Bernstein DI, Epstein T, Murphy-Berendts K, Liss GM. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2010 Jun;104(6):530-5. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Although systemic reactions (SRs) to subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) injections are not uncommon, life-threatening and fatal reactions are rare. The annual incide
Ilies M, Di Costanzo L, North ML, Scott JA, Christianson DW. J Med Chem. 2010 May 27;53(10):4266-76. ABSTRACT: Arginase, a key metalloenzyme of the urea cycle that converts L-arginine into L-ornithine and urea, is presently considered a pharmaceutical target for the management of diseases associ
House RA, Sauvé JT, Jiang D. Can J Public Health. 2010 May-Jun;101(3):226-9. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Construction workers are at risk of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) but often have no periodic audiometric testing. METHODS: The participants were construction workers assessed for Hand-Ar
Arrandale VH, Brauer M, Brook JR, Brunekreef B, Gold DR, London SJ, Miller JD, Özkaynak H, Ries NM, Sears MR, Silverman FS,Takaro TK. Environ Health Perspect. 2011 May;119(5):591-7. Epub 2010 Nov 16. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The environment is suspected to play an important role in the deve
Tran A, Pratt M, DeKoven J. Dermatitis. 2010 Apr;21(2):111-5. ABSTRACT: The etiology of cheilitis is often not readily apparent. We present a case series of four patients with allergic contact cheilitis (ACC) secondary to exposure to peppermint oil contained in a lip balm product. These patie
Bhinder S, Heffer MJ, Lee JK, Chaparro C, Tarlo SM. Can Respir J. 2011 May-Jun;18(3):154-6. ABSTRACT: A 47-year-old woman underwent bilateral lung transplantation for nonspecific interstitial pneumonitis and received donor lungs from a 12-year-old patient with a known peanut allergy. Post-t
Urch B, Speck M, Corey P, Wasserstein D, Manno M, Lukic KZ, Brook JR, Liu L, Coull B, Schwartz J, Gold DR, Silverman F. Inhal Toxicol. 2010 Feb;22(3):210-8. ABSTRACT: Epidemiological studies have established significant associations between ambient pollutants, including fine particula
Al-Ahmad M, Manno M, Ng V, Ribeiro M, Liss GM, Tarlo SM. Allergy. 2010 Feb;65(2):245-55. Epub 2009 Oct 1. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Mould-attributed symptoms have included features which overlap with unexplained syndromes such as sick building syndrome. OBJECTIVES: We describe questionnaire and
Nichol K, Bigelow P, O’Brien-Pallas L, McGeer A, Manno M, Holness DL. Am J Infect Control. 2008 Sep;36(7):481-7. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Communicable respiratory illness is an important cause of morbidity among nurses. One of the key reasons for occupational transmission of this illness is
Noiles K, Kudla I, DeKoven J. Dermatitis. 2010 Feb;21(1):E1-4. ABSTRACT: Workers in the printing industry serve as an example of a working population that is at high risk of developing occupational skin disease. Daily exposures include both irritants and sensitizing agents. While many substances h