Allergic rhinitis can be a debilitating condition which, if untreated, can result in considerable
health-related and economic consequences. A review of the published literature was …

Establishing a reliable estimate of the prevalence of allergic rhinitis is difficult; prevalence
estimates range from as low as 4% to more than 40%. Epidemiology studies suggest the …

BACKGROUND: H 1 -receptor antagonists are effective for the treatment of seasonal allergic
rhinitis. In rare circumstances, some second-generation H 1 -receptor antagonists have …

The effect of 60 mg twice-daily fexofenadine HCl on health-related quality of life and productivity
at work, in the classroom, and during daily activities in patients with moderate to severe …

The efficacy of terfenadine, a nonsedating H 1 , antihistamine, in the management of
chronic idiopathic urticaria was compared with chlorpheniramine and placebo in a parallel …

Fluticasone propionate (FP) administered via metered-dose inhaler is a potent corticosteroid
effective in the treatment of asthma. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of FP powder …

Because biological indicators alone do not adequately represent the comprehensive health
status of a patient with asthma, we also assessed patients' health-related quality of life (…

… Now by merely walking into the production area when psyllium is being used, severe
episodes of wheezing will be precipitated that last up to 2 or 3 days. Patient 3 is a 32-year-old …

Sequential annual examinations have been carried out in a group of children who were
hospitalized 5 years previously for bronchiolitis. During the subsequent 5 year study period, 40 …

A long-term prospective study has been made of twenty-four infants with the diagnosis of “bronchiolitis”
in 1960–1961. Three to four years after the “bronchiolitis” episode, 50 per cent of …