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Multidisciplinary Management of Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis
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Cem Akin, MD, PhD, and Daniel DeAngelo, MD, PhD, discuss #treatment for #indolentsystemicmastocytosis.
Targeted Approaches to Systemic Mastocytosis Management
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Matthew Giannetti, MD, and Anne Maitland, MD, PhD, discuss nonadvanced #systemicmastocytosis.
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Antibodies capable of neutralizing multiple influenza strains identified
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – US researchers have identified 10 antibodies that provide broad-spectrum neutralization of human and avian influenza A viruses. The researchers report their findings in…
Anti-TNF antibody treatment may raise risk of shingles
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with rheumatoid arthritis, anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) treatment with adalimumab and infliximab is associated with a small increased risk of herpes…
Advancements in the Diagnosis and Treatment of ADA-Deficient SCID
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Dr. Luigi Daniele Notarangelo discusses the current state of the art diagnosis and therapy for ADA-Deficient Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). ADAGEN® (pegademase bovine) Injection is indicated for enzyme…
C-section associated with increased risk of asthma in offspring
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children born by cesarean delivery are at increased risk for developing asthma, particularly if their parents have allergies, according to a report in…
Maternal asthma linked to premature delivery and low birth weight
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregnant women with asthma are at increased risk of having babies of low birth weight and of premature deliveries, which largely accounts for…
Steroids not recommended for young children with virus-induced wheezing
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Two randomized, controlled trials reported in the New England Journal of Medicine for January 22 call into question the use of corticosteroids for…
Milk oral immunotherapy shows promise for cow’s milk allergic children
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cow’s milk oral immunotherapy appears to desensitize milk allergic children, a study indicates, although further work is needed to determine optimal dosing and…
Asthma linked to poor mental health
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The presence and severity of mental illness are associated with an increased risk of asthma, according to study findings in the December issue…
In utero exposure to asthma drugs generally safe
Allergy / Immunology
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Most asthma medications used during pregnancy have little or no adverse effect on the developing fetus, new research shows. The possible exception is…
Omalizumab seen safe, effective in children 6 to 11 years
Allergy / Immunology
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children aged 6 to 11 years with inadequately controlled allergic asthma, adding the anti-IgE monoclonal antibody omalizumab (Xolair; Novartis) to optimized treatment…