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Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin-G Replacement Therapy with Preparations Currently Available in the United States for Intravenous or Intramuscular Use: Reasons and Regimens

For patients who require replacement therapy for primary immunodeficiency, subcutaneous infusions of immunoglobulin G (IgG) may be preferable to intravenous infusions for several reasons. However, at present, ...

Authors: Akhilesh Chouksey, Kimberly Duff, Nancy Wasserbauer and Melvin Berger

Relationship between Asthma and Rhinitis: Epidemiologic, Pathophysiologic, and Therapeutic Aspects

Over the last few years, the evidence of links between rhinitis and asthma has been strengthened. This has led to the introduction of the concept of united airway disease. Rhinitis and asthma appear to be inte...

Authors: Celine Bergeron and Qutayba Hamid

Significance of Conversation between Mast Cells and Nerves

More and more studies are demonstrating interactions between the nervous system and the immune system. However, the functional relevance of this interaction still remains to be elucidated. Such associations ha...

Authors: Hanneke PM van der Kleij and John Bienenstock

Role of Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists in the Treatment of Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction: A Review

Asthma is a very common disorder that still causes significant morbidity and mortality. A high percentage of individuals with asthma also experience exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB). This article rev...

Authors: George S Philteos, Beth E Davis, Donald W Cockcroft and Darcy D Marciniuk

Fishing for Allergens: Bloodworm-Induced Asthma

Hypersensitivity to bloodworms (chironomid larvae) leading to asthma and other related allergic disorders is becoming common in individuals who keep or work with fish due to the increased use of bloodworms as ...

Authors: Keith CP Wu, Katja Räsänen and Thomas J Hudson

Platelet-Activating Factor Antagonists Decrease Follicular Dendritic-Cell Stimulation of Human B Lymphocytes

Both B-lymphoblastoid cell lines and tonsillar B lymphocytes express receptors for platelet-activating factor (PAF). In lymph node germinal centres, B lymphocytes interact with follicular dendritic cells (FDCs...

Authors: Isaac Halickman, Yolande Bastien, Qianli Zhuang, Monty B Mazer, Baruch Toledano and Bruce D Mazer

Fishy Food for Thought

Authors: R. Robert Schellenberg

Asthma and Therapeutics: Recombinant Therapies in Asthma

Numerous recombinant therapies are being investigated for the treatment of asthma. This report reviews the current status of several of these novel agents. Anti-immunoglobulin (Ig)E (omalizumab, Xolair) marked...

Authors: Donald W Cockcroft

Asthma and Therapeutics: Inhaled Corticosteroids, Corticosteroid Osteoporosis, and the Risk of Fracture in Chronic Asthma

Current guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis do not address the risks to bone density and the likelihood of fracture that may be associated with inhaled corticosteroid treatment for asthm...

Authors: John H Toogood

Advances in the Surgical Management of Chronic Rhinosinusitis

The surgical management of chronic rhinosinusitis has evolved considerably in the last decade. We currently have a more refined understanding of the various disease entities that make up the generic diagnosis ...

Authors: Erin D Wright and Saul Frenkiel

Canadian Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Foundation

Authors: Richard Warrington and Keith Payton

Annual Meeting, Ottawa, October 21-24, 2004

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