Latest Research Summaries

New Research from The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI) is the official scientific journal of the AAAAI. It is the most cited journal in the field of allergy and clinical immunology. Recent research summaries include:

Corticosteroids and bone density in asthma: exacerbation by vitamin D insufficiency?
5/18/2012

Prevention of infantile eczema using an orally administered bacterial product
4/4/2012

Methacholine challenge - a good test to diagnose asthma?
4/2/2012

Allergen-specific immunotherapy reduced to three injections
4/1/2012

Are rapid dose increases during venom immunotherapy safe?
3/29/2012

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New Research from Other Journals

Each month, Ask the Expert Editor Phil Lieberman, MD, FAAAAI, reviews allergy / immunology research presented in other journals. Recent summaries include:

Aspirin sensitivity frequently occurs in patients who present with nasal polyps
5/1/2012

Exposure to particulate matter ambient air pollution due to particles less than 2.5 microns in diameter worsens measures of asthma severity. Concomitant exposure to cigarette smoke limits the increase in leukotriene E4 levels and albuterol use related to progressive increase in exposure to small particle ambient air pollution
5/1/2012

Low vitamin D levels are associated not only with worse asthma but also with an increase in smooth muscle airway mass in children with severe steroid-resistant asthma
5/1/2012

Long-acting beta-agonist use may be responsible for an increased rate of treatment failures seen in African-American individuals participating in research protocols under the direction of the Asthma Clinical Research Network
5/1/2012

Interleukin-2 therapy restores T cell function and produces clinical improvement in patients with hepatitis C virus-induced vasculitis
5/1/2012

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