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  1. Delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions (DTHRs) after subcutaneous application of unfractionated heparins or low-molecular-weight heparins are not uncommon. Standard allergological testing usually includes int...

    Authors: Claudia Pfƶhler, Cornelia SL MĆ¼ller, Gerhard Pindur, Hermann Eichler, Hans-Joachim SchƤfers, Ulrich Grundmann and Wolfgang Tilgen
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:115
  2. Asthma is a common chronic disease. Due to difficulties in accessibility to the health care system, asthma affects severely to minorities. This study's objective is to describe the morbidity of asthma on a poo...

    Authors: Eloisa MalbrƔn, Graciela Laura Rey and Alejandro MalbrƔn
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:114
  3. A 47-year-old man presented to our hospital with collapse secondary to a subarachnoid hemorrhage. A careful history taking revealed symptoms of anaphylaxis before his collapse. This case illustrates an unusual...

    Authors: Yuen Su and Constance Katelaris
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:117
  4. Peanut-allergic children might be at risk for reactions to other legumes. However, it is not always possible to perform multiple oral food challenges in children. On the basis of patient case history, in vitro...

    Authors: Louise Bjerremann Jensen, Milene Andersen, Per Stahl Skov, Lars K Poulsen and Carsten Bindslev-Jensen
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:121
  5. Itch is the major symptom of many allergic or inflammatory skin diseases, yet it is still difficult to measure objectively. This article shows and updates the development and approaches of central nervous syst...

    Authors: Florian Pfab, Michael Valet, Thomas Tƶlle, Heidrun Behrendt, Johannes Ring and Ulf Darsow
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:120
  6. The importance of immunoglobulin E (IgE) in atopic disorders such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, food allergies, and atopic dermatitis is well established. Elevation of total serum IgE is typically found in man...

    Authors: Manav Segal, Jeffrey R Stokes and Thomas B Casale
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:119
  7. Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common, costly, and troublesome condition, impairing patients' quality of life (QoL), cognitive function, and productivity. Patients with AR report disturbed sleep, fatigue, irritab...

    Authors: G Walter Canonica, Joaquim Mullol, AndrƩ Pradalier and Alain Didier
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:90
  8. In this review, we compare and contrast the clinical pharmacology, efficacy, and safety of first-generation H1 antihistamines and second-generation H1 antihistamines. First-generation H1 antihistamines cross the ...

    Authors: F. Estelle R. Simon and Keith J. Simons
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:89
  9. Intranasal corticosteroids (INS) are recommended as first-line therapy for allergic rhinitis. To date, no studies have evaluated the impact of an INS delivery system on patient satisfaction. Unless patients us...

    Authors: Leonard M. Fromer, Gabriel R. Ortiz and April M. Dowdee
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:88
  10. A 21-year-old patient experienced asthmatic attacks when cleaning the cage of his budgerigar. Skin tests and radioallergosorbent test were positive to grass pollen and negative for budgerigar feathers and fece...

    Authors: Stephanie Rombold, Markus Ollert, Martin Sbornik, JĆ¼rgen Rakoski, Ulf Darsow and Johannes Ring
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:91
  11. This is a review on published data available on food allergy in East Asia and a discussion on the insights that it offers.

    Authors: Bee Wah Lee, Lynette Pei-Chi Shek, Irvin Francis A. Gerez, Shu E Soh and Hugo P. Van Bever
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:93
  12. Anaphylaxis is an acute and potentially lethal multisystem allergic reaction. Most consensus guidelines for the past 30 years have held that epinephrine is the drug of choice and the first drug that should be ...

    Authors: Stephen F Kemp, Richard F Lockey and F Estelle R Simons
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1(Suppl 2):S18

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 1 Supplement 2

  13. It is widely recognized that the incidence of allergies and allergic diseases is on the rise globally. As an international umbrella organization for regional and national allergy and clinical immunology societ...

    Authors: Ruby Pawankar, Carlos E Baena-Cagnani, Jean Bousquet, G Walter Canonica, Alvaro A Cruz, Michael A Kaliner, Bobby Q Lanier and Karen Henley
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1(Suppl 1):130

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 1 Supplement 1

  14. Angioedema can be caused by either mast cell degranulation or activation of the kallikrein-kinin cascade. In the former case, angioedema can be caused by allergic reactions caused by immunoglobulin E (IgE)-med...

    Authors: Allen P. Kaplan
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:99
  15. This overview describes the nature of the immune responses induced by the inhalation of allergens. There is a dichotomy in that B cells have multiple mechanisms that limit the amount of immunoglobulin E (IgE) ...

    Authors: Wayne R. Thomas and Belinda J. Hales
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:97
  16. Asthma is exhibiting classical circadian fluctuations of clinical symptoms and airflow measurements, presumably influenced by the underlying airway inflammation and the endogenous cortisol secretion. The aim o...

    Authors: Todor A. Popov, Mohamed S. Shenkada, Anna V. Tzoncheva, Maria P. Pravtchanska, Tihomir B. Mustakov and Vasil D. Dimitrov
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:102
  17. Oral allergy syndrome (OAS) triggered by fruit and vegetables often occurs in patients with pollen-induced rhinoconjunctivitis because of cross-reactive epitopes in pollen and associated foods. This open obser...

    Authors: Karl-Christian Bergmann, Hendrik Wolf and Jƶrg Schnitker
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:101
  18. Authors: Josef Panasoff and David Nusem
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:100
  19. The prevalence of childhood allergic diseases, such as allergic asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis, has increased exponentially. In Singapore, the prevalence of asthma at all ages exceeds 20%, an...

    Authors: Hugo P Van Bever, Sudesh T Samuel and Bee Wah Lee
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:106
  20. Recent studies have shown that Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination is inversely related to asthma, a Th2 cell-associated with allergic disease, which BCG in humans induces Th1-cell immune responses and ...

    Authors: Eulis A Datau, H Mewengkang, JC Matheos, I Purnawan, M Wibisono, K Wongdjaja, C Wibowo, E Surachmanto and FP Salim
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:105
  21. Specific immunotherapy (SIT) protocols for nutritional allergens have only recently been established with a focus on oral allergy syndrome because of pollen cross-reacting antibodies. For these patients, a sub...

    Authors: Regina Kerzl, Martin Mempel and Johannes Ring
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:108
  22. The rate of reporting of childhood Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) has increased lately because of either increased awareness to the disease or a real increase in incidence. It is defined as one of the antineutro...

    Authors: Yehia El-Gamal
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:111
  23. Authors: Michael A Kaliner, Sergio Del Giacco, Carlos D Crisci, Anthony J Frew, Guanghui Liu, Jorge Maspero, Hee-Bom Moon, Takemasa Nakagawa, Paul C Potter, Lanny J Rosenwasser, Anand B Singh, Erkka Valovirta, Paul Van Cauwenberge and John O Warner
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:109
  24. Regulatory T (Treg) cells are considered to inhibit the development of both type 1 (Th1) and type 2 helper T (Th2) cells. However, it is recently reported that there are reduced numbers of Treg cells in patients ...

    Authors: Kanami Orihara, Susumu Nakae, Ruby Pawankar and Hirohisa Saito
    Citation: World Allergy Organization Journal 2008 1:123