November 10, 2015

360 degree perspective on allergic rhinitis management in Italy: a survey of GPs, pharmacists and patients

Research

G. Walter Canonica¹^*, Massimo Triggiani² and GianEnrico Senna³

*Corresponding author: G. W Canonica canonica@unige.it

Clinical and Molecular Allergy 2015, 13:25 doi:10.1186/s12948-015-0029-5

The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at:http://www.clinicalmolecularallergy.com/content/13/1/25

Abstract

Background

General practitioners (GPs), community pharmacists and allergic rhinitis (AR) patients in Italy were surveyed in order to gain insight from all three perspectives into the diagnosis, management and burden of AR in Italy.

Appropriateness of epinephrine use in ED patients with anaphylaxis

D.V. Baalmann
,
J.B. Hagan
,
J.T.C. Li
,
E.P. Hess
,
R.L. Campbell

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.07.332

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Celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity

BMJ : British Medical Journal

2015 Oct 5;351:h4347. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h4347.

Lebwohl B1, Ludvigsson JF2, Green PH3

Abstract

Celiac disease is a multisystem immune based disorder that is triggered by the ingestion of gluten in genetically susceptible individuals. The prevalence of celiac disease has risen in recent decades and is currently about 1% in most Western populations.

A common language to assess allergic rhinitis control: results from a survey conducted during EAACI 2013 Congress

Research

Peter W. Hellings¹²^*, Antonella Muraro³, Wytske Fokkens², Joaquim Mullol⁴, Claus Bachert⁵, G. Walter Canonica⁶,David Price⁷, Nikos Papadopoulos⁸, Glenis Scadding⁹, Gerd Rasp¹⁰, Pascal Demoly¹¹, Ruth Murray¹² and Jean Bousquet¹³¹⁴¹⁵¹⁶

Abstract

Background

The concept of control is gaining importance in the field of allergic rhinitis (AR), with a visual analogue scale (VAS) score being a validated, easy and attractive tool to evaluate AR symptom control. The doctors’ perception of a VAS score as a good tool for evaluating AR symptom control is unknown, as is the level of AR control perceived by physicians who treat patients.

Structural similarities of human & mammalian lipocalins, and their function in innate immunity and allergy

2015 Oct 7. [Epub ahead of print]

Open Access

Aziz Bousfiha,

Leïla Jeddane

, Waleed AlHerz

, Fatima Ailal

, JeanLaurent Casanova

,Talal Chatila

, Mary Ellen Conley

, Charlotte Cunningham‐Rundles

, Amos Etzioni

and 11 more

Abstract

There are now nearly 300 single-gene inborn errors of immunity underlying phenotypes as diverse as infection, malignancy, allergy, auto-immunity, and auto-inflammation. For each of these five categories, a growing variety of phenotypes are ascribed to Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (PID), making PIDs a rapidly expanding field of medicine.

World J Crit Care Med. 2015 August 4; 4(3): 152-158.

James A Lin and Andranik Madikians

James A Lin, Andranik Madikians, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States

Acute viral bronchiolitis is a leading cause of admission to pediatric intensive care units, but research on the care of these critically ill infants has been limited. Pathology of viral bronchiolitis revealed respiratory obstruction due to intraluminal debris and edema of the airways and vasculature. This and clinical evidence suggest that airway clearance interventions such as hypertonic saline nebulizers and pulmonary toilet devices may be of benefit, particularly in situations of atelectasis associated with bronchiolitis.