Oral immunotherapy using weight by volume solutions.

Adapting the subcutaneous immunotherapy methods and schedule for use in oral immunotherapy eases the implementation of oral immunotherapy by simplifying the solution creation process and potentially improves safety with dosing transparency.

Food Sublingual Immunotherapy Using Consistent, Cheaper and Customizable Oral Immunotherapy Solutions.

Food SLIT (sublingual immunotherapy) is a food desensitization method with a daily maintenance dose of <10 mg for up to 5 years. Many protocols use commercially available skin test extracts. Oral immunotherapy (OIT) treatment solutions have consistent protein concentrations, are comparatively cheaper and customizable and therefore were adapted for use in a published SLIT dosing schedule.

Asthma economics: focusing on therapies that improve costly outcomes.

Purpose Of Review: In 1998, the economic burden of asthma was estimated to be 12.7 billion dollars. Subsequent research has focused on identifying important outcomes that reflect high resource utilization and finding therapies that improve these outcomes and decrease cost.

Evidence-based diagnostic strategies for evaluating suspected allergic rhinitis.

Allergic rhinitis is an increasingly common disease, with a prevalence of at least 10% to 25% in the United States. Diagnostic allergy tests, such as skin tests and in vitro tests, can assist clinicians in determining whether nasal symptoms are allergic in origin. In addition, safe and effective medications are available to treat allergic rhinitis.

Resource costs for asthma-related care among pediatric patients in managed care.

Background: In 1998, the economic burden of asthma in the United States was estimated to be 12.7 billion dollars. Yet few studies have examined the relationship between the total costs of asthma-related care and measures of asthma morbidity.