Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Controversies regarding dampness and mold growth in homes
pp. 257-258(2)
Authors: Portnoy, Jay M.; Kennedy, Kevin; Barnes, Charles S.

The unusual suspects: A surprise regarding reactions to omalizumab
pp. 259-261(3)
Author: Lieberman, Phil

Excess dampness and mold growth in homes: An evidence-based review of the aeroirritant effect and its potential causes
pp. 262-270(9)
Authors: Hope, Andrew P.; Simon, Ronald A.

Not quite asthma: Differential diagnosis of dyspnea, cough, and wheezing
pp. 271-281(11)
Author: Slaughter, Michael C.

Genetic alterations of glutathione S-transferases in asthma: Do they modulate lung growth and response to environmental stimuli?
pp. 282-286(5)
Authors: Sampsonas, Fotis; Archontidou, Maria-Antigoni; Salla, Eugenia; Karkoulias, Kiriakos; Tsoukalas, George; Spiropoulos, Kostas

Montelukast in allergic diseases beyond asthma
pp. 287-291(5)
Authors: Leonardi, Salvatore; Marchese, Giuseppe; Marseglia, Gian Luigi; La Rosa, Mario

Nasal eosinophils and reversibility to the decongestion test in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis
pp. 292-295(4)
Authors: Ciprandi, Giorgio; Cirillo, Ignazio; Klersy, Catherine; Tosca, Maria Angela; Marseglia, Gian Luigi

Efficacy of montelukast for treating perennial allergic rhinitis
pp. 296-304(9)
Authors: Philip, George; Williams-Herman, Debora; Patel, Piyush; Weinstein, Steven F.; Alon, Achilles; Gilles, Leen; Tozzi, Carol A.; Dass, S. Balachandra; Reiss, Theodore F.

Safety of rush immunotherapy using a modified schedule: A cumulative experience of 893 patients receiving multiple aeroallergens
pp. 305-312(8)
Authors: Smits, William L.; Giese, Jeannie K.; Letz, Kevin L.; Inglefield, Joseph T.; Schlie, Austin R.

Anaphylactoid reactions in two patients after omalizumab administration after successful long-term therapy
pp. 313-319(7)
Authors: Price, Kursteen S.; Hamilton, Robert G.

The effects of repeat omalizumab administration on skin test positivity and the assessment of the safety of administration in patients with positive skin tests to mouse antigen
pp. 320-323(4)
Authors: Varghese, Mathew; Lieberman, Phil

Vascular endothelial growth factor is increased by human pulmonary cells stimulated with Dermatophagoides sp. extract
pp. 324-330(7)
Authors: Capetandes, Anthony; Zhuang, Minsheng; Haque, Farah N.; Xie, Linjun; Frieri, Marianne

Assessment of variable obstruction by forced expiratory volume in 1 second, forced oscillometry, and interrupter technique
pp. 331-335(5)
Authors: Boccaccino, Alfredo; Peroni, Diego G.; Pietrobelli, Angelo; Piacentini, Giorgio; Bodini, Alessandro; Chatzimichail, Atanasio; Spinosa, Enrico; Boner, Attilio L.

A retrospective study of bronchial hyperresponsiveness in patients with asthma before the onset of Churg-Strauss syndrome
pp. 336-343(8)
Authors: Tsurikisawa, Naomi; Tsuburai, Takahiro; Saito, Hiroshi; Morita, Sonoko; Horiguchi, Yoriko; Mitomi, Hiroyuki; Akiyama, Kazuo

What can predict the exacerbation severity in asthma?
pp. 344-347(4)
Authors: Oguzulgen, I. Kivilcim; Turktas, Haluk; Mullaoglu, Sema; Ozkan, Secil

Exercise-induced bronchospasm among students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2004
pp. 348-352(5)
Authors: Ali Mansournia, Mohammad; Jamali, Mohsen; Mansournia, Nasrin; Yunesian, Masud; Moghadam, Keivan Gohari

Lung function, asthma paradox, atopy, and risk factors in Mexican spirometry-diagnosed asthmatic patients
pp. 353-361(9)
Authors: Recio-Vega, Rogelio; Padua y Gabriel, Antonio; Sánchez-Cabral, Olivia; Ocampo-Gómez, Guadalupe Leticia; Rincón-Castañeda, Cuauthémoc

Asthma and rhinitis symptoms in individuals from different socioeconomic levels in a Brazilian city
pp. 362-367(6)
Authors: Baqueiro, Tiana; Pontes-de-Carvalho, Lain; Carvalho, Fernando Martins; Santos, Nilza Maria; Alcântara-Neves, Neuza Maria; Medical Student's Group*,

Trends in the prevalence of asthma and other allergic diseases in schoolchildren from Cuernavaca, Mexico
pp. 368-374(7)
Authors: Barraza-Villarreal, Albino; Hernandez-Cadena, Leticia; Moreno-Macias, Hortensia; Ramirez-Aguilar, Matiana; Romieu, Isabelle

Management of asthma in adults: Do the patients get what they need—and want?
pp. 375-381(7)
Authors: Backer, Vibeke; Ulrik, Charlotte S.; Harving, Henrik; Lange, Peter; Søes-Petersen, Ulrik; Plaschke, Peter P.

A case of fever, eosinophilia, and pneumonia
pp. 382-387(6)
Authors: Ward, Carla M.; Zuromskis, Peter J.; Ives, David V.; Sheikh, Javed

Research abstracts presented at the New England Society of Allergy fall meeting, Boston, MA, October 21, 2006
pp. 388-390(3)

Minutes of the RSLAAIS
pp. 391-391(1)