Medscape Allergy & Clinical Immunology Headlines

Nocturnal Asthma Poorly Treated

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 10:53:00 EDT

Two surveys of nearly 35,000 adults with asthma show that almost all patients were awakened at least once a month by asthma symptoms, and three quarters were awakened at least once a week.
Medscape Medical News

Doing Better for Less: The Case for Organized Group Practices

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 08:49:58 EDT

Shannon Brownlee, MS, Visiting Scholar, National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC, explains how to both cut healthcare costs and improve quality.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine

How Should I Treat Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis?

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 11:50:22 EDT

Bacterial rhinosinusitis brings many patients into the office, but how many really need antibiotics?
Medscape Nurses

Two Malaysians Die in Medical Ritual

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:22:25 EDT

Two Malaysians died and one was severely injured in a ritual designed to help a man overcome his chain-smoking habit and to rid his wife of her asthma and liver diseases.
Reuters Health Information

Wockhardt Gets U.S. Nod for Promethazine HCL Injection

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:25:56 EDT

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Wockhardt Ltd's promethazine hydrochloride injection, the regulator's website showed.
Reuters Health Information

U.S. to Start $3.2 Bln Child Health Study in January

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:30:26 EDT

A study that will cost $3.2 billion and last more than two decades to track the health of 100,000 U.S. children from before birth to age 21 will be launched in January, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
Reuters Health Information

The Astute Clinician: Filing High-Value Adverse Drug Event Reports

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDT

What information should you include in an ADE report? How is that information used?
Medscape Pharmacists

Adherence to Asthma Care Guidelines Suboptimal in Inner Cities

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 18:15:51 EDT

Many inner-city primary care providers "at the epicenter" of the current asthma epidemic do not adhere to national asthma practice guidelines published more than a decade ago, according to results of a survey reported in the September Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
Reuters Health Information

FDA Approvals: ProAir HFA and Nasacort AQ

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

The FDA has approved expanded indications for an albuterol sulfate inhalation aerosol (ProAir HFA) and triamcinolone acetonide nasal spray (Nasacort AQ).
Medscape Medical News

Wheezing Rhinovirus Illnesses in Early Life May Be Linked to Subsequent Asthma

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

A prospective study shows that wheezing rhinovirus illnesses in early life may predict development of asthma in high-risk children.
Medscape Medical News

Obesity Linked to Reduced Steroid Response in Asthmatics

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 10:04:00 EDT

The cellular response to dexamethasone is reduced in overweight/obese patients with asthma relative to their lean counterparts, according to a report in the first October issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Reuters Health Information

New Institute to Focus on AIDS Vaccine

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 10:08:58 EDT

A new AIDS vaccine research center dedicated to solving one of the most difficult problems holding back development of an HIV vaccine will open in California, researchers announced on Tuesday.
Reuters Health Information

Three-Dose IM Anthrax Vaccination Provides Effective Immune Priming

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 11:26:00 EDT

Anthrax vaccine administered in three doses by intramuscular (IM) injection provides noninferior immunological priming and reduces injection site reactions when compared with the licensed schedule of four doses administered subcutaneously (SC), an interim analysis of a phase IV clinical trial indicates.
Reuters Health Information

Rotavirus Disease and Its Prevention

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Compared with other recommended childhood vaccines, immunization against rotavirus lags behind.
Medscape Pediatrics

Communicating Drug Risks to Patients

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Besides legal concerns, there are many positive reasons to inform patients about the effectiveness and safety of the drugs they are taking.
Medscape Pharmacists

Rush Immunotherapy Protocol for Imported Fire Ants Safe for Young Children

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:16:24 EDT

A 1-day rush immunotherapy (RIT) protocol for imported fire ants is safe and may be effective for young children, according to a report in the September Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
Reuters Health Information

Gates Gives $168 Mln for Malaria Vaccines Research

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:46:00 EDT

Microsoft founder Bill Gates gave $168.7 million to develop vaccines for malaria, part of $3 billion in funding announced on Thursday to tackle Africa's biggest killer disease.
Reuters Health Information

Positive Patch-Test Reactions to Mixed Dialkyl Thioureas: Cross-Sectional Data from the North American Contact Dermatitis Group, 1994 to 2004

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 17:42:59 EDT

Allergic contact dermatitis from thioureas is uncommon but may result from exposure to rubber, especially neoprene.
Dermatitis

Relationship Between Cryoglobulinemia-associated Nephritis and HCV Infection

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 14:28:46 EDT

An algorithm based on the clinical severity of disease is proposed. Learn how rituximab might be a first-line option in severe cases.
Expert Review of Clinical Immunology

Tuberculosis: Vaccines in the Pipeline

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 14:58:38 EDT

The progress of vaccine candidates in animal models to improve, replace or augment BCG vaccination is presented.
Expert Review of Vaccines