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We have just posted a News CME article entitled Benefits of Inhaled Corticosteroids for Asthma Outweigh Risks. We have also just posted a new edition of the Allergy and Clinical Immunology Journal Scan. This edition is a review of articles on airway responsiveness in asthma, fluticasone reducing urinary LTE4 levels in nocturnal asthma, assessment of emergency department asthma treatment, and causative factors leading to asthma severity. Also, do not forget to read the Conference Coverage from the 13th Annual Congress of the European Respiratory Society (ERS).

Happy holidays,

Alfred J. Saint Jacques, MBA

Editor, Medscape Allergy Clinical Immunology

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Allergy & Clinical Immunology Journal Scan, November 2003

Review of articles on airway responsiveness in asthma, fluticasone reducing urinary LTE4 levels in nocturnal asthma, assessment of ED asthma treatment, and causative factors leading to asthma severityMedscape Allergy & Clinical Immunology 3(2) 2003

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ALLERGIC RHINITIS

New Study Refutes Link Between Rhinitis and Blood Pressure

Rhinitis does not seem to be associated with blood pressure in adults, according to a new report by German researchers.Reuters Health Information 2003

ASTHMA

Benefits of Inhaled Corticosteroids for Asthma Outweigh Risks

A consensus statement by the ACCP, AAAAI, and ACAAI evaluated the evidence of benefit and harm and concluded that ICS should remain the gold standard of asthma treatment.Medscape Medical News 2003

Maternal Asthma Untreated With Steroids Linked to Reduced Female Fetal Growth

In pregnancies complicated by asthma, a fetal sex-specific effect on the maternal immune system causes adverse effects on placental function and on female, but not male, birth weight.Medscape Medical News 2003

Perception of Asthmatic Airway Narrowing Decreases During Steroid Reduction

While the daily dose of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in asthmatic patients is being titrated down, their perception of airway narrowing is decreased, Australian researchers report. This could complicate management of patients "at a time when they are particularly vulnerable."Reuters Health Information 2003

DRUG ALLERGY

Eicosanoid Disturbance With Aspirin Allergy Differs by Response Type

Among patients with aspirin-induced asthma/rhinitis (AIAR), those with a bronchial/nasal response to the drug have a greater disturbance in eicosanoid metabolism than those with just a nasal response, new research shows. The results also indicate that patients with a bronchial/nasal response have more severe disease.Reuters Health Information 2003

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