What's new in the diagnosis and management of food allergy in children? [PDF]
This article reviews the recent advances in the diagnosis and management of IgE mediated food allergy in children. It will encompass the emerging technology of component testing; moves to standardization of the allergy food challenge; permissive diets ...
Campbell, DE, Turner, PJ
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The multi-disciplinary team approach is an effective model for patient care. Allied health professionals (AHPs) are an important part of such teams, bringing specific knowledge and skills related to the target patient population.
I. J. Skypala +8 more
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Allergy education and training for physicians
The increasing prevalence of allergic diseases has placed a significant burden on global healthcare and society as whole. This has necessitated a rapid development of “allergy” as a specialist area.
Sally Barker, BSc +24 more
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Release of Mast Cell Tryptase into Saliva: A Tool to Diagnose Food Allergy by a Mucosal Challenge Test? [PDF]
Background: Our aim was to examine whether measurement of the saliva mast cell tryptase (MCT) concentrations before and after a mucosal challenge test with the offending food would be helpful in diagnosing food allergy.
Alexander Arnold +11 more
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History of the World Allergy Organization: The First 50 Years of IAA/IAACI/WAO
History of the World Allergy Organization: In 1951, the leaders in allergy from all over the world came together to form the International Association of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (IAACI).
Alain L. de Weck, MD
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Readability, presentation and quality of allergy-related patient information leaflets: a cross sectional and longitudinal study [PDF]
Objective: Patient information leaflets (PILs) are widely used to reinforce or illustrate health information and to complement verbal consultation. The objectives of the study were to assess the readability and presentation of PILs published by Allergy ...
Capel-Williams, Gabriella M +5 more
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SummaryThe further increase of allergies in industrialized countries demands evidence‐based measures of primary prevention. The recommendations as published in the guideline of 2004 were updated and consented on the basis of a systematic literature search. Evidence from the period February 2003–May 2008 was searched in the electronic databases Cochrane
Muche-Borowski, Cathleen +5 more
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Determination of a predictive cleavage motif for eluted major histocompatibility complex class II ligands [PDF]
CD4+ T cells have a major role in regulating immune responses. They are activated by recognition of peptides mostly generated from exogenous antigens through the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II pathway.
Dhanda, Sandeep Kumar +7 more
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Sublingual allergen immunotherapy with a liquid birch pollen product in patients with seasonal allergic rhinoconjunctivitis with or without asthma [PDF]
Background: Sublingual allergen immunotherapy (SLIT) has been demonstrated to be both clinically efficacious and safe. However, in line with the current regulatory guidance from the European Medicines Agency, allergen immunotherapy (AIT) products must ...
Bachert, Claus +10 more
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Cockroach Allergy and Asthma in a 30-Year-Old Man [PDF]
A growing body of evidence has implicated allergens derived from cockroaches as an important environmental factor that may aggravate asthma in sensitized persons. We present the case of a 30-year-old man with asthma and a cockroach allergy.
Bourdin, Joël-André +2 more
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