Tuesday, February 16, 2016

International consensus on allergen immunotherapy-II: Mechanisms, standardization, and pharmacoeconomics

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This month, JACI presents the second portion of the comprehensive international consensus (ICON) statement on allergen immunotherapy. The I...
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Monday, February 8, 2016

Sublingual grass and ragweed immunotherapy: Clinical considerations—a PRACTALL consensus report

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In early 2014, the Food and Drug Administration approved three sublingual allergen immunotherapy (SLIT) products for use in the United Stat...
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Predictive value of nonspecific bronchial responsiveness in occupational asthma

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The diagnosis of occupational asthma (OA) poses challenges to the clinician and requires a stepwise approach. The American College of Chest...
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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Cutaneous manifestations in patients with mastocytosis: Consensus report of the European Competence Network on Mastocytosis; the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; and the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology

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Mastocytosis is a condition characterized by expansion of clonal mast cells in various organ systems, often in association with activating ...
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Friday, January 8, 2016

Autoimmunity of the lung and oral mucosa in a multisystem inflammatory disease: the spark that lights the fire in rheumatoid arthritis?

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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease that primarily manifests in synovial joints, such as those in the hands and feet...

The crossroads of autoimmunity and immunodeficiency: Lessons from polygenic traits and monogenic defects

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Autoimmunity and immunodeficiency represent two sides of the same coin. Whether the human body’s defenses attack its own healthy cells or i...
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Monday, December 7, 2015

Efficacy of baked milk oral immunotherapy in baked milk-reactive allergic patients

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Oral immunotherapy (OIT) has shown overall benefit in desensitizing many patients with persistent IgE-mediated food allergy. Still, the tre...
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