OBJECTIVE We evaluated, by means of a multicentre, prospective observational trial, the severity in term of symptoms and symptomatic drugs use and the presence of asthma in subjects with tree or cypress or olive, or ragweed or parietaria allergy and we evaluated also the efficacy of a consecutive 2-year specific sublingual immunotherapy treatment. PATIENTS AND METHOD Consecutive patients suff...

BACKGROUND Ambrosia artemisiifolia (short name = Ambrosia common ragweed) pollen is a potent allergen and has recently been found in Switzerland, spreading from the southwest of the country. The aim of this study is to describe Ambrosia sensitisation rates in the population-based SAPALDIA cohort (Swiss Study on Air Pollution And Lung Diseases In Adults) and to test whether an increase in these ...

Allergic diseases, which constitute a global health problem, have been defined as one of the epidemics of the twenty-first century. Since there are no cures for allergic diseases today, the goal of treatment is to get the disease under control so that the patient can live a normal life with optimal chances of development. Patient-reported outcomes for control assessment have been a focus of att...

The purpose of this article is to alert physicians for the environmental and health threats of Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed) in Switzerland. Switzerland borders several heavily ragweed colonised areas. Up to 12% of the population suffers from allergies (hay fever, asthma) to ragweed pollen in these areas. Switzerland is beginning to be invaded by this plant. Currently, the ragweed po...

Les Cupressacées appartiennent aux conifères et sont une famille de l’ordre des Pinales. Ils constituent, au sein Gymnospermes, la plus fortement représentée à travers le monde. Selon classification phylogénétique ils composés 160 espèces réparties en 7 sous familles 29 genres distribuées dans les hémisphères nord sud. grains pollen petite taille, moyenne 20 40 μm. Leur pollinisation est abonda...

Around 4 % of the population suffer from IgE-mediated food allergies in Western countries and the number of food-allergenic people is increasing. Individuals with certain pollen allergies may also suffer from a sensitisation to proteins in the foods. As an example a person sensitised to the major birch pollen allergen, Bet v 1, is often sensitised to its homologues, such as the major allergens ...

Ambrosia pollen contains strong allergens. Allergic reactions can also be caused by direct contact with the plant. The investigations of dynamics seasons were conducted in Lublin (Poland) and Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukraine) 2013–2015. onset end seasons, maximum concentrations, annual sums, number days an allergy risk determined. Additionally, types trichomes present on different parts artemisiifolia ...

Grass pollen is one of the leading causes allergies in throughout world. The symptom level depends on personal immunity. Pollen allergy test kits are suitable for detecting allergic symptoms, which they produced from pure specific species. production testing requires accurate botanical standards and identification process quality control raw materials basing Thai Food drug ministration (Thai FD...