes latex sensitization in kids allergic to pollen. Clinical relevancy unclear http://buff.ly/OULz94

"Ditch the Drip" awareness campaign: Get Serious About Nasal Allergies - DitchTheDrip dot com http://bit.ly/SoJjHO

Colonoscopic allergen provocation test - birch allergen rBet v 1 in patients with pollen-associated food allergy http://goo.gl/WB8BJ

Allergy may protect against heart attack: serum sIgE is inversely related to myocardial infarction http://bit.ly/PN78ZV

"RhinAsthma Patient Perspective" - a short daily asthma and rhinitis QoL assessment - 8 questions http://buff.ly/P4xXJ9

Stress is associated with atopic disorders in a dose-dependent manner http://buff.ly/P4ypXF

Prospective validation of the "rhino conjunctivitis allergy-control-SCORE(C)" http://buff.ly/Pqlboh

The articles were selected from my Twitter stream @Allergy and Google Reader RSS subscriptions. Some of the top allergy accounts on Twitter contributed links. I appreciate the curation provided by @JuanCIvancevich @AllergyNet @IgECPD4 @DrAnneEllis @AACMaven @AllergieVoeding @allergistmommy @mrathkopf @wheezemd.

Please feel free to send suggestions for articles to allergycases@gmail.com and you will receive acknowledgement in the next edition of this publication.