ALLERGY

Aluminum sulfate significantly reduces the skin test response to common allergens in sensitized patients
Avoidance of allergens is still recommended as the first and best way to prevent allergic illnesses and their comorbid diseases.

Latitude, Birth Date, and Allergy
Allergy prevalence has been on the rise in many countries, while causal risk factors are still unknown [1]. The spatial and temporal distribution of risk factors may offer an insight into the mechanism of disease.

Protective effect of the DNA vaccine encoding the major house dust mite allergens on allergic inflammation in the murine model of house dust mite allergy
Vaccination with naked DNA encoding antigen induces cellular and humoral immunity characterized by the activation of specific Th1 cells.

The purpose of this study is to observe the natural course of food allergy, including both the development of peanut allergy in infants at high risk for developing this allergy, and the resolution of both egg and cow's milk allergy.

• Dose-response in double-blind, placebo-controlled oral food challenges in children with atopic dermatitis
• Egg and milk allergy in asthmatic children: assessment by immulite allergy food panel, skin prick tests and double-blind placebo-controlled food challenges
• Atopy patch test in the diagnosis of food allergy in children with atopic eczema dermatitis syndrome
• Outcome of double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge tests in 107 children with atopic dermatitis
• Utility of food-specific IgE concentrations in predicting symptomatic food allergy

The purpose is to find out if Icleen IQAir, HEPA-filter air cleaners with high capacity and pre-set speed functions, have a beneficial effect on patients with asthma and allergy to dogs.

• Indoor airborne fungal spores, house dampness and associations with environmental factors and respiratory health in children
• Indoor air quality in two urban elementary schools--measurements of airborne fungi, carpet allergens, CO2, temperature, and relative humidity
• Health effects of ultraviolet irradiation in asthmatic children's homes
• Airborne fungi in the homes of children with asthma in low-income urban communities: The Inner-City Asthma Study
• Fungal contamination of elementary schools: a new environmental hazard

This 9-month study will compare the effectiveness of the medication sertraline (Zoloft®), cognitive-behavioral therapy, the combination of these treatments, and placebo for youth with anxiety disorders (GAD, SP, or Separation Anxiety).

• Determinant analysis of IgE and IgG4 antibodies and T cells specific for bovine alpha(s)1-casein from the same patients allergic to cow's milk: existence of alpha(s)1-casein-specific B cells and T cells characteristic in cow's-milk allergy
• Identification of IgE and IgG binding epitopes on beta- and kappa-casein in cow's milk allergic patients
• B-cell epitopes as a screening instrument for persistent cow's milk allergy
• Differences in antigen-specific T-cell responses between infants with atopic dermatitis with and without cow's milk allergy: relevance of TH2 cytokines
• Identification of beta-lactoglobulin-derived peptides and class II HLA molecules recognized by T cells from patients with milk allergy