Containing eight new chapters which detail various pharmacoeconomic, regulatory, manufacturing, administration, and safety issues concerning new and emerging immunotherapy techniques, this third edition has been enlarged to describe more than a decade of advances in the immunotherapy of allergic diseases and asthma, and includes the most recent studies on the mechanisms...

Proceedings of the 53rd Nestl?? Nutrition Workshop, Pediatric Program

During the last two decades the increase in allergic diseases in children, such as atopic dermatitis and asthma, has been drastic. However, this is not true for the entire world: the incidence of allergies in children has risen only in developed countries. The observation...

The authors have updated and expanded their widely acclaimed book with new chapters on antihistamines, on antileukotrienes, and on the common problem of treating the child who experiences recurrent respiratory tract infection. Written by distinguished clinicians, this concise and easy-to-read guide is designed to help primary care physicians, pediatricians...

This comprehensive, clinically oriented full-color resource offers you a wealth of detailed information on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of allergic diseases from asthma to urticaria. Thoroughly updated to reflect today's knowledge, this 3rd edition features all of the latest developments in allergy and immunology. It includes a consistent...

Allergic diseases and asthma constitute a growing health care problem with a marked socioeconomic impact, especially in industrialized countries. This book summarizes what is currently known about the mechanisms underlying these diseases. Obviously, both environmental and genetic factors influence the development of allergic and asthmatic diseases....

As the number of asthma and immunodeficiency cases continues to rise, thorough knowledge of immunologic processes is becoming increasingly important. Despite the seemingly small number of chapters, each chapter provides comprehensive coverage of all the topics necessary to pass the allergy-clinical immunology boards in the easy-to-use Secrets format.

In one form or another, allergies and intolerances affect approximately one third of the population, with as many as half of all sufferers being children. An illustrated guide, Allergy, An Atlas of Investigation and Diagnosis demystifies the whole subject. This exciting new reference is designed with one purpose - to help allergy specialists and the...

Allergy is one of the major health problems of most modern societies. Although allergic diseases are well-known for almost two hundred years, their prevalence has increased dramatically over the last decades. Allergic reactions manifest in various organs, most commonly in the skin and mucous membranes, the frontier surfaces where the contact between...

As traditional treatment success rates for many persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are proving less than effective, clinicians search for other therapies that may be more productive. Alternate Therapies in the Treatment of Brain Injury and Neurobehavioural Disorders discusses at length various non-traditional treatment approaches such as music therapy...