Immunology
News
Reslizumab aces pivotal trials in asthma with eosinophilia
Key clinical point: A monoclonal antibody against interleukin-5 significantly reduced the frequency of clinical asthma exacerbations in an...
News
Respiratory harm reversal seen in asthmatic smokers on e-cigarettes
Key clinical point: Asthmatic smokers who adopted physician advice to switch to electronic cigarettes showed significant 1-year improvements in...
Conference Coverage
Look for adverse events in patients with chronic urticaria
Key clinical point: The cumulative adverse events of oral corticosteroids may not present to the physician treating the patient for urticaria....
Conference Coverage
Skin patch therapy for peanut allergy wins plaudits
Key clinical point: Epicutaneous immunotherapy in patients with peanut allergy is safe, well-tolerated, and shows dose- and age-dependent efficacy...
Conference Coverage
Get the baby a dog: Infants’ gut biota seen to affect allergy risk
Conference Coverage
EXPECT: Omalizumab pregnancy safety data called ‘reassuring’
Key clinical point: Omalizumab does not appear to increase the risk of birth defects or adverse outcomes in pregnant women and their babies.
Guidelines
Guideline clarifies first-line treatment for allergic rhinitis
Key clinical point: First-line treatment for allergic rhinitis should include intranasal steroids and second-generation oral antihistamines, and...
News
Icatibant rapidly resolved ACE inhibitor–induced angioedema
Key clinical point: Icatibant may prove to be a more effective treatment than glucocorticoids and antihistamines for ACE inhibitor–induced...
News
Topical steroid might improve mucosal integrity in eosinophilic esophagitis
Key clinical point: Topical steroids seemed to improve mucosal integrity in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis, but proton pump inhibitor...
Conference Coverage
In chronic sinusitis, Pneumovax screen may fuel IVIG overuse
Major finding: In patients with chronic rhinosinusitis, the severity of specific antibody deficiency did not correlate neatly with patients’...