Preventive effects of selected probiotic strains on the development of asthma and allergic rhinitis in childhood. The Panda study D. M. W. Gorissen, N. B. M. M. Rutten, C. M. J. Oostermeijer, L. E. M. Niers, M. O. Hoekstra, G. T. Rijkers and C. K. van der Ent Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands,...

Under the broad heading of "vasomotor" rhinitis two big groups can be distinguished: allergic rhinitis (IgE-mediated), and nonallergic rhinitis. Since they are two separate nosological entities, they can co-exist in the same patient, classifying themselves in the group of "overlapped" rhinitis (OR). Although not absolutely rare (indeed it is estimated a 15-20% incidence among all vasomotor rhin...

Background Allergic Rhinitis (AR) is a high-prevalence disease. In Europe about 25% of the general population is affected, and in Italy the prevalence is estimated to be 19.8%. The Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) international document underlined that the prevalence of severe or refractory or overlapping rhinitis is increasing and represents a non-negligible socio-economic bur...

INTRODUCTION The Rhinitis Control Assessment Test (RCAT) is a simple self-administered questionnaire developed to assess control of rhinitis. OBJECTIVES Translate into Brazilian Portuguese and validate the RCAT. METHODS The RCAT was translated into Portuguese by two translators and subsequently back-translated into English. It was then applied to 141 adolescents with allergic rhinitis. RE...

This study compared the cephalometric features of a group of one hundred children aged from six to sixteen years suffering from chronic perennial allergic rhinitis of differing grades of severity with those of 99 control subjects of similar age. Both samples were drawn from a Children's Hospital which has a large population of patients with chronic perennial allergic rhinitis attending the Alle...

Since the first trial reported by Noon about a century ago [1], allergen-specific immunotherapy (SIT) by repeated subcutaneous administration of increased doses of allergen extracts has a long-lasting effect on immunologic tolerance to common environmental allergens [2-4]. Allergen-specific subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) has been effectively used for the treatment choice for allergic rhiniti...

Methods A national sample of 34,030 households using a dual frame approach of random digit dialing and cell phone sample were targeted. Patients aged =5 years with a health care professional diagnosis of hay fever, allergic rhinitis, rhino-conjunctivitis, nasal or eye allergies and symptoms or medication for condition in past 12 months were surveyed. Data on specific diagnosis and allergy testi...

BACKGROUND Published data regarding changes in the prevalence of childhood allergic diseases in Japan have been limited. METHODS To observe changes in the recent trends of the childhood allergy epidemic in Japan, a population-based questionnaire survey of allergic diseases was conducted among 13,215 schoolchildren, aged 7 to 15 years, in Kyoto, Japan in 2006. The results were compared with th...

OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy and safety of a pollen blocker crème for prophylaxis of symptoms in patients with seasonal or perennial allergic rhinitis. DESIGN Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover study conducted from November 2001 through September 2002 in 2 outpatient centers in Germany and 1 in Russia. Ninety-one patients aged 18 to 55 years with at least a 2-year his...

OBJECTIVE Allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma are important chronic diseases posing serious public health issues in Australia with associated medical, economic, and societal burdens. Pollen are significant sources of clinically relevant outdoor aeroallergens, recognised as both a major trigger for, and cause of, allergic respiratory diseases. This study aimed to provide a national, and indeed...