Ask the Expert - Allergy Injections
		96%	Appropriate observation period after allergy immunotherapy injection American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology   USA
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			Ask the Expert - Immunotherapy
		0%	References supporting the concept of discontinuing immunotherapy. Recommendations for frequency of Pneumococcal Vaccine administration in asthmatics. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology   USA
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			Ask the Expert - Venom
		0%	Treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia. Resuming venom immunotherapy. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology   USA
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			Cellular Allergy / Immunology
		0%	Cellular Allergy/Immunology Dermatology Research Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research   Switzerland
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			Food Allergy: Oral Specific Desensitization
		0%	In the literature there are several conflicting reports dealing with the possibility of a desensitizing treatment in food allergy. In this paper we describe the methods and the results we obtained with an oral desensitizing treatment using standardized protocols. While the prevalence of apple allergy in food allergic patients is generally below 2 %, apple allergy is most frequently associated with birch pollinosis in Northern Europe and North America. 40 to 90 % of birch pollen allergic patients are sensitized to this fruit. Apple is known as one of the major foods involved in so-called "Oral Allergy Syndrome", which presents IgE-mediated symptoms occurring mainly at the mucosa of lips, tongue and throat after ingestion of apples and other fruits. Systemic reactions including anaphylaxis occur more often in apple allergic patients without related pollinosis. The present data collection reviews detailed information on prevalence and symptoms of apple allergy as well as cross-reactivities, molecular biological and allergenic properties of the major apple allergens, and allergenic potencies of different varieties and ripening stages of apples in tabular form. The allergens are unstable to conventional processing of the fruits like canning, pulping or heating, therefore adverse reactions occur almost exclusively after ingestion of fresh fruits. Due to the labile nature of apple allergens the diagnostic accuracy is highly dependent on the quality of extracts used in testing procedures. Cross-reactive inhalant allergens are tree pollen (predominantly birch) and to a lesser degree mugwort and grass pollen. The major pollen-associated apple allergen is the Bet v 1 homolog protein Mal d 1. Besides Mal d 1, a 31-kDa allergen was highly prevalent in patients with associated tree pollen allergy. Proteins with Mr about 34 kDa and 60 kDa and a profilin homolog allergen are proven to be cross-reactive to pollens. The major allergen in a patient population without pollinosis is the lipid-transfer protein Mal d 3, which is suggested to be cross-reactive to homolog proteins in peach and pear. NUCERA E, BUONOMO A, et al. Internet Symposium on Food Allergens   Germany
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			Guidelines to Minimize the Risk from Systemic Reations Caused by Immunotherapy - Position Statement
		0%	Physician Reference Materials: Position Statements. AAAAI American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology   USA
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			Overview of Expert Care for Asthma: Annotated Bibliography.
		100%	This review was performed to provide physicians, managed care organisations, and patients with direct access to the diverse research literature bearing on the value of specialist (expert) care for asthma. This report consists of a brief summary of the current status of knowledge, accompanied by an annotated bibliography which documents and expands on the narrative summary. Includes Epidemiology and economics of asthma, Expert care for asthma, Allergen control for asthma, Immunotherapy for asthma, and Practice parameters and quality of care for asthma. Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Online   USA
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			ß-Adrenergic Blockers, Immunotherapy, and skin testing - Position Statement
		90%	Physician Reference Materials: Position Statements AAAAI American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology   USA
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			Sub Lingual Immuno Therapy (SLIT)
		0%	Sub Lingual Immuno Therapy (SLIT) Dr. Harry Morrow-Brown Allergies Explained   UK
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			The Use of In Vitro Tests for IgE Antibody - Position Statement
		30%	Physician Reference Materials: Position Statements on the Use of In Vitro Tests for IgE Antibody in the Specific Diagnosis of IgE-Mediated Disorders and in the Formulation of Allergen Immunotherapy AAAAI American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology   USA
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