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eQUICK - An Application for Reporting Symptoms of Allergic Eye Disease in Paediatrics

Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a relatively rare but severe allergic eye disorder mainly affecting 5–17-year-old males. It generally resolves…

The Roadmap for the Allergology Specialty and Allergy Care in Europe and Adjacent Countries: Summary of the EAACI Position Paper

There is a high prevalence of allergic disease throughout Europe: 17.0–29.0% prevalence of allergic rhinitis,1 1.3–11.0% asthma,2 and 26.5%…

Probiotic Micro-organism Lactobacillus Reuteri Impact on the Prevalence of Allergic Asthma and Atopic Dermatitis in Obese Slovenian Children

There is evidence of a positive association between asthma and obesity in children. Perinatal probiotic supplementation has been shown to be effective…

Incorporation of the Microbiome into Precision Medicine

Precision medicine has already had a big impact on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases across a multitude of therapeutic fields…

Human Milk Oligosaccharides: New Ways to Shape the Gut Microbiome in Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy

In the last few years, the human gut microbiome has become a very exciting area of research following the delineation that there are between 1013 and…

Editor’s Pick: Well Known and Unknown Asthma Phenotype: Allergic Asthma

Allergic asthma is the most common phenotype of asthma and presents with various clinical subtypes and clusters, emphasising the importance of…

EAACI 2019 Interview: Mariana Couto

The European Medical Journal caught up with Mariana Couto about her role in the EAACI Working Group on Allergy, Asthma & Sports, as well as…

"People Don't Know How Severe Some Of Them Can Be.": An Exploration of Beliefs and Attitudes in Adolescents with Food Allergy

Adolescents with food allergy (FA) are in an age group that is associated with higher rates of allergic and fatal allergic reactions, potentially due…

Novel Insights on Interleukin-10 Functions: A Manipulative Tool for the Deviation of Immune Response and Disease Outcome

IL-10 plays an important role in the attenuation of inflammation or tissue damage and has been found to be produced by an array of white blood cell types…

Patient–Physician Discordance in the Assessment of Adherence to Inhaled Medication

Assessing adherence to inhaled medication remains a challenge in clinical practice. Self-reports, although subjective, are still considered one…