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<br /> ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY<br /> ISSN 2398-9130 Vol 1.1 • August 2016 • emjreviews.com<br /> INSIDE<br /> Review of<br /> EAACI 2016<br /> Vienna, Austria<br /> CONTENTS<br /> EDITORIAL BOARD......................................................................................................................................... 4<br /> CONGRESS REVIEW........................................................................................................................................ 12<br /> • Review of the 60th European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology<br /> (EAACI) Annual Congress, held in Vienna, Austria, 11th–15th June 2016<br /> INTERVIEWS WITH EMJ ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY EDITORIAL BOARD........................................ 20<br /> SYMPOSIUM REVIEWS<br /> • ADJUVANTS IN ALLERGY: ELEVATING EFFICACY...........................................................<a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=1"> ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY ISSN 2398-9130 </a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=2"> CONTENTS EDITORIAL BOARD.......................</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=3"> ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY • ATOPIC DERMATITIS: THE</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=4"> Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief: Prof Dr Jacqu</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=5"> Allergy & Immunology Dr Rodrigo Rodrigues, Di</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=6"> SUBSCRIBE TOTHEEMJ NEWSLETTER NwEwwW.newSs.eLmjEr</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=7"> Welcome Welcome to EMJ Allergy & Immunology, t</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=8"> Introducing Nucala, the first targeted anti-IL-5 </a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=9"> Foreword </a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=10"> Have you read the European Medical Journal? 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Durham SR et al. SQ-standardi</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=37"> IMPROVING DIAGNOSIS: THE NEXT FRONTIER IN HE</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=38"> Diagnosing Hereditary Angioedema Patients To</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=39"> event. Some current diagnostic tests may ha</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=40"> vascular endothelial-like growth factor (VEGF</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=41"> Bradykinin Kininase Bradykinin fra</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=42"> between histaminergic reactions and the formation</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=43"> of the disease, genetic testing may be the most p</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=44"> Aw d W n a e o nA </a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=45"> normal daily routine. The researchers sought to </a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=46"> Poster Discussion Sessions In the </a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=47"> The conclusions drawn from their longitudinal ana</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=48"> Abstract Reviews CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON POLLE</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=49"> EAACI 2016 Therefore, transport with wind,</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=50"> Abstract Reviews apple species contain fewer all</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=51"> EAACI 2016 the effect of dupilumab on HRQoL outc</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=52"> EDITOR’S PICK This</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=53"> INTRODUCTION Drug allergy or drug hypersensi</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=54"> Table 2 continued. 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Eotaxi</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 73" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=73"> Clin Immunol. 2013;132:3-14. 38. Lu S et al. Micr</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 74" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=74"> TREATMENT OPTIONS IN EOSINOPHILIC OESOPHAGITIS </a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 75" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=75"> antagonist, have emerged in recent years wi</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 76" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=76"> Table 1: Eosinophilic oesophagitis treatment summ</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 77" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=77"> in maintaining clinical or histological remission</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 78" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=78"> radioallergosorbent or skin-prick tests. </a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 79" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=79"> Oesophageal biopsies with ≥15 EOS/HPF at 5 cm </a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 80" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=80"> 1066-78. 4. Dellon ES, Liacouras CA. Advances in </a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 81" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=81"> Am J Gastroenterol. 2003;98(4):777-82. 46. Liaco</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 82" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=82"> ASTHMA PHENOTYPES AND THE MICROBIOME </a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 83" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=83"> that characterises only ~50% of patient</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 84" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=84"> This parallels a recent editorial by Stappenbeck </a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 85" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=85"> the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFA),</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 86" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=86"> Table 1 continued. Author Year Significa</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 87" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=87"> Feeding mice a diet high in fermentable fib</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 88" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=88"> Concurrent steroid treatment may influence these fi</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 89" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=89"> REFERENCES 1. Wenzel SE. 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Stev</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 99" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=99"> severity of the symptoms, both cutaneous an</a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 100" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=100"> Skin care after full closure includes use of sun </a> <a title="EMJ Allergy &amp; Immunology 1.1 2016 page 101" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c54acbb8?page=101"> 34. Miyazaki M et al. 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