Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles about allergic rhinitis for March 2014:The skin prick test - European standards (free full text review, 2013) http://buff.ly/WOyPY4
What is the risk of a latex reaction in a patient with known hypersensitivity to cross-reacting foods? http://buff.ly/XNXEDz
Allergy immunotherapy: Reduced health care costs in adults and children with allergic rhinitis. http://buff.ly/12sDYdh
Increased risk of severe asthma, rhinitis and eczema is associated with consumption of fast food 3 times per week. A potential protective effect on severe asthma was associated with consumption of fruit 3 times per week http://buff.ly/136JUci
A study suggrests that both SPT and sIgE testing should be performed when diagnosing allergic sensitization http://buff.ly/10pwxfr
Patient Education App from the manufacturer of Zyrtec: "Sinus Allergy Pro" http://buff.ly/10RnT0s
Azelastine onset of action for symptom relief was faster than cetirizine and loratadine in allergic rhinitis http://buff.ly/10paYjf
Diagnostic Tools In Rhinology - EAACI position paper (free full text) http://buff.ly/10xVPrT
Ocular safety of fluticasone nasal spray in allergic rhinitis: 2-year study shows no difference from placebo http://buff.ly/1d8zzvH
Additional value of microarray allergen assay in polysensitized patients with respiratory allergy http://buff.ly/13zo1fx
New treatment: Topical nasal microemulsion made of glycerol esters relieves symptoms of allergic rhinitis http://buff.ly/147S6HY
Exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) levels are unaffected by multiple allergen immunotherapy http://buff.ly/1glF1gz
At the height of allergy season, patients with allergic rhinitis suffer symptoms 50% of the time, meds don't help http://buff.ly/15V8xdv
AAAAI/ACAAI/AAP statement on switch to OTS nasal steroid http://buff.ly/19AOZIO and http://buff.ly/19AOZIP -- Allergist: Once you stop and think about it, there are numerous negatives to having Nasacort AQ going OTC http://buff.ly/1hMQI0q
Nasacort is already available from Amazon with a 2-day free shipment via Amazon Prime:
Treatment Options for Allergic Rhinitis (AR) and Non-Allergic Rhinitis (NAR) (click to enlarge the image).
The articles were selected from Twitter @Allergy and RSS subscriptions. Some of the top allergy accounts on Twitter contributed links. I appreciate the curation provided by @Aller_MD @AllergyNet @IgECPD @DrAnneEllis @AACMaven @AllergieVoeding @allergistmommy @mrathkopf @wheezemd.
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