Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Severity of human rhinovirus infection in infants linked to maternal atopy

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Human rhinoviruses (HRV) are known to be associated with asthma exacerbations in both children and adults. Additionally, bronchiolitis, whic...
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Developing countries feeling the effects of increased traffic-related pollution

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Studies of proximity to major roadways and asthma symptoms in urban environments are demonstrating that there is a significant relationship ...
Friday, March 4, 2011

Tight junctions compromised in atopic dermatitis

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Skin barrier compromise is a defining characteristic of atopic dermatitis (AD). Research has uncovered several possible explanations for th...
Tuesday, February 1, 2011

The scope and efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy

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Departing AAAAI president, Mark Ballow, MD, chose the mechanism(s) of action of IVIG (intravenous immunoglobulin) therapy as his contributio...
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Monday, January 31, 2011

The lung microbiome and asthma pathogenesis

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In this issue, Huang et al. ( J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011;127: 372-381.e3 ), reporting on behalf of the NHLBI’s Asthma Clinical Research Ne...
Friday, January 7, 2011

Gene-environment protective effects are context-dependent in development of asthma

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Recent genomic studies have begun to demonstrate that adaptive genotypes are only adaptive when expressed in their relevant context. In this...
Thursday, January 6, 2011

Advances in immunotherapy for allergies have increased safety and effectiveness

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Casale and Stokes take a look at new technologies and experimental therapies developed to improve on the standard approach of subcutaneous i...
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