Highlights and recent developments in skin allergy and related diseases in EAACI journals (2018)

The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) supports three journals: Allergy, Paediatric Allergy and Immunology as well as Clinical and Translational Allergy. The major goals of EAACI inclu...

Allergy

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Illness perceptions in difficult to treat asthma compared with a depressed psychosis cohort

Beliefs about one’s illness or “illness perceptions”, such as severity, chronicity or degree of control over illness have been shown to be related to long term reported health status, psychological wellbeing and treatment outcomes across a range of physical health conditions (1) and to adherence in asthma (2). Difficult to treat asthma (DTA) is a broad disease describing persistent symptoms despite maximised standard treatment (3). The psychiatric morbidity in DTA is recognised (4); however, the...

Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

Tue Nov 19, 2019 02:00

Asthma: An Illustration of Health Care Disparities

The issue of health disparities is a quite broad, far reaching topic that encompasses many factors including age, race, ethnicity, gender and socioeconomic status. Also, health disparities exist by place (urban, rural, state) and disability status. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other federal agencies collaborated with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to produce the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report.

Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

Tue Nov 19, 2019 02:00

In vitro basophil activation is reduced by short-term omalizumab treatment in hydrolyzed wheat protein allergy

Publication date: Available online 18 November 2019Source: Allergology InternationalAuthor(s): Yuko Chinuki, Akiko Yagami, Atsuko Adachi, Kayoko Matsunaga, Tsukasa Ugajin, Hiroo Yokozeki, Misa Hayashi, Ichiro Katayama, Kunie Kohno, Kuninori Shiwaku, Eishin Morita

Allergology International

Tue Nov 19, 2019 16:32

Illness perceptions in difficult to treat asthma compared with a depressed psychosis cohort

Publication date: Available online 19 November 2019Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma & ImmunologyAuthor(s): Jodie L. Fellows, Aimee Stimpson, Hanan Hussein, Adel H. Mansur

ScienceDirect Publication: Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

Tue Nov 19, 2019 16:23

Asthma: An Illustration of Health Care Disparities

Publication date: Available online 19 November 2019Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma & ImmunologyAuthor(s): Cherie Y. Zachary, Thomas A. Scott, Michael Foggs, J. Allen Meadows

ScienceDirect Publication: Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

Tue Nov 19, 2019 16:23