Selected Articles From The Recent Literature 2005 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. Improved asthma outcomes with care by allergists (12/30/05) Prognosis of aspirin associated respiratory disease (12/28/05) Mucus hypersecretion in asthma (12/28/05) Risk factors for acute asthma exacerbations (12/22/05) Ciclesonide-pharmacokinetics and deposition (12/21/05) An improved method for diagnosing the etiology of community acquired pneumonia (12/20/05) Doubling the dose of inhaled corticosteroids ineffective in acute asthma attacks (12/20/05) Asthma in older adults (12/16/05) Bronchial wall thickness and airway remodeling in severe asthma (12/16/05) The role of the MDI and DPI in pediatric patients (12/15/05) Thyroid autoimmunity in chronic urticaria (12/15/05) Non-antibiotic treatment for URI (12/13/05) Increased plasma MMP-9 levels in chronic urticaria (12/13/05) Cumulative effects of formoterol administered by a dry powder inhaler (12/12/05) Long acting beta agonists in the management of asthma exacerbations (12/12/05) How do patients use their nebulizer in the community? (12/9/05) Prevention and treatment of insect sting reactions (12/8/05) Conjugate meningococcal vaccine effects (12/6/05) Emergency Department treatment of insect sting reactions (12/6/05) Corticosteroid treatment effects in immune responses to Flu vaccine (12/5/05) How important are autoantibodies to the high affinity IgE receptor in chronic urticaria? (12/5/05) Aspirin induced 15-HETE secretion by blood leukocytes (12/2/05) Antihistamine treatment of chronic urticaria (12/2/05) Fluticasone nasal spray treatment of vasomotor rhinitis (12/1/05) Nebulized budesonide treatment in acute asthma exacerbations (11/30/05) Nasal steroid treatment effects on sleep disturbances in allergic rhinitis (11/29/05) Hot tub lung syndrome- clinical and pathologic characteristics (11/28/05) Comparison of clinical effects of levocetirizine and desloratadine in allergic rhinitis (11/20/05) Tacrolimus treatment does not prevent aspirin-triggered respiratory reactions (11/20/05) Cough in children (11/20/05) Lung transplantation for severe asthma (11/15/05) Esophagitis, eosinophilic in children (11/18/05) Fluticasone better than montelukast for allergic rhinitis (11/16/05) Budesonide/formoterol combination as maintenance and reliever therapy (11/16/05) Guidelines for prevention and treatment of corticosteroid- induced osteoporosis (11/15/05) Control of asthma with combination of fluticasone and salmeterol (11/9/05) Formoterol effects on neutrophilic inflammation (11/9/05) Proton pump inhibitor therapy in asthma with GERD (11/8/05) Comparison of ciclesonide and fluticasone effects on the HPA axis (11/7/05) Nebulizer performance under various humidity conditions (11/7/05) Effect of maternal allergy status on neonatal immune responses to microbial stimuli (11/3/05) Omalizumab – possible indications in conditions other than asthma (10/26/05) Tolerance to bronchodilation by salbutamol during treatment with long acting beta agonist (10/26/05) Hyper-IgE syndromes (10/25/05) Alendronate therapy effects on bones in corticosteroids-treated children (10/25/05) Probiotics in clinical disease (10/18/05) Chronic cough in interstitial lung disease (10/18/05) Pediatric cutaneous mastocytosis (10/18/05) Management of childhood asthma (10/12/05) Does inhaled formoterol have anti-inflammatory activity? (10/12/05) Biphasic anaphylactic reactions (10/12/05) IgE-mediated allergy against human seminal plasma (10/11/05) Use of Epi-Pen in children with food allergies (10/11/05) Asthma and depression (10/11/05) Traffic exposures and recurrent wheezing in infants (10/7/05) Antibiotic resistance of invasive pneumococci (10/6/05) Effects of inhaled salmeterol and formoterol on heart rate variability (10/6/05) Chronic urticaria (CU) is less common in children than in adults with the cause often not detected. (9/30/05) Anti-IgE treatment: anti-inflammatory effects and efficacy (9/30/05) Genetic and environmental risk factors for food allergy (9/27/05) Possible pathogenesis of cholinergic urticaria (9/27/05) Allergens in day-care facilities (9/26/05) Airway remodeling and asthma severity (9/23/05) Ciclesonide effect on allergen-induced asthmatic responses (9/23/05) Delivery devices and duration of ICS therapy as factors in systemic effects (9/22/05) Montelukast treatment of antihistamine-resistant chronic urticaria (9/21/05) Airway changes in fatal asthma (9/21/05) Rhinovirus infection in infancy as a risk factor for asthma (9/20/05) Moderate dose inhaled corticosteroids plus salmeterol vs high dose inhaled corticosteroids in asthma (9/19/05) Inhaled corticosteroid treatment for persistent cough after URI (9/19/05) Mucociliary clearance in chronic asthma (9/15/05) Nebulized fluticasone vs budesonide in acute asthma exacerbations (9/14/05) Hypersensitivity to quinolone antibiotics (9/14/05) Acid suppression effects on asthma symptoms in GERD/asthma (9/13/05) Histamine receptors in the conjunctiva (9/13/05) Idiopathic, eosinophilic esophagitis in adults (9/12/05) Weekly low dose methotrexate as a steroid-sparing therapy in chronic asthma (9/12/05) Asthma in remission at age 18 years - subsequent relapse (9/9/05) Unproven techniques in allergy diagnosis (9/9/05) Role of leukotrienes in allergic rhinitis (9/8/05) Maintenance dose of venom extract in immunotherapy (9/7/05) Reducing indoor allergen exposures (9/7/05) Asthma treatment prevents remodeling (9/6/05) Maintenance of asthma control with inhaled ciclesonide (8/17/05) Adjustable budesonide/formoterol dosing in persistent asthma (8/16/05) Treatment of eosinophilic G-I disorders (8/10/05) Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (8/9/05) Immune status and risk for infection in patients receiving chronic immunosuppressive therapy (8/9/05) Mistaken carbamazine levels in patients taking cetirizine (8/8/05) Allergy prevention in children - Australian position statement (8/8/05) Efficacy and tolerability of topical tacrolimus and pimecrolimus in atopic dermatitis - a meta-analysis (8/5/05) Prophylaxis for anaphylactoid reactions to isosulfan (8/5/05) Botox-induced anaphylaxis (8/1/05) Consensus report - differentiation of sinus headache from migraine (8/1/05) Allergic rhinitis as risk for acute asthma attacks (7/29/05) Contact hypersensitivity to corticosteroids (7/29/05) Food allergy diagnostics: scientific and unproven procedures (7/27/05) Levalbuterol vs racemic albuterol in the treatment of acute asthma exacerbations (7/26/05) Cardiovascular aspects of anaphylaxis (7/26/05) Effects of probiotics on atopic dermatitis (7/25/05 Failure of anti-IgE therapy in atopic dermatitis (7/25/05) Montelukast in the treatment of atopic dermatitis in adults (7/22/05) Withdrawal of inhaled corticosteroids after control of childhood asthma (7/22/05) Recognizing drug allergy (7/22/05) Acute cardiac electrophysiologic effects of salbutamol (7/22/05) Inhaled steroid effects on pregnancy outcomes (7/21/05) Allergen avoidance in asthma - What to do? (7/20/05) FENO levels which do not decrease during ICS treatment (7/20/05) Traditional and patient centered outcomes of different asthma treatments (7/19/05) Pharmacologic profiles of the newer antihistamines (7/19/05) Carboplatin desensitization (7/18/05) Improved oral aspirin challenge protocol (7/15/05) NSAID hypersensitivity - how often is it real? (7/14/05) Pharmacokinetics in a combination fexofenadine/pseudoephedrine tablet (7/13/05) Pulmonary rehabilitation approaches in asthma (7/11/05) Once daily fexofenadine treatment for chronic idiopathic urticaria (7/11/05) Position paper on the treatment of atopic dermatitis (7/7/05) Dose-dependent effects of inhaled budesonide on bronchial reactivity of asthmatics (7/7/05) Anti-cholinergic treatment for acute asthma (7/6/05) Current concepts in Behcet's disease (7/6/05) Cyclical treatment with etridonate in osteoporosis associated with inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) treatment (6/24/05) Role of histamine in immune responses (6/24/05) Effects of persistent skin colonization with Staph aureus in atopic dermatitis (6/23/05) Duration of the bronchodilator effects of a formoterol/budesonide combination inhaled (6/20/05) Montelukast and budesonide effects on IgE in new childhood asthma (6/17/05) Ciclesonide and fluticasone effects on the HPA axis and bronchial reactivity (6/17/05) Effect of corticosteroid therapy on outcomes in cardiac surgery (6/16/05) Does mild persistent asthma require continuous controller treatment? (6/15/05) Bronchodilator use and deaths from asthma (6/14/05) Identifying life-threatening asthma (6/14/05) Effect of leukotriene antagonists vs nasal steroids post-polypectomy (6/12/05) Control of mild persistent asthma by montelukast vs fluticasone (6/10/05) Pharmacotherapy of allergic rhinitis (6/10/05) Intranasal and inhaled fluticasone for pollen-induced rhinitis and asthma (6/9/05) Food allergy in adults (6/8/05) Effect of pet removal on pet allergic asthma (6/2/05) Histamine H4 receptor antagonists - a new treatment approach (6/1/05) Zafirlukast treatment blocks leukotriene effects in asthma (6/1/05) Effect of prenatal exposure on childhood sensitization (5/27/05) Bronchoprotective effects of salmeterol and montelukast on thermally induced bronchospasm (5/26/05) Sputum eosinophilia predicts asthma control after discontinuation of inhaled corticosteroids (5/26/05) Impact of chronic urticaria and atopic dermatitis on quality of life (5/24/05) Maternal autoimmune disease, asthma, allergies and autism (5/20/05) Are pneumonia treatment guidelines worthwhile? (5/19/05) Effects of inhaled corticosteroid therapy during asthma symptom remission (5/19/05) Acute, life-threatening cutaneous adverse drug reactions (5/18/05) IV Ig treatment for autoimmune thrombocytopenia (5/13/05) Duration of effect after discontinuing inhaled corticosteroid therapy (5/13/05) Ciclesonide and fluticasone treatment effects on HPA axis in adult asthmatics (5/11/05) Characterizing severe asthma (5/10/05) Significance of positive skin tests in asthma (5/10/05) Exhaled nitric oxide vs bronchial provocation tests in asthma diagnosis (5/9/05) Fluticasone nasal drop treatment for nasal polyps (5/9/05) Bronchodilator duration of salmeterol/fluticasone inhaler (5/5/05) Tobacco induced mast cell proteinase secretion (5/4/05) Rhinophototherapy for allergic rhinitis (5/3/05) Adverse reactions to azathioprine (5/3/05) Montelukast reduces viral infection-induced asthma (4/29/05) Anti-IgE treatment effects on asthma exacerbation in severe persistent asthma (4/29/05) Beta-blocker use during venom immunotherapy (4/27/05) A single inhaler for asthma? (4/27/05) Probiotics in the treatment of atopic dermatitis (4/22/05) Tacrolimus in the treatment of severe chronic urticaria (4/21/05) Antihistamine treatment effects on nasal congestion (4/21/05) Mechanisms underlying glucocorticoid effects on nasal polyps (4/20/05) Safety of non-ionic radio contrast media (4/19/05) Icatibant - a new approach for hereditary angioedema (4/18/05) ACE inhibitor induced angioedema - effect of switching treatment (4/18/05) Management of acute COPD exacerbations (4/14/05) Device selection and outcomes of aerosol therapy (4/13/05) ACEI induced angioedema - Inflammatory events (4/12/05) Comparison of anti-inflammatory effects of fluticasone and montelukast (4/8/05) Markers of eosinophilic inflammation and tissue remodeling in children before clinically diagnosed bronchial asthma (4/8/05) Adverse events after Flu immunization in young children (4/7/05) Review of tacrolimus and pimecrolimus treatment for atopic dermatitis (4/4/05) Asthma and allergy at age 13 years in children with previous RSV bronchiolitis in infancy (3/31/05) Effects of low-dose prednisone on bone metabolism (3/25/05) Role of beta 2 agonists in asthma management (3/25/05) Drugs to suppress cough (3/25/05) Effect of drinking grapefruit juice (3/11/05) Chronic urticaria – levocetirizine therapy (3/11/05) Effect of formoterol over 24 hours in asthma (3/9/05) Safety and tolerability of inhaled high-dose formoterol and salbutamol in persistent asthma (3/9/05) Theophylline vs terbutaline in treating critically ill children with status asthmaticus (3/7/05) Characterization of intermittent and persistent types of rhinitis (3/7/05) Montelukast use reduces asthma flare rate in children (3/3/05) Omalizumab as add-on therapy in severe asthma (3/2/05) Clinical tolerance of processed foods (3/2/05) Second-generation antihistamines, comparison of efficacy (2/24/05) Heparin induced recurrent anaphylaxis (2/24/05) Effect of gastric acids on codfish allergenicity (2/23/05) Long-term safety of inhaled budesonide in mild, persistent asthma (2/18/05) Hypersensitivity reactions to fluoroquinolone (2/16/05) Fish gelatin challenge in fish allergic individuals (2/16/05) Characteristics of subsets of allergic rhinitis patients (2/15/05) Efficacy of fluticasone therapy on chronic cough (2/14/05) Biological effects of the C1 inhibitor (2/11/05) Nocturnal asthma mechanisms (2/8/05) T cell mediated adverse reactions to radiocontrast media (2/7/05) Anti-oxidant intake during pregnancy and subsequent risk for wheeze and eczema in the child (2/7/05) Loteprednol nasal spray treatment for allergic rhinitis (2/7/05) Longer-term treatment of atopic dermatitis with pimecrolimus (2/7/05) Relation of autologous serum skin test to urticaria clinical activity (2/4/05) Facial flushing with tacrolimus use (2/2/05) Comparison of step-down dosage vs fixed dosage of inhaled corticosteroids in the treatment of persistent asthma. (2/2/05) Atopic characteristics of at risk children with recurrent wheezing (2/1/05) Effect of montelukast on exercise induced broncho constriction (EIB) (1/30/05) Allergic rhinitis in school age children (1/30/05) Diagnosis of non-immediate allergic reactions to beta-lactam antibiotics (1/28/05) Efficacy and tolerability of newer antihistamines in allergic conjunctivitis (1/28/05) Tacrolimus treatment of chronic idiopathic urticaria (1/27/05) Approach to aspirin sensitivity in those with coronary artery disease (1/27/05) Efficacy of fluticasone/salmeterol use in a HFA 134a inhaler (1/25/05) Effects of probiotics on G-I manifestations in atopic dermatitis (1/24/05) Asthma in the elderly (1/23/05) Role of virus infections in asthma exacerbations (1/21/05) Exhaled nitric oxide levels as markers in the management of asthma (1/21/05) Review of pathogenesis of immunodeficiency states (1/19/05) Comparison of tacrolimus ointment and oral cyclosporine in the treatment of atopic dermatitis (1/19/05) Soy formula for prevention of food allergy in infants (1/6/05) Anaphylactoid reactions to radiographic contrast media (1/6/05) How should nasal symptoms be investigated in asthmatics? (1/5/05) Surgical management of chronic rhinosinusitis (1/4/05) Diagnosis of Legionella pneumonia (1/3/05) Relation between patient adherences to inhaled corticosteroid therapy and asthma outcomes (1/3/05) Please tell us what you think of this site. © Copyright 1997-2008 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology All rights reserved