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The ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and subsequent demand for viral testing has led to issues in scaling diagnostic lab efforts and in securing basic supplies for collection and processing of samples. This has motivated efforts by the scientific community to
HyunJin Kang+6 more
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Background. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease with structural changes in the lungs defined as airway remodelling. Mast cell responses are important in asthma as they, upon activation, release mediators inducing bronchoconstriction, inflammatory ...
Patricia Ramos-Ramírez+13 more
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A 5-year Study of Systemic Reactions Using both Shared and Patient-Specific Vaccines
The safety of shared specific vaccines (SSVs) has been questioned by some experts. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety of SSVs. Details of systemic allergic reactions after subcutaneous immunotherapy injections were captured on a ...
Julian Melamed M.D.+2 more
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The association of exhaled nitric oxide with air pollutants in young infants of asthmatic mothers
Background Exhaled nitric oxide is a marker of airway inflammation. Air pollution induces airway inflammation and oxidative stress. Little is known about the impact of air pollution on exhaled nitric oxide in young infants. Methods The Breathing for Life
Elizabeth Percival+10 more
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Neuroticism, extraversion, stressful life events and asthma: a cohort study of middle-aged adults [PDF]
Background: Stressful life events can trigger asthma exacerbations, but could also contribute to the development of incident asthma. However, only few studies have investigated the association between stressful life events and adult asthma prospectively.
Amelang+34 more
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Feasibility of sustained response through long-term dosing in food allergy immunotherapy
Background Clinical trials using oral immunotherapy (OIT) for the treatment of food allergies have shown promising results. We previously demonstrated the feasibility of desensitization for up to 5 food allergens simultaneously through OIT.
Sandra Andorf+8 more
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Insights into frequent asthma exacerbations from a primary care perspective and the implications of UK National Review of Asthma Deaths recommendations [PDF]
The United Kingdom National Review of Asthma Deaths (NRAD) recommends that patients who require ≥3 courses of oral corticosteroids (OCS) for exacerbations in the past year or those on British Thoracic Society (BTS) Step 4/5 treatment must be referred to ...
Barclay, Stephen+12 more
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Background: It has been reported that measurements of eosinophil-derived neurotoxin (EDN) may be useful for identifying eosinophil activities in allergic diseases including atopic dermatitis.
Tomoko Goto+7 more
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Diagnosis and management of eosinophilic asthma: a US perspective. [PDF]
Eosinophilic asthma is now recognized as an important subphenotype of asthma based on the pattern of inflammatory cellular infiltrate in the airway. Eosinophilic asthma can be associated with increased asthma severity, atopy, late-onset disease, and ...
Doherty, Taylor A, Walford, Hannah H
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Observational long-term follow-up study of rapid food oral immunotherapy with omalizumab
Background A number of clinical studies focused on treating a single food allergy through oral immunotherapy (OIT) with adjunctive omalizumab treatment have been published.
Sandra Andorf+8 more
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