New approaches to allergen immunotherapy.

Objective: New insights into mechanisms should enable strategic improvement of allergen immunotherapy, aiming to make it safer, faster, more effective, and able to induce long-term tolerance. We review novel approaches with potential to translate into clinical use.

Data Sources: Database searches were conducted in PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar.

Risk of anaphylaxis in complementary and alternative medicine.

Purpose Of Review: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is widespread across the world. Patients with asthma and allergy regularly use CAM therapies. Allergic and anaphylactic reactions to CAM have been reported.