Allergy Frontiers: Therapy and Prevention

Part I. Therapy and Prevention of Allergies

1. Allergen Avoidance and Prevention of Allergy
Syed Hasan Arshad

2. Pharmacotherapy of Allergic Rhinitis
Jeffrey M. Lehman, Michael S. Blaiss

3. Antihistamines in Rhinitis and Asthma
Todor A. Popov

4. Antiallergic and Vasoactive Drugs for Allergic Rhinitis
Friedrich Horak

5. Antileukotrienes in Asthma and Rhinitis
Anthony Peter Sampson

6. Mechanisms of Action of β2 Adrenoceptor Agonists
Ian P. Hall, Ian Sayers

7. Alkylxanthines and Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitors for Allergic Diseases
Mark A. Giembycz

8. Glucocorticoid Insensitive Asthma
Sally E. Wenzel

9. Recalcitrant Asthma
Sharmilee M. Nyenhuis, William W. Busse

10. Mechanisms and Management of Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction
John D. Brannan, Paul M. O'Byrne

11. Use of Theophylline and Sodium Cromoglycate in Adult Asthma
Hironori Sagara, Kenya Kouyama, Takeshi Fukuda, Sohei Makino

12. New Insights into Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy in Rhinitis and Asthma
Giovanni Passalacqua, Giorgio Walter Canonica

13. Sublingual Immunotherapy in Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma
Paul Potter

14. Anti-IgE in Allergic Airway Diseases: Indications and Applications
Jennifer Preston DeMore, William W. Busse

15. Drug Delivery Devices and Propellants
Bruce K. Rubin, James B. Fink

16. Update on the Management of Atopic Dermatitis/Eczema
Sherrif F Ibrahim, Anna De Benedetto, Lisa A. Beck

17. Immunosuppressants as Treatment for Atopic Dermatitis
Bartlomiej Kwiek, Natalija Novak

18. Management of Anaphylaxis
Phillip Lieberman

19. Anaphylaxis: Are Regulatory T Cells the Target of Venom Immunotherapy?
Marek Jutel, Mübeccel Akdis, Kurt Blaser, Cezmi A Akdis

20. Food Allergy: Opportunities and Challenges in the Clinical Practice of Allergy and Immunology
Julie Wang, Hugh A. Sampson

21. Early Immunological Influences on Asthma Development: Opportunities for Early Intervention
Patrick G. Holt

22. Asthma and Allergy in Childhood: Prediction and Early Diagnosis
Karin C Lødrup Carlsen, Göran Wennergren

23. Early Interventions in Allergic Diseases
L. Karla Arruda, Dirceu Solé, Charles K. Naspitz

24. Birth Cohort Studies for the Prevention of Allergy: New Perspectives—Where Do We Go from Now?
Mascha Rochat, Erika von Mutius

25. Novel Immunomodulatory Strategies for the Prevention of Atopy and Asthma
Susan L. Prescott

26. Recombinant Allergens for Therapy and Prevention: Molecular Design and Delivery of Allergy Vaccines
Shyam S. Mohapatra, Shawna A. Shirley

27. Prevention of Allergic Diseases
Leena von Hertzen, Tari Haahtela

28. Emerging Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Therapies Targeting Specific Mechanisms in Asthma and Allergy
Leif Bjermer, Zuzana Diamant

Part II. Special Considerations in Children, Elderly and Pregnancy

29. Asthma and Rhinitis in Pregnancy
Vanessa E. Murphy, Peter G. Gibson

30. Asthma in the Elderly
Charles E. Reed

31. The Natural History of Childhood Asthma
Miles Weinberger, Dirceu Solé

32. The Wheezing Infant and Young Child
Peter J. Helms

33. Acute Severe Asthma in Children
Barbara P. Yawn

34. Best Estimates of Asthma Control in Children
Megan E. Partridge, William K. Dolen

35. Risk-Benefit of Asthma Therapy in Children: Topical Corticosteroids
Hugo P. Van Bever, Lynette P. Shek, Daniel Y. T. Goh

36. Risk-Benefit of Asthma Therapy in Children: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
James P. Kemp

37. The Role of Influenza Vaccination in Asthmatic Children
Herman J. Bueving, Johannes C. van der Wouden

38. Treatment of Infants with Atopic Dermatitis
Ulrich Wahn

39. Diagnosing Food Allergy in Children
Dan Atkins

40. Diagnosis and Treatment of Latex Allergy
Kevin J. Kelly, Brian T. Kelly

41. New Aspects of Peanut and Tree Nut Allergy
Corinne A. Keet, Robert A. Wood

42. Allergic Fungal Sinusitis: Controversy and Evolution of Understanding with Therapeutic Implications
Berrylin J. Ferguson, Arpita Mehta

43. Immunomodulatory Role of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin in the Prevention and Therapy of Allergy and Asthma
Toluwalope O. Makinde, Againdra K. Bewtra, Devendra K. Agrawal

44. Use of Theophylline and Sodium Cromoglycate in Pediatric Asthma
Akihiro Morikawa

45. Antibody Deficiency Syndromes (Including Diagnosis and Treatment)
Kenneth Paris, Lily Leiva, Ricardo U. Sorensen

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Allergology, Immunology, Internal Medicine