Archive for the ‘Article Review’ Category
Skin Testing for Aeroallergens
Position Paper: Practical guide to skin prick tests in allergy to aeroallergens I was alerted to this article by my partner Dr. Vitalpur. It comes from Allergy (European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology) 2011 . The purpose of the article was to provide ‘pocket guidelines’ from a consensus report regarding the use of allergy skin [...]
November 30, 2011
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Tags: Allergic Rhinitis, Allergy Skin Testing, Article Review, Skin Testing Guidelines · Posted in: Allergies, Allergy in Children, Allergy Testing, Article Review, Asthma, Environment, Interesting articles, Nasal Allergy
Notable Articles on Skin, Food, Drug, Insect Allergy-JACI 2010
In a very well done review article, Drs. Scott Sicherer and Donald Leung present the advances that were published in the premier allergy journal (the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, JACI) last year-2010. Reviews like this have appeared in the JACI at least since 2004. The topics included allergic skin disease, anaphylaxis, and hypersensitivity [...]
March 3, 2011
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Posted in: Allergies, Article Review, Food Allergies
Does allergic rhinitis exist in infancy?
Does the baby have ‘allergies’? How often has this question been asked? Better yet, how often are infants and young children subjected to extensive/ expensive testing and related therapies based on the idea that they are struggling with nasal allergy? This is a common concern and a common diagnosis. I am not sure it is [...]
January 15, 2011
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Tags: Allergic Rhinitis, Nasal Allergy, Nasal Allergy in Young Children · Posted in: Allergies, Article Review, Nasal Allergy, Nasal Allergy in Young Children
Increased Asthma Frequency and Asthma Severity in Children: The Asssociation with Atopy
Asthmatic children with atopy have more frequent and more severe virus-induced illnesses. During a career you hear many words of wisdom from your mentors who are with you seeing children in the office and from meetings, curbside conversations/consultations, and from the literature. The adage that allergic children get sick easier, more frequently, and have more [...]
June 10, 2010
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Tags: Asthma, Asthma and Atopy, Atopy, Role of the allergist · Posted in: Allergies, Article Review, Asthma
