Allergy & Asthma Disease Management Center: Current Literature: Selected Articles From The Recent Literature 2007 Archive Index

Selected Articles From The Recent Literature
2007 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.

Ownership of Furry Pets and Eczema (12/26/2007)

Emergency Department Treatment of Acute Urticaria (12/26/2007)

Probiotics in Adults with Atopic Dermatitis (12/26/2007)

Natural Igm Antibodies Against Pneumococcus (12/26/2007)

Effect of Omalizumab on Clinical Parameters and In Vitro Histamine Release (12/26/2007)

Airway Response to Mannitol vs. Methacholine (12/26/2007)

24-Hour Bronchodilatation on the Way? (12/26/2007)

Stability of Mixtures of Allergens an a Single Extract (12/26/2007)

Utility of exhaled nitric oxide in asthma (12/26/2007)

Montelukast vs. Salmeterol in Exercise Asthma (12/26/2007)

A Challenge to the Role of the Eosinophil in Asthma? (12/19/2007)

Secreted Phospholipase A₂ Abnormalities in Asthma (12/19/2007)

Eosinophilic Esophagitis (12/19/2007)

Relationship Between Breastfeeding and Asthma Grows More Complex (12/19/2007)

Emergency Department Treatment of Asthma (12/19/2007)

Early Childhood Eczema Predicts Sensitization (12/19/2007)

Superantigens and Nasal Polyps (12/19/2007)

A Significant Number of Food-Induced Anaphylactic Episodes Presenting to the Emergency Room Require Two Doses of Epinephrine (12/19/2007)

Nature versus Nurture: The Impact of Each on the Development of Atopic Dermatitis (12/10/2007)

Pulmonary Remodeling, Fixed Airway Obstruction in Asthma Continues to Garner Interest (12/10/2007)

Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Polymorphisms in Asthma (12/10/2007)

Possible Role of Toll Receptors in Asthma (12/10/2007)

H4 Receptor Expression in Nasal Polyps (12/10/2007)

A Polymorphism in STAT1 Gene may be Protective in Regards to Atopic Sensitization (12/10/2007)

Assessment of Immune Response to Polysaccharide Immunization (12/10/2007)

Hereditary angioedema type 3 now found in men (11/5/2007)

A simplified exercise challenge to detect asthma in the 3-6 year old (11/5/2007)

The relationship between asthma and eosinophilic bronchitis (11/5/2007)

Household cleaning agents and their effect on adult asthma (11/2/2007)

Statins and a long-term decline in lung function (11/2/2007)

IL-13, an IgE synthesis promoter, may have a role in lung function independent of atopy (11/2/2007)

Nitric oxide and anaphylaxis (11/2/2007)

Genetic mosaicism, not spontaneous mutation, can result in hereditary angioedema in the absence of a history of symptoms in parents (11/2/2007)

Hospitalizations for urticaria, angioedema, and anaphylaxis may be on the increase (11/2/2007)

Future therapies for acute attacks of hereditary angioedema (11/2/2007)

We will be seeing more adult cystic fibrosis patients, some of whom will have not been diagnosed (11/2/2007)

Anaphylaxis in Mastocytosis (10/19/2007)

Teaching Automatic Epinephrine Injections (10/19/2007)

Flu Vaccine Available (10/17/2007)

New England Journal Article - Relationship Between Bacterial Colonization of the Hypopharynx in Neonates and the Risk of Developing Asthma in Childhood (10/15/2007)

Allergic rhinitis and onset of bronchial hyperresponsiveness: A population-based study (10/9/2007)

Sublingual immunotherapy induces IL-10-producing T regulatory cells, allergen-specific T-cell tolerance, and immune deviation (10/9/2007)

Assessment in clinical interpretation of reduced IgG values (10/9/2007)

Hypogammaglobulinemia secondary to cow milk allergy in children under 2 years of age (10/9/2007)

Cost-effectiveness of omalizumab in adults with severe asthma: Results from the Asthma Policy Model. (10/9/2007)

Impact of smoking on asthma symptoms, healthcare resource use, and quality of life outcomes in adults with persistent asthma. (10/9/2007)

Treatment with anti-leukotrienes vs antihistamines in allergic rhinitis (9/30/2007)

Maternal asthma and pregnancy outcomes (9/28/2007)

Minocycline induced autoimmunity (9/27/2007)

Family history, environmental exposures in infancy and childhood asthma (9/27/2007)

Minocycline induced autoimmunity (9/26/2007)

Family history, environmental exposures in infancy and childhood asthma (9/26/2007)

Budesonide in breast milk (9/25/2007)

Does allergic status influence how nasal polyp patients do after sinus surgery? (9/25/2007)

Anti-IgE treatment of eosinophil-much associated gastrointestinal diseases (9/20/2007)

Beclomethasone/formoterol vs fluticasone/salmeterol in moderate to severe asthma (9/20/2007)

Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (9/20/2007)

Effects of omalizumab therapy in severe asthma (9/20/2007)

Predictions of eosinophilic esophagitis in patients with dysphagia (9/15/2007)

Differential diagnosis of conjunctivitis (9/15/2007)

IV immunoglobulin treatment of skin disorders (9/14/2007)

Non-corticosteroid therapy for long-term asthma treatment (9/11/2007)

Budesonide/formoterol combination therapy in mild-moderate asthma (9/10/2007)

Possible roles of topical tacrolimus therapy in several dermatoses (9/10/2007)

Duration of asthma and lung function in non-smoking adults (9/7/2007)

Effects of montelukast and theophylline therapy on cardiovascular risk factors in asthmatics. (9/7/2007)

Comparison of inhaled fluticasone and oral prednisone
treatments in acute asthma exacerbations (9/6/2007)

Does contact sensitization play a role in chronic urticaria? (9/5/2007)

The effects of montelukast on the late asthmatic response to inhaled allergen (9/4/2007)

Autologous plasma skin tests in NSAID reactive patients (9/4/2007)

Daily vs as - needed inhaled corticosteroid for mild persistent asthma (8/23/2007)

Update on approaches to chronic urticaria (8/23/2007)

Spirometry in children with allergic rhinitis (8/22/2007)

Ecallantide therapy of hereditary angioedema (8/21/2007)

Management options for aspirin/NSAID sensitivity (8/20/2007)

IgE mediated reactions to chlorhexidine (8/20/2007)

Safety of fluticasone furoate nasal spray (8/17/2007)

What is the role of probiotic supplements in the prevention of allergies and asthma? (8/16/2007)

Effects of patient obesity on therapeutic response to fluticasone (8/16/2007)

Asthma in American Indian adults (8/15/2007)

Warning sign of abdominal pain in asthma (8/14/2007)

When to suspect allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) (8/14/2007)

The Schnitzler syndrome (8/13/2007)

Effects of inhaled corticosteroids on glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity in asthma and in COPD (8/9/2007)

Idiopathic anaphylaxis (8/9/2007)

Chronic urticaria and thyroid carcinoma (8/7/2007)

Contact dermatitis from topical corticosteroids (8/7/2007)

Asthma treatment and prevention – two separate pathways (8/7/2007)

Effects of montelukast and budesonide on short-term bone growth in children (8/6/2007)

Magnesium in the treatment of asthma (8/6/2007)

Environmental exposures and the incidence of asthma (8/3/2007)

Skin test and clinical sensitivity to peanuts (8/3/2007)

IV vs oral corticosteroids for acute COPD exacerbations (8/2/2007)

Inter-patient variability in clinical responses to individual asthma medications (8/1/2007)

Risk assessment in anaphylaxis (8/1/2007)

Levalbuterol better than racemic albuterol? (7/31/2007)

Leflunomide-induced hypersensitivity pneumonitis (7/30/2007)

Mild asthma - clinical characteristics (7/30/2007)

Palatability of hydrolyzed formulas (7/25/2007)

Value of skin testing in platinum salt hypersensitivity (7/25/2007)

Variability in repeat venom skin tests (7/24/2007)

Interface of medical and surgical treatment approaches to chronic rhinosinusitis (7/23/2007)

IL-13 polymorphisms, IgE, eosinophilia and asthma (7/20/2007)

Computerized asthma education programs for patients (7/19/2007)

Immune dysregulation in atopic dermatitis (7/19/2007)

Comparison of the efficacy and safety of ciclesonide and budesonide in childhood asthma (7/18/2007)

Eosinophilia in systemic mastocytosis (7/18/2007)

Effects of early life exposures to dust mite allergen and endotoxin (7/17/2007)

Sublingual immunotherapy for atopic dermatitis (7/17/2007)

IV terbutaline in severe status asthmaticus (7/16/2007)

Montelukast vs salmeterol as a preventive treatment for exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (7/16/2007)

Oral viscous budesonide treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis (7/16/2007)

Thymic stromal lymphopoeitin and Th2 immunity (7/16/2007)

Ciclesonide vs budesonide in the treatment of severe asthma (7/13/2007)

Regional differences in Epi Pen prescriptions in the USA (7/13/2007)

Near-fatal reactions to allergen immunotherapy (7/12/2007)

Laryngophpharyngeal reflux and chronic sinusitis (7/11/2007)

Consumer attitudes towards advisory labeling about food allergies (7/11/2007)

Egg allergy - diagnosis and management (7/9/2007)

Primary ciliary dyskinesia (7/6/2007)

Atopy patch test in childhood G-I disorders (7/5/2007)

Bone growth during topical treatment of eczema (7/5/2007)

Cytokine and anti-cytokine therapy for asthma (7/3/2007)

Eosinophils - current concepts (7/2/2007)

Advances in the imaging of the paranasal sinuses (6/27/2007)

Chymase-positive mast cells in the asthmatic airways (6/26/2007)

Sputum neutrophilia during rapid withdrawal of inhaled corticosteroids (6/25/2007)

Using airways hyper responsiveness to help guide treatment of asthma in children (6/21/2007)

Role of food allergy in eosinophilic esophagitis (6/21/2007)

Autoimmune liver diseases (6/20/2007)

Efficacy of ICS in COPD treatment (6/19/2007)

Non-eosinophilic asthma (6/18/2007)

Clinical and autopsy findings in fetal Job's Syndrome (6/18/2007)

Asthma and the unified airway (5/24/2007)

Real world evaluation of asthma control (5/24/2007)

Expand indications for pneumococcal immunization? (5/23/2007)

Does the historical pattern of aspirin-induced asthma in a patient correlate with the severity of reaction to an aspirin challenge? (5/22/2007)

Scientific rationale for using a single inhaler for asthma treatment (5/22/2007)

Small peptide allergy immunotherapy (5/21/2007)

Capsaicin treatment of idiopathic chronic rhinitis (5/21/2007)

Formoterol vs albuterol in the treatment of acute asthma (5/18/2007)

Safety of intranasal steroids (5/16/2007)

Classification of urticaria (5/15/2007)

Allergen immunotherapy - Where is it now? (5/15/2007)

The use of imaging techniques for assessing severe childhood asthma (5/10/2007)

Aspirin maintenance doses in patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) (5/10/2007)

Oral desensitization for egg allergy (5/10/2007)

Are face masks adequate protection against transmission of the Flu? (5/9/2007)

The use of inhaled medications in COPD (5/9/2007)

Does the use of short-acting beta agonists during pregnancy contribute to hypertension at that time? (5/8/2007)

Severe, intermittent wheezing in pre-school children (5/8/2007)

Desensitization to aspirin needed for cardiac care (5/7/2007)

Safety of leukotriene receptor antagonist therapy in pregnancy (5/7/2007)

Desensitization to aspirin needed for cardiac care (5/4/2007)

Management of intermittent wheezing in children (5/3/2007)

Psoriasis triggered by TNF-alpha inhibitor therapy (5/3/2007)

Skin testing with diluted vaccines (5/2/2007)

Budesonide/formoterol as both a controller and reliever in asthma (5/2/2007)

Predictors of improvement in nasal polyposis with intra-nasal steroid therapy (5/1/2007)

Predicting and evaluating the clinical response to omalizumab therapy in severe asthma (4/12/2007)

Effect of fexofenadine treatment on quality of life in chronic idiopathic urticaria (4/12/2007)

Therapy of Henoc-Schonlein purpura nephritis (4/13/2007)

Food dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis (4/13/2007)

IV Ig treatment of TEN and SJS (4/17/2007)

Anti-IgA antibodies in CVID (4/18/2007)

Fluticasone furoate nasal spray treatment of allergic rhinitis (4/19/2007)

Determinants of lung function in asthmatic children (4/20/2007)

Immediate and delayed onset adverse events after IV Ig therapy (4/20/2007)

Antibiotic treatment of chronic sinusitis (4/23/2007)

Adherence to inhaled corticosteroid therapy of asthma (4/23/2007)

Evidence based selection of inhaled corticosteroids for the treatment of persistent asthma (4/24/2007)

Effects of asthma meds on lung function, exhaled NO in asthmatic children (4/25/2007)

Managing acute severe asthma (4/25/2007)

Infectious complications of monoclonal antibodies used in cancer treatment (4/25/2007)

Second hand tobacco smoke effects on African-American and white children (4/27/2007)

Pathologic features and response to ICS therapy in eosinophilic and non-eosinophilic asthma (3/29/2007)

Giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia (3/29/2007)

Comparison of intranasal steroids in the treatment of allergic rhinitis (2/23/07)

Allergy to anticoagulant drugs (2/21/07)

Desensitization for drug allergy (2/21/07)

Lack of cross-reacting allergy between penicillin and menopenem (2/20/07)

Intravenous Ig therapy for severe sepsis (2/20/07)

Concomitant control of asthma and allergic rhinitis by a nasally inhaled corticosteroid (2/19/07)

Influenza immunization and asthma prevention (2/19/07)

Thrombin generation in chronic urticaria (2/18/07)

Food allergy, reviewed (2/16/07)

Role of leukotriene antagonist treatment in asthma and allergic rhinitis (2/16/07)

Effect of systemic corticosteroid therapy on allergic fungal sinusitis and nasal polyposis (2/11/07)

Effect of montelukast on bronchial hyper reactivity in children (2/09/07)

Unsuspected exposure to cat allergen (2/09/07)

Factors in the presence of asthma in children and adults (2/07/07)

Risk and prevention of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. (2/07/07)

Effect of inhaled corticosteroids on air trapping in asthma (2/07/07)

Incidence of angioedema with different anti-hypertension treatments (2/05/07)

Re-evaluation of the efficacy of different therapies for allergic rhinitis (2/05/07)

Does sputum eosinophilia predict beneficial effects of systemic corticosteroid therapy? (2/05/07)

Patient adherence to and effectiveness of combination ICS/LABA therapy in asthma (2/05/07)

Budesonide plus formoterol as reliever as well as controller therapy in persistent asthma (2/01/07)

Single dose dexamethasone therapy following acute asthma exacerbation (2/01/07)

Among young children who wheeze, who will manifest persistent asthma in the future? (2/01/07)

Anti-TNF therapy in asthma (1/30/07)

Urinary leukotriene levels in children with persistent asthma (1/30/07)

Comparison of effects of inhaled steroids/long acting beta agonist combination with inhaled steroids alone in asthma seen in family practices. (1/30/07)

Gram- -negative bacteria in the oropharynx during ICS therapy (1/27/07)

Staph colonization during treatment of atopic dermatitis (1/27/07)

Interpreting findings in sleep studies (1/02/07)

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