Sublingual immunotherapy: The optimism and the issues

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The acceptability of sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) in guidelines or statements has recently increased. Our meta-analyses have shown that SLIT is an effective tool for the treatment of patients with asthma and/or rhinitis.

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Prevention of allergic disease during childhood by allergen avoidance

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Early life allergen exposure may increase the risk of childhood allergy, but the protective effect of reduction in allergen exposure remains uncertain. Recently, The researchers found allergic diseases can be reduced, for at least the first 8 years of life, by combined food and HDM allergen avoidance in infancy.

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