Probiotic dietary supplementation with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) appears to be ineffective in the treatment of atopic dermatitis in infancy, German researchers report in the November issue of Allergy. Reuters Health Information
Results of a population-based study provide more evidence that poorly controlled asthma is highly prevalent among adults in the US, irrespective of season. Reuters Health Information
Recent data suggest that the bacteria that causes stomach ulcer may, at the same time, protect children from asthma. Expert Review of Clinical Immunology
A formulation of L-tyrosine-adsorbed pollen allergoids with the adjuvant MPL was shown in a 3-year study to be safe and tolerable for allergies and allergic asthmas. Medscape Medical News
Thousands of people who volunteered to test an experimental AIDS vaccine that may have actually raised the risk of infection will be told if they got the active vaccine or placebo, researchers said on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information
Levels of the chitinase-like protein YKL-40 are increased in the serum and lungs of patients with asthma and correlate with disease severity, researchers report. Reuters Health Information
Low interferon (IFN)-gamma production in the first year of life is associated with an increased likelihood of wheeze during childhood, according to a report in the October issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Reuters Health Information
This French study identifies a subgroup -- patients with CD4 counts that had reached > 500 cells/mcL in their sixth year of follow-up -- with mortality rates similar to those of the general population. JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
