Immunotherapy

Follow the links below to find information about immunologic desensitisation or immunotherapy.

Reviewed October 2007

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Title:   Immunotherapy (Comment for consumers)
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Most people with allergies can manage themselves. They avoid what causes their allergy or take medicines such as antihistamines. Sometimes these treatments are not enough to stop the symptoms. Desensitisation treatment may then be advised.
Date:   Aug 2003
Title:   Immunotherapy
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   Immunotherapy, often referred to as 'desensitisation' or 'allergy shots', is the closest thing to a 'cure' for allergy, particularly for allergies to stinging insects or pollen.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Management of allergic rhinitis
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) is a common disorder, affecting up to forty per cent of people in Australia and New Zealand. Untreated allergic rhinitis has a significant impact on quality of life, mood, other medical conditions (including asthma and sinusitis), learning and work performance and can last for several years.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Allergen immunotherapy for asthma
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Asthma attacks can be caused by allergies, pollens, cigarette smoke or air pollution and can be fatal. An allergen is a substance that causes an allergic reaction in a person sensitive to it. Allergen specific immunotherapy involves having injections o...
Date:   Aug 2003
Title:   Allergen injection immunotherapy for seasonal allergic rhinitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Seasonal allergic rhinitis ('hay fever') is a global health problem and its prevalence has increased considerably in the last two decades. Treatment includes allergen avoidance, drugs such as antihistamine tablets and nasal sprays, and immunotherapy (va...
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Sublingual immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Allergic rhinitis causes a blocked, runny, itching nose and sneezing. It can be caused by an allergic reaction to pollens and moulds (hay fever) or a reaction to house dust mites or pets. It is often relieved by antihistamines or corticosteroids. When t...
Date:   Feb 2003
Title:   Immunotherapy: treatment for hayfever
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Modern testing techniques make it possible to identify which grasses cause a person`s allergy.
Date:   Jun 2006
Title:   Immunotherapy for recurrent miscarriage
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Recurrent miscarriage is three or more consecutive early miscarriages. One theory is that for some women, this might be caused by an immune system response to the embryo or fetus. Therapies that try to immunize the woman against the 'foreign' cells of a...
Date:   Jan 2006
Title:   Immunotherapy for allergic disorders
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Immunotherapy can be an effective and safe treatment for reducing allergic reactivity to a number of inhaled and injected allergens. It can be used for the treatment of problematic respiratory allergic disorders that are not responding well to environmental measures and drug treatment.
Date:   Aug 2003
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