Selected Articles From The Recent Literature
2003 Archive Index
Listed below are the Medical Editor's summaries and
editorial comments about some recent articles about asthma and allergies in the medical
literature which the Medical Editor felt to be of particular interest to those in clinical
practice.
- COX-2 inhibitors and aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease
(12/29/03)
- Beta-blocker use in asthmatics (12/29/03)
- Systematic review of evidence for potential complications of inhaled
corticosteroid use in asthma (12/29/03)
- Progress in new approaches to allergy immunotherapy (12/29/03)
- Role of leukotrienes on airways disease (12/23/03)
- Treatment of acute otitis media (12/23/03)
- Does oseltamivir reduce complications of influenza infection?
(12/22/03)
- Update on pleconaril treatment of the common cold (12/22/03)
- Prevalence of peanut allergy in the USA (12/22/03)
- Experience with the Churg-Strauss Syndrome (12/18/03)
- Acute effect of leukotriene antagonists on airway function in acute
asthma (12/18/03)
- Long-acting beta agonists vs theophylline in the maintenance treatment
of asthma (12/17/03)
- Sulfa antibiotics likely do not cross-react with non-antibiotic
sulfonamides (12/17/03)
- Increased serum melatonin levels in nocturnal worsening of asthma
(12/16/03)
- Short course steroid therapy for viral associated wheezing in young
children (12/15/03)
- Elevated serum tryptase levels predispose to anaphylaxis reactions to
insect stings (12/15/03)
- Airway tissue mast cell
frequency may predict asthma worsening following inhaled steroid
withdrawal (12/10/03)
- The central role of Fc epsilon R1 in
allergy (12/10/03)
- Wheezy bronchitis - long-term
pulmonary function (12/8/03)
- Evaluation of patients with
reported adverse reactions to local anesthetics (12/8/03)
- Protease inhibitor therapy
in hereditary angioedema (12/5/03)
- Selective COX-2 inhibitors
and cardiovascular effects (12/4/03)
- Exhaled nitric oxide - a reliable marker of asthma inflammatory activity?
(12/4/03)
- Corticotrophin levels and nocturnal asthma
(12/4/03)
- Vocal cord dysfunction in children
(12/2/03)
- Should pneumococcal immunization start at age 50? (11/26/03)
- Mental disorders and asthma (11/26/03)
- Asthma intervention program prevents readmission in high healthcare users
(11/26/03)
- Adverse reactions to infliximab (11/26/03)
- IgE antibodies in wheezing infants: The risk for asthma in later
childhood (11/25/03)
- Delayed drug hypersensitivity reactions (11/25/03)
- Rapid effects of inhaled corticosteroids on nocturnal asthma
(11/25/03)
- Pollen allergy causes G-I symptoms (11/19/03)
- Additional recommendations for quality asthma care (11/18/03)
- The airway beta-agonist paradox - what is the mechanism? (11/14/03)
- Extension of anti-IgE treatment of allergic asthma (11/14/03)
- Fexofenadine does not affect cognitive function (11/14/03)
- Can universal access to health care eliminate asthma health care inequalities? (11/12/03)
- Is atopy less common in those with rheumatoid arthritis? (11/12/03)
- Allergy immunotherapy for asthma - is it effective? (11/12/03)
- Long-term follow-up of childhood asthma (11/10/03)
- Is inhaled corticosteroid use associated with decreased bone density in post-menopausal women? (11/10/03)
- Maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy alters neonatal cytokine responses (11/10/03)
- Is chronic sinusitis the cause of chronic fatigue? (11/10/03)
- Wheat allergy update (11/5/03)
- Allergic transfusion reactions (11/5/03)
- Predictors of life-threatening asthma flares in children (11/5/03)
- Food allergy and asthma - is there a link? (11/5/03)
- Prospective study of air pollution and bronchitic symptoms in asthmatic children (11/4/03)
- Atopic dermatitis treatment with tacrolimus ointment (11/4/03)
- Adverse effects of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy (11/3/03)
- Antihistamine treatment of asthma (10/29/03)
- Antibiotic desensitization in adults with cystic fibrosis (10/27/03)
- Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) use in asthma and the prevention of myocardial infarction (10/22/03)
- What pulmonary function tests can tell you? (10/22/03)
- Low-level ozone exposure and childhood asthma symptoms (10/22/03)
- Patient compliance with asthma treatment - how to improve it? (10/20/03)
- Allergic reactions to vaccines (10/20/03)
- Allergies and pancreatic cancer (10/20/03)
- Allergic reactions to Triatoma bites (10/15/03)
- Negative venom skin tests in individuals with previous systemic reactions to hymenoptera stings (10/15/03)
- Minimizing attrition in long-term asthma studies (10/15/03)
- Formoterol use thrice weekly does not induce tolerance to bronchoprotective effects (10/8/03)
- Relationship of cough-variant asthma to classic asthma in childhood (10/8/03)
- Factors associated with wheezing in children with bronchial hyper responsiveness (10/7/03)
- Otitis media - Clinical aspects (Part II) (10/7/03)
- Enhanced synergy between fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhaled from a single inhaler vs separate inhalers (10/6/03)
- Is delivery by Cesarean section a risk factor for food allergy? (10/6/03)
- Threshold reactivity to milk, egg, peanut and sesame in allergic individuals (10/6/03)
- Effect of inhaled fluticasone with and without added salmeterol on airway inflammation (10/6/03)
- Ciliary beating patterns in primary ciliary dyskinesia (10/6/03)
- Immunoglobulin deficiencies and susceptibility to infection in C2 deficient individuals (10/6/03)
- Evaluating a portable spirometer in the study of pediatric asthma (10/5/03)
- Probiotics and prevention of atopic disease (10/2/03)
- Treatment of severe chronic urticaria with cyclosporine (10/2/03)
- Urticaria and angioedema - clinical aspects (10/1/03)
- Personal exposure to nitrogen dioxide, and the severity of virus
infection-triggered asthma in children (9/24/03)
- Asthma and parasites: New insights (9/23/03)
- Delivery of inhaled beta agonists by metered dose inhaler with spacer
vs nebulizer in the treatment of acute asthma (9/18/03)
- Clinical considerations in the diagnosis of otitis media (Part I - the
history) (9/18/03)
- Heart failure during treatment with tumor necrosis factor antagonists
(9/18/03)
- Conjunctival allergen challenge in the investigation of ocular allergy (8/29/03)
- Association of milk fat consumption with reduced asthma in pre-school children (8/29/03)
- Use of a combination budesonide-formoterol inhaler in the treatment of moderate persistent asthma (8/25/03)
- Patch testing in the diagnosis of allergic contact dermatitis (8/20/03)
- Antihistamine use during pregnancy (8/19/03)
- Sinusitis and atopy (8/18/03)
- Managing antihistamine impairment in patients with allergic rhinitis
(8/14/03)
- Food allergen avoidance in the prevention of food allergy (8/11/03)
- Role of infection in otitis media (Part
2 - viral infection)
(8/11/03)
- Role of infection in otits media (Part
1 - background and bacterial
infection) (8/11/03)
- Dyspnea - guide to evaluation (8/11/03)
- Acute exacerbations of chronic asthma (8/11/03)
- Sinusitis and atopy (8/4/03)
- Treatment of G-I reflux in asthma management (8/4/03)
- Effect of ciclesonide on allergen challenge in asthma (8/4/03)
- Effects of anti-GERD treatment on asthma status (8/4/03)
- Eosinophilic bronchitis as a cause of chronic cough (8/2/03)
- Intranasal fluticasone vs loratadine plus montelukast as treatment for seasonal allergic rhinitis (7/29/03)
- Nasal triamcinolone is as effective as nasal fluticasone in the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis (7/29/03)
- Fatal and nearly fatal asthma (7/29/03)
- Papular urticaria (7/25/03)
- Echinacea products - varying quantities (7/25/03)
- Drug allergy in hospitalized patients (7/24/03)
- Incidence of invasive pneumococcal infection decreasing in children (7/24/03)
- Allergen avoidance in the treatment of asthma and rhinitis (Editorial) (7/22/03)
- Patient education strategies improve pneumococcal immunization rates (7/22/03)
- Asthma may lead to irreversible airway obstruction (7/22/03)
- Vocal cord dysfunction and sinus CT (7/18/03)
- Respiratory manifestations of food allergy (7/18/03)
- The natural history of food allergy (7/18/03)
- Chlorination in swimming pools and asthma (7/16/03)
- Effect of probiotic lactobacillus strains in atopic dermatitis (7/16/03)
- Pituitary adrenal function in nocturnal asthma (7/15/03)
- Is IV epinephrine treatment safe in severe asthma (7/15/03)
- Effect of intranasal budesonide on local immuno-inflammatory events in nasal polyps (7/15/03)
- Evaluation of short-term effect of intranasal corticosteroid therapy in perennial allergic rhinitis (7/15/03)
- Poor recall of skin conditions that increase risk for vaccinia reactions (7/14/03)
- Addition of montelukast to inhaled corticosteroids - effect on inflammation (7/14/03)
- Day care, maternal asthma history, and risk for asthma at age 6 years (7/14/03)
- Role of inhaled magnesium in the treatment of acute asthma (7/10/03)
- Atopic dermatitis and asthma: treatment patterns (7/10/03)
- Thyroid autoimmunity associated with chronic urticaria in childhood (7/8/03)
- Clinical features of aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (7/8/03)
- Mass psychogenic illness after vaccination (7/7/03)
- Airway infections in infancy and subsequent prevalence of allergies and asthma in school age children (7/7/03)
- Intolerance to NSAID precedes onset of chronic urticaria (7/2/03)
- Skin manifestations of food allergic reactions (6/27/03)
- Influenza immunization effects in community dwelling elderly (6/27/03)
- Anaphylactic reaction following artificial insemination (6/27/03)
- Prevalence, characteristics and early risk factors for eczema in 10 year old children (6/23/03)
- Intravenous epinephrine in the treatment of acute severe asthma (6/19/03)
- Endotoxin exposure in infancy - protective against atopy?
(6/19/03)
- Food allergies - diagnostic testing (6/19/03)
- Chronic non-allergic rhinitis (6/17/03)
- Adverse pulmonary reactions to drugs (6/17/03)
- Does systemic steroid therapy benefit acute flares of COPD? (6/16/03)
- Do vaccines cause allergies and autoimmune diseases? (6/16/03)
- Challenges in assessing asthma severity (6/16/03)
- A role for immunomodulatory drug therapy in chronic urticaria (6/12/03)
- Comparison of the leukotriene antagonists and other therapies in allergic rhinitis (6/12/03)
- Lamotrigine hypersensitivity (6/10/03)
- Best way to measure pulmonary function in children (6/10/03)
- Acute laryngeal obstructions in hereditary angioedema (6/10/03)
- Infectious complications associated with treatment with biologic agents (6/10/03)
- Asthma prevalence and drug prescription in children (6/10/03)
- Frequent wheezing in adolescent without and without a diagnosis of asthma (6/9/03)
- PAF acetylhydrolase deficiency predisposes to fatal anaphylaxis (6/9/03)
- Growth and bone density in children with mild-moderate asthma (6/5/03)
- Fluticasone propionate with an HFA propellant in childhood asthma (6/5/03)
- Inhalational challenge with food allergens (6/2/03)
- Common variable immune deficiency - respiratory findings (6/2/03)
- High vaccination usage associated with transient decrease in atopy in
early childhood (5/29/03)
- Infant IgE levels predict later asthma (5/23/03)
- Communications efficacy as a factor in asthma compliance (5/20/03)
- Throat clearing - a presenting symptom of asthma? (5/19/03)
- Use of avoidance measures for dust mites (5/19/03)
- Are environmental factors important in the pathogenesis of systemic
vasculitis? (5/19/03)
- Smoking cessation - most effective strategies (5/14/03)
- Intranasal steroids in asthma management (5/14/03)
- Fexofenadine treatment of chronic idiopathic urticaria (5/12/03)
- Role of nebulized antibiotics in rhinosinusitis? (5/12/03)
- Influenza and RSV-related fatalities in the elderly (5/12/03)
- Sleep disturbances in allergic rhinitis (5/12/03)
- Indications for hospitalization in acute asthma (5/7/03)
- IV Ig therapy of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and TEN (5/6/03)
- Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (5/5/03)
- Chlorine bleach reduces allergen potency (5/5/03)
- Airway structural alterations selectively associated with severe asthma (5/5/03)
- More about pertussis infection (5/5/03)
- Evaluation of rhinosinusitis in children (5/5/03)
- Behavioral symptoms linked to steroid dose (5/5/03)
- Evaluation of in vitro tests in the diagnosis of immediate allergic reactions to beta-lactam antibiotics (5/5/03)
- Increasing pertussis infection rates in adults (5/1/03)
- Effects of World Trade Center disaster on asthma status (5/1/03)
- Cough reflexes more sensitive in women (5/1/03)
- Anti-gelatin IgE antibodies in anaphylactic reactions to MMR vaccines (5/1/03)
- Smallpox immunization and atopic dermatitis (5/1/03)
- Effects of levocetirizine and diphenhydramine on memory function,
psychomotor performance, and mood (4/24/03)
- Effects of cetirizine, ebastine and loratadine in the treatment of
immediate mosquito bite allergic reactions (4/24/03)
- Asthma features in seven-alpha1 anti-trypsin deficiency (4/22/03)
- GER and idiopathic cough (4/22/03)
- Delivery device use affects systemic absorption of inhaled
corticosteroids in childhood asthma (4/21/03)
- Rhinovirus associated with childhood asthma (4/21/03)
- Use of antihistamines by pilots (4/18/03)
- Evaluation of short-term effect of intranasal corticosteroid therapy
in perennial allergic rhinitis (4/18/03)
- Early budesonide treatment in mild persistent asthma (4/17/03)
- Effects of early onset asthma and in utero exposure to maternal
smoking on childhood lung function (4/17/03)
- How accurate is the clinical diagnosis of pneumonia? (4/17/03)
- Nasal steroids vs topical antihistamines in the treatment of
allergic rhinitis (4/14/03)
- Allergy immunotherapy as part of allergic disease management (4/14/03)
- Treatment with bacterial extracts prevents recurrent upper
respiratory infections (4/14/03)
- GERD as a factor in pediatric asthma (4/14/03)
- Diurnal variability of peak expiratory flow (4/7/03)
- Hypereosinophilic syndrome? Treatment with imatinib (4/7/03)
- Inhaled vs oral corticosteroid therapy after discharge from ED treatment of acute asthma (4/7/03)
- Cognitive effects of allergic rhinitis (4/3/03)
- Risk factors for asthma flares during travel (4/1/03)
- Does inhaled steroid therapy increase the risk for hip fracture? (4/1/03)
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Value of written asthma management plans (3/24/03)
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Influenza incidence 2002-2003 (3/18/03)
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Topical beta-blockers and respiratory diseases (3/18/03)
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Interstitial pneumonia caused by anti-cancer treatment (3/18/03)
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Single dose oral challenge with alternative drugs in individuals with reported adverse drug reactions (3/18/03)
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Influenza, pneumococcal immunization rates suboptimal (3/18/03)
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Adverse cutaneous reactions to antipsychotics (3/17/03)
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Does home air filtration benefit asthma? (3/17/03)
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Diagnosis of allergic fungal sinusitis (3/4/03)
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Effects of occupational exposure to toluene diisocyanate (2/27/03)
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Latex allergy among construction workers (2/27/03)
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Allergic reactions to cisplatin treatment (2/27/03)
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Occupational asthma (2/25/03)
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Fexofenadine in chronic idiopathic urticaria (2/25/03)
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Use of cardio-selective beta blockers in individuals with reaction airways
disease (2/24/03)
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Effect of availability of computerized evidence-based guidelines on the
management of asthma in primary care (2/21/03)
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Pulmonary collectins and respiratory infection (2/17/03)
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Allergen bronchoprovocation in allergic rhinitis and asthma (2/17/03)
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The role of leukotrienes in hyperplastic rhinosinusitis (2/10/03)
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The accuracy of computed tomography in the diagnosis of chronic
rhinosinusitis (2/6/03)
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Asthma self-management plans (2/6/03)
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Prolonged exposure to cold temperatures alters lung function (2/4/03)
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Cow's milk allergy frequency in childhood (2/4/03)
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Allergic reactions to food additives (1/31/03)
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Is there really a refractory period for bronchoconstriction during
cross-country skiing? (1/31/03)
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Spirometry performance in aged individuals (1/31/03)
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Maternal immune responses to inhalant allergens and the development of
atopic responses in their children during infancy (1/29/03)
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Interpretation of commercial food ingredient labels by parents of
food-allergic children (1/29/03)
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Anaphylaxis to cow's milk and beef meat proteins (1/29/03)
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Reticular basement membrane thickening in childhood asthma (1/28/03)
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Histamine and antihistamines in anaphylaxis (1/28/03)
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Effect of nasal fluticasone propionate treatment on growth velocity
(1/21/03)
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Breast feeding and allergic diseases in infants (1/21/03)
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Effects of inhaled fluticasone on vascular frequency and basement membrane
thickness in bronchial walls of asthmatics (1/20/03)
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Mannitol as a challenge test to identify exercise-induced
bronchoconstriction in elite athletes (1/20/03)
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Estrogen replacement therapy and venous thromboembolism (1/20/03)
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Inhaled corticosteroids plus long acting beta agonists in asthma (1/20/03)
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Dapsone as a
corticosteroid sparing agent for asthma (1/15/03)
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Evaluation of
asthma control by physicians and patients. Comparison with current
guidelines. (1/15/03)
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Relationship between nasal and bronchial responsiveness in allergic
rhinitis/asthma (1/15/03)
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Effect of
suplatast on Th2-type responses (1/15/03)
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Estrogen
therapy as a trigger of angioedema? (1/14/03)
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Itching-mechanisms and possible therapeutic approaches (1/14/03)
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Allergic
aspergillosis and mycetomas (1/8/03)
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Heterogeneous bronchial inflammation in asthma (1/3/03)
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Corticosteroid hypersensitivity reactions (1/2/03)
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Another peanut
allergen (1/2/03)
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