Treatment with an antibody against IL-25 prevents manifestations of airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in mice with allergic asthma, according to UK investigators. Reuters Health Information
Was the Great Plague of Athens (ca. 430 BC) the first recorded influenza pandemic? Was the SARS outbreak of 2003 the latest warning? Could avian influenza H5N1 virus usher the next influenza pandemic? Medscape Infectious Diseases
This article introduces a 6-article supplement that was presented at an international symposium held in Madrid, Spain, on May 4-5, 2007, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
Among children with mastocytosis, only those with extensive skin disease run the risk of severe anaphylaxis; all adult patients, however, are at risk, according to a report by German researchers in the February issue of Allergy. Reuters Health Information
In a study of UK children born between 2000 and 2002, roughly 89% had been immunized with measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine by 3 years of age, but this is not enough to ensure adequate disease control, a new report indicates. Reuters Health Information
This article discusses the role of pharmacotherapy in the treatment of comorbid substance abuse and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
