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Reactions to ecallantide (Kalbitor) in some HAE patients decreased hopes that the drug could be used at home

Hizentra is 20% immunoglobulin for subcutaneous therapy (SCIG) of immunodeficiency

Rates of food sensitivity vary by country, hazelnuts are the most common cause

Poem by an allergy patient

Intranasal corticosteroids may reverse rhinitis medicamentosa

Increased risk of pneumococcal disease in patients with atopic conditions

How useful are prebiotics, probiotics and synbiotics in allergic diseases?

51% of adult patients with asthma have clinically significant anxiety

The most cost effective oral antihistamine?

1 in 5 seasonal allergy sufferers misses work because of their symptoms

Neomycin is the Allergen of the Year 2010

European allergen extracts have at least 50% lower potency than US extracts

Epinephrine autoinjectors in order of patient preference: INT prototypes, then EpiPen followed by TwinJect

Free Rhinoscopy Teaching Videos

Intravenous montelukast not helpful in children with acute asthma

Food Allergy in the Media: Misdiagnosed and Misunderstood

Thaumatin-like protein is new allergen associated with baker's asthma

Herbal remedies in asthma associated with lower adherence to inhaled steroids and worse outcomes

Oral allergy syndrome may progress to systemic symptoms in 8.7% and anaphylactic shock in 1.7%

Spring through the eyes of someone having an allergy

50% of children with soy allergy outgrew their allergy by age 7 years

Doctor shortage, or not?

Adiposity is associated with poorer asthma control in women but not in men

Log cabin out of expired Epi-Pens

Allergist offers desensitization to food allergic children: "There you go. Hit it"