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Genetic Differences May Account for Racial Disparities in Asthma Severity
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Asthma patients who are black tend to have more severe disease than asthma patients who are white, leading to more asthma control problems, higher rates of emergency department visits, and overall worse quality of life. These findings from a large, prospective cohort study point to genetic and pharmacogenetic differences as the source of these racial disparities. Reuters Health Information
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Peanut Allergy Remission Predicted by IgE Antibodies
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The results of a longitudinal study of young peanut allergic children indicate that remission of peanut allergy can be predicted by low levels of IgE antibodies to peanut in the first 2 years of life or decreasing levels of IgE sensitization by the age of 3 years. Reuters Health Information
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Highlights of the World Allergy Congress, 2007
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An update on topics from the biennial scientific meeting hosted by the World Allergy Organization including: hereditary angioedema, prevention of allergic respiratory disease and urticaria.
Medscape Allergy & Clinical Immunology
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