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Management of Allergic Diseases During COVID-19 Outbreak
AbstractPurpose of ReviewThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has challenged healthcare system capacities and safety for health care workers, reshaping doctor-patient interaction favoring e-Health or telemedicine. The pandemic situation may make difficult to prioritize patients with allergies diseases (AD), face-to-face evaluation, and moreover concern about the possible COVID-19 diagnosis, since COVID-19 shared many symptoms in common with AD. Being COVID-19 a novel disease, everyone is susceptible; there are some advances on vaccine and specific treatment. We evaluate existing literature on allergic diseases (AD): all...
Source: Current Allergy and Asthma Reports - February 9, 2021 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research

The Loss of Smell and Taste in the COVID-19 Outbreak: a Tale of Many Countries
AbstractPurpose of ReviewOlfactory dysfunction in upper airway viral infections (common cold, acute rhinosinusitis) is common (>  60%). During the COVID-19 outbreak, frequency of sensory disorders (smell and/or taste) in affected patients has shown a high variability from 5 to 98%, depending on the methodology, country, and study.Recent FindingsA sudden, severe, isolated loss of smell and/or taste, in the absence of other upper airway inflammatory diseases (allergic rhinitis, chronic rhinosinusitis, nasal polyposis), should alert individuals and physicians on being potentially affected by COVID-19. The evaluation of s...
Source: Current Allergy and Asthma Reports - August 2, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research

Hay Fever or Coronavirus? For Allergy Sufferers, a Pollen Season of Extra Worries Is Starting Up
(HAMBURG, Pa.) — The spring breezes of 2020 are carrying more than just tree pollen. There’s a whiff of paranoia in the air. For millions of seasonal allergy sufferers, the annual onset of watery eyes and scratchy throats is bumping up against the global spread of a new virus that produces its own constellation of respiratory symptoms. Forecasters are predicting a brutal spring allergy season for swaths of the U.S. at the same time that COVID-19 cases are rising dramatically. That’s causing angst for people who never have had to particularly worry about their hay fever, other than to stock up on antihista...
Source: TIME: Health - March 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Associated Press Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 News Desk wire Source Type: news

Do no harm: Natural language processing of social media supports safety of aseptic allergen immunotherapy procedures
Millions of Americans receive allergen immunotherapy (AIT) or “allergy shots” annually to address allergic rhinitis.1 AIT treatments have been provided for more than a century and until recently had been delivered by using an aseptic technique.1 In a prior retrospective study, more than 3000 patients with no AIT-associated skin and soft-tissue infections ( SSTIs) were identified.1 However, recently, there has been renewed concern about preparation at compounding pharmacies that have led to infection outbreaks.
Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - May 16, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Valerie G. Press, Sharmilee M. Nyenhuis Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

The Future of Flu: A Review of the Human Challenge Model and Systems Biology for Advancement of Influenza Vaccinology
Conclusions: Human challenge studies and systems biology approaches are important tools that should be used in concert to advance our understanding of influenza infection and provide targets for novel therapeutics and immunizations. Introduction Although influenza virus was recognized as an important pathogen over a century ago, influenza continues to cause a significant burden of disease. In the United States alone, it's estimated that in the 2017–2018 season there were 959,000 hospitalizations related to influenza illness, and 79,400 deaths (CDC, 2018). Worldwide, WHO estimates that annual influen...
Source: Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - April 16, 2019 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research

Air Quality and Climate Change: A Delicate Balance
Background image: © Elenamiv/Shutterstock John H. Tibbetts, based in Charleston, SC, is former editor of Coastal Heritage, the magazine of the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium. About This Article open Citation: Tibbetts JH. 2015. Air quality and climate change: a delicate balance. Environ Health Perspect 123:A148–A153; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.123-A148 News Topics: Air Pollution, Allergies, Asthma, Cardiovascular Health, Climate Change, Combustion Emissions, Dust, Natural Disasters, Ozone, Particulate Matter (PM), Pollen, Mold and Mycotoxins, Respiratory Health, Temperature, Weather Processes Published: 1 Jun...
Source: EHP Research - June 1, 2015 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Web Admin Tags: Featured Focus News Air Pollution Allergies Asthma Cardiovascular Health Climate Change Combustion Emissions Dust June 2015 Mold and Mycotoxins Natural Disasters Ozone Particulate Matter (PM) Pollen Respiratory Health Tem Source Type: research

Google unveils a glimpse of allergic rhinitis in the real world
In conclusion, Google Trends closely reflects the real world epidemiology of allergic rhinitis in the US and could potentially be used as a monitoring tool for allergic rhinitis. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Allergy - October 1, 2014 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Min‐Gyu Kang, Woo‐Jung Song, Sungwoon Choi, Hanjoo Kim, Heonseok Ha, Sae‐Hoon Kim, Sang‐Heon Cho, Kyung‐Up Min, Sungroh Yoon, Yoon‐Seok Chang Tags: Brief Communication Source Type: research