Allergy Frontiers: Therapy and Prevention

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When I entered the field of allergy in the early 1970s, the standard textbook was a few hundred pages, and the specialty was so compact that texts were often authored entirely by a single individual and were never larger than one volume. Compare this with Allergy Frontiers: Epigenetics, Allergens, and Risk Factors, the present s- volume text with well over 150 contributors from throughout the world. This book captures the explosive growth of our specialty since the single-author textbooks referred to above. The unprecedented format of this work lies in its meticulous attention to detail yet comprehensive scope. For example, great detail is seen in manuscripts dealing with topics such as “Exosomes, naturally occurring minimal antigen presenting units” and “Neuropeptide S receptor 1 (NPSR1), an asthma susceptibility gene.” The scope is exemplified by the unique approach to disease entities normally dealt with in a single chapter in most texts. For example, anaphylaxis, a topic usually confined to one chapter in most textbooks, is given five chapters in Allergy Frontiers. This approach allows the text to employ multiple contributors for a single topic, giving the reader the advantage of being introduced to more than one vi- point regarding a single disease. Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Allergen Avoidance and Prevention of Allergy....Pages 3-18 Pharmacotherapy of Allergic Rhinitis....Pages 19-36 Antihistamines in Rhinitis and Asthma....Pages 37-50 Antiallergic and Vasoactive Drugs for Allergic Rhinitis....Pages 51-61 Antileukotrienes in Asthma and Rhinitis....Pages 63-90 Mechanisms of Action of β 2 Adrenoceptor Agonists....Pages 91-103 Alkylxanthines and Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitors for Allergic Diseases....Pages 105-132 Glucocorticoid Insensitive Asthma....Pages 133-144 Recalcitrant Asthma....Pages 145-170 Mechanisms and Management of Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction....Pages 171-186 Use of Theophylline and Sodium Cromoglycate in Adult Asthma....Pages 187-194 New Insights into Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy in Rhinitis and Asthma....Pages 195-215 Sublingual Immunotherapy in Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma....Pages 217-226 Anti-IgE in Allergic Airway Diseases: Indications and Applications....Pages 227-243 Drug Delivery Devices and Propellants....Pages 245-258 Update on the Management of Atopic Dermatitis/Eczema....Pages 259-290 Immunosuppressants as Treatment for Atopic Dermatitis....Pages 291-310 Management of Anaphylaxis....Pages 311-323 Anaphylaxis: Are Regulatory T Cells the Target of Venom Immunotherapy?....Pages 325-334 Food Allergy: Opportunities and Challenges in the Clinical Practice of Allergy and Immunology....Pages 335-346 Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Early Immunological Influences on Asthma Development: Opportunities for Early Intervention....Pages 347-363 Asthma and Allergy in Childhood: Prediction and Early Diagnosis....Pages 365-377 Early Interventions in Allergic Diseases....Pages 379-395 Birth Cohort Studies for the Prevention of Allergy: New Perspectives—Where Do We Go from Now?....Pages 397-415 Novel Immunomodulatory Strategies for the Prevention of Atopy and Asthma....Pages 417-432 Recombinant Allergens for Therapy and Prevention: Molecular Design and Delivery of Allergy Vaccines....Pages 433-446 Prevention of Allergic Diseases....Pages 447-464 Emerging Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Therapies Targeting Specific Mechanisms in Asthma and Allergy....Pages 465-482 Front Matter....Pages 483-483 Asthma and Rhinitis in Pregnancy....Pages 485-497 Asthma in the Elderly....Pages 499-510 The Natural History of Childhood Asthma....Pages 511-530 The Wheezing Infant and Young Child....Pages 531-542 Acute Severe Asthma in Children....Pages 543-563 Best Estimates of Asthma Control in Children....Pages 565-576 Risk-Benefit of Asthma Therapy in Children: Topical Corticosteroids....Pages 577-591 Risk-Benefit of Asthma Therapy in Children: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs....Pages 593-609 The Role of Influenza Vaccination in Asthmatic Children....Pages 611-619 Treatment of Infants with Atopic Dermatitis....Pages 621-634 Diagnosing Food Allergy in Children....Pages 635-652 Diagnosis and Treatment of Latex Allergy....Pages 653-674 Front Matter....Pages 483-483 New Aspects of Peanut and Tree Nut Allergy....Pages 675-693 Allergic Fungal Sinusitis: Controversy and Evolution of Understanding with Therapeutic Implications....Pages 695-711 Immunomodulatory Role of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin in the Prevention and Therapy of Allergy and Asthma....Pages 713-726 Use of Theophylline and Sodium Cromoglycate in Pediatric Asthma....Pages 727-735 Antibody Deficiency Syndromes (Including Diagnosis and Treatment)....Pages 737-753 Back Matter....Pages 755-760