Anti-IgE therapy could be particularly beneficial for patients with concomitant asthma and rhinitis as it targets a common factor in the two diseases. Omalizumab is significantly more efficacious than placebo in preventing asthma exacerbations and in improving disease-related quality of life scores when added to standard asthma and rhinitis therapies. (more…)
Patients with severe persistent asthma who are inadequately controlled despite Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) 2002 step 4 ther ...
Treatment with omalizumab has been shown to reduce serum free IgE concentrations and to have beneficial effects on allergic airway ...
IgE plays an important role in allergic asthma. Reducing IgE in the airway mucosa should reduce airway inflammation. Omalizumab has ...
Allergic rhinitis is a very common problem associated with poor quality of life, reductions in social and work activities and p ...
This study evaluated budesonide formoterol efficacy and safety of a novel asthma management strategy for both maintenance and s ...
A paradigm of immune development underlies allergy development and progression in early childhood. Briefly, the immune system of the fetus is maintained in a tolerogenic state, preventing adverse immune responses and rejection between the mother and fetus. Placental interleukin-10 (IL-10) suppresses the production of immune-potentiating inter-feron gamma (IFN-y) by fetal immune cells. IFN-y downregulates the production of pro-allergic cytokines, such as IL-4 and IL-13. (more…)
In the Tucson CRS study, about 50% of young children experienced a period of recurrent wheezing and/or coughing in the first 6 ...
Treatment with omalizumab has been shown to reduce serum free IgE concentrations and to have beneficial effects on allergic airway ...
The precise mechanisms underlying the effects of Specific Immunotherapy are not well understood but several studies have shown ...
Recently, UK Department of Health has circulated advice aimed at reducing the development of peanut allergy. The advice, base ...
Exposure and allergic sensitization to cockroach was associated with a significantly greater risk of asthma hospitalization and ...
Suspected drug allergy is not easy to investigate. In the UK, few centers have the necessary facilities and expertise, the evidence base of the available diagnostic tests is not robust, and their interpretation of drug allergy reaction is not straightforward. This has led many clinicians increasingly to rely on the patient’s recollection of previous response to individual allergies medicines when anticipating the likely tolerability of future exposure. (more…)
This study compared the diagnostic value of intradermal tests and patch tests in 20 patients with non-immediate reactions to pe ...
Patients (and many doctors) frequently use the term ‘allergy’ when referring to any adverse drug reaction, even one that has no fea ...
One of the popular allergy testing besides food allergy testing is skin allergy testing. Allergy patch test is the most commo ...
Allergy skin testing is probably the most susceptible and practical way to monitor for existing allergy sensitivity. Biological ...
Over the last 5 years some studies have suggested that the atopy patch test (APT) may be a useful test in atopic dermatitis childre ...
Natural history studies with the following design features provide a firm epidemiologic foundation for risk factor assessments and etiologic hypotheses:
(1) long-term cohort studies of a prospective design minimize biases resulting from poor parental recall;
(2) multiple evaluations over time provide important checkpoints during the dynamic period of childhood growth and development; and
(3) the inclusion of objective disease measurements strengthens these studies by validating subjective disease assessments (i.e. questionnaire data). (more…)
Atopic Dermatitis is considered to be one of the first manifestations in the atopic march. The aim of this study was to investi ...
In the Tucson CRS study, about 50% of young children experienced a period of recurrent wheezing and/or coughing in the first 6 ...
There is much controversy as to the role of allergen exposure for the development of atopic sensitization towards this allergen. Wh ...
Sensitization to pets remains a risk factor for asthma and rhinitis, and can occur in people who have never lived with a pet. S ...
Avoidance of any one of the individual risk factors associated with childhood asthma has not been successful in preventing its deve ...
Systemic allergic reactions are a relatively common clinical emergency. In their mildest form, they may just manifest as systemic cutaneous reactions with pruritis, allergy urticaria and angioedema. In more severe cases there are cardiorespiratory symptoms such as stridor, wheeze, difficulty in breathing or hypotension. Anaphylaxis has been defined as a ‘severe, life-threatening generalized or systemic hypersensitivity reaction’. The prevalence of systemic allergic reactions is unclear because of the lack of a clear, consistent definition and large prospective population studies. (more…)
Anaphylactic reactions to Hymenoptera venom are relatively uncommon but can be life-threatening: venom immunotherapy is the treatme ...
Definitions of anaphylaxis vary considerably, impeding the comparison of different clinical studies. Different definitions of a ...
It will be helpful for you to have some understanding of the terms that are currently being used by practitioners in the field ...
The safety of immunotherapy has been a constraint on this form of treatment for allergic disease. Although retrospective survey ...
Families frequently do not use their self-injectable adrenaline device, even when their kids is experiencing a potentially life ...
Allergy skin testing is probably the most susceptible and practical way to monitor for existing allergy sensitivity. Biological extracts of aeroallergens such as trees, dust mites, weeds, cockroaches, molds, and animal danders are offered for allergy testing. The most common and approved way to test is by putting a drop of antigen on the surface area of the patient’s skin and scratching or skin prick test with a lancet or sharp object. The most essential ancillary test to confirm the diagnosis of allergy is the skin test, which is the gold standard in this respect. The skin test final results must be viewed in light of the history to decide the importance of a positive test. (more…)
One of the popular allergy testing besides food allergy testing is skin allergy testing. Allergy patch test is the most commo ...
If allergies are making your life miserable then you need to work with a professional to determine the cause of your symptoms a ...
The diagnostic approach to allergic food reactions comprises three steps. The first step includes the medical allergy history, ...
This study compared the diagnostic value of intradermal tests and patch tests in 20 patients with non-immediate reactions to pe ...
Having a food intolerance test is becoming increasingly popular nowadays. This is because the symptoms of indigestion, stomach ...
When you are getting disturbed by your dog allergies, you know it’s about time you have to find the right treatment for your dog allergies. The treatment for your dog should give ease and comfort not only to your dog, it should give you no frustration. You must understand what type of dog allergy and what is the recommended treatment for allergy. (more…)
Allergies are often thought to affect human lives only. Hundreds of people are suffering from allergies due to many unacceptable th ...
Are you a pet owner who thinks that you may be allergic to your dog? If you are, you may be looking for guidance. After all, there ...
Pet dander allergy is possibly the most common form of allergy to pets, although some people are also allergic to pets urine or ...
Her case is like King Solomon against Americans with Disabilities Act. The accident begins when a colleague of her ate Buffalo ...
Sensitization to pets remains a risk factor for asthma and rhinitis, and can occur in people who have never lived with a pet. S ...
Mold is a fungus type and different from plants, animals and bacteria. Molds are kind of decomposers of dead organic matter such as leaves, wood and plants. Mold can sometimes infect living plants and animals. Spores and organs such as human hair is the favorite of the mold colonies, but are too small for us to see without a microscope. If a large amount of mold growing on the surface, often appears black or green. The rust color is affected by nutrient source and age of the colony. If mold is growing behind your home wallpaper, colorful pink may appear or purple spots. (more…)
Almost everyone is not affected by exposure to mold, if they are not exposed to many fungi or mold. Unfortunately, they are n ...
If you suspect you have mold in your house, first, do not worry. Remember that mold is everywhere, so it’s normal to have the ...
Let's start out with the basics. Mold is an organism that is everywhere. There is no place there is no mold unless it is a "Cle ...
There is nothing more scary for a new parent than the thought that their child might get sick. But while most parents manage to ...
If you have a mold allergy, gluten allergy, or had any other type of allergy, then you need to learn natural allergy treatments ...
It is very common in asthmatic children where overprotective parents prevent a normal level of exercise to their kids. However, a controlled sport appropriate to the course of their disease is very healthy.
Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable bronchial obstruction and reversible, either spontaneously or with treatment, (more…)
Asthma treatment has one main goal to maintain a normal and healthy lifestyle, including exercise and other physical activities. Pe ...
Up to 85% of asthmatics patients have symptoms of wheezing during or after exercise. Moreover, many patients diagnosed with all ...
It is widely knowt that pollen, pollution, smoke can trigger an asthma attack. But one interesting thing is exercise can also trigg ...
Most attacks of asthma, though frightening and uncomfortable, are usually mild and subside within a few minutes with simple treatme ...
This article focuses on symptoms of exercise induced asthma. Exercise can be a trigger factor when asthma is not well control ...
At least a million Spanish suffer allergic reactions to food, some of them as common as milk, eggs, fruit or fish. Many of them are children who are constrained in their quality of life and opportunities to participate in activities as usual for other children and enjoy a family meal, eating at school, have a pizza or a bagel or even attend a children’s party. An accidental ingestion of a food to which you are allergic (which happens often due to lack of identification of many food allergy ingredients) can have serious consequences, from allergic urticaria to anaphylaxis symptoms. (more…)
It is quite likely you've known someone with a severe allergy. From peanuts to gluten, such food allergies have grown to be much mo ...
A cross-sectional, descriptive, questionnaire-based survey was conducted in schools in Toulouse, France, to determine the preva ...
Food allergies represent a hard challenge to maintain weight loss in when you are frequently eating out in restaurant. Last s ...
Many people will tell you that they have a food allergy; in fact in today's society it is considered to be trendy, with celebri ...
Having a food intolerance test is becoming increasingly popular nowadays. This is because the symptoms of indigestion, stomach ...