RESOURCES

The resource centre has various reference books or journals for use by members of ALLSA

Please contact Mrs Ruwayda Adams for further particulars.

A. REFERENCE BOOKS

• ADVANCES IN ALLERGOLOGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY - Ph. Godard, J. Bousquet & F.B. Michel
• ALLERGENIC PLANTS (Phadebas RAST) - Pharmacia Diagnostics
• ALLERGY - PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE (Volume 1 & 2 - Second Edition) - Eds. E. Middleton, C.E. Reed & E.F. Ellis
• ALLERGY AND ALLERGIC DISEASES (Volume 1 & 2) - Ed. A.B. Kay
• ALLERGY - WHICH ALLERGENS? - A service from Pharmacia AB
• ASTHMA AND BRONCHIAL HYPERACTIVITY - Eds: H. Herzog & A.P. Perruchoud
• ASTHMA AND RHINTIS - Eds. W.W. Busse & S.T. Holgate
• ASTHMA & RHINITS - N. Mygind & T.J.H. Clark
• ATLAS ON DERMATOLOGY - J.M. Lachapelle, D. Tennstedt & L. Marot
• ATLAS OF ALLERGIES - P. Fireman & R.G. Slavin
• BLOOD CELL BIOCHEMISTRY - A.M. Dvorak
• CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY - J. Brostoff, G.K. Scadding, D. Male & I.M. Roitt
• CONQUERING ASTHMA - (An illustrated guide to understanding and self care for adults and children) - P.J. Barnes & M.T. Newhouse
• CURRENT THEMES IN ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY - Eds. G. Spickett & I. Lewin
• DRUG ALLERGY - D. Vervloet & M. Pradal
• FOOD ALLERGY: ADVERSE REACTIONS TO FOODS AND FOOD ADDITIVES - D.D. Metcalfe, H.A. Sampson & R.A. Simon
• FOOD ALLERGY - Eds: L.T. Chiaramonte, A.T. Schneider, F. Lifshitz
• GLUCOCORTICOIDS AND MECHANISMS OF ASTHMA - (Clinical and Experimental Aspects) - Eds: F.E. Hargreave, J.C. Hogg, J.-L. Malo & J.H. Toogood
• HEALTH ON THE INTERNET - D. Anthony
• IMMUNOLOGY (Case Studies) - I.M. Roitt, J. Brostoff, D.K. Male & A. Gray
• IMMUNOLOGY AND ALLERGY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA - FEB. '96 - (Differential Diagnostics of Allergic Disease Masqueraders of Allergy) - Eds: A. Montanaro & E.J. Bardana
• IMMUNOLOGY AND ALLERGY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA - MAY '96 - (Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation) - Eds: W.T. Shearer & T.A. Fleisher
• IMMUNOLOGY AND ALLERGY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA - FEB. '97 - (Ocular Allergy) - Ed: L. Bielory
• IMMUNOLOGY AND ALLERGY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA - AUG. '97 - (Contact Dermatitis: Irritant and Allergic) - Ed: V.S. Beltrani
• LECTURE NOTES ON IMMUNOLOGY - SECOND EDITION - G. Reeves & I. Todd
• MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY OF ALLERGENS - Eds: D. Kraft & A. Sehon
• PAF IN ASTHMA - Eds: G. Holme & J. Morley
• PAF, PLATELETS AND ASTHMA - Eds: M. Schmitz-Schumann, G. Menz & C.P. Page
• POLLEN & MOULD ALLERGENS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA - Pharmacia Diagnostics & Medical Specialties (Pty) Ltd.
• PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE - Ed: A.B. Tarcher
• RHINOLOGY AND NASAL ALLERGY YEAR BOOK 1986 - Eds: D.W. Kennedy & P.A. Greenberger
• TRAVELLER'S ALLERGY SERVICE GUIDE - Eds. S. Nilsson & F.Th.M. Spieksma
• THE GENETICS OF ASTHMA - Eds. D.G. Marsh, A. Lockhart & S.T. Holgate
• THE MAST CELL IN HEALTH AND DISEASE - Eds. M.A. Kaliner & D.D. Metcalfe
• THE RISING TRENDS IN ASTHMA - Eds. D.J. Chadwick & G. Cardew
• THE ROLE OF INFLAMATORY PROCESSES IN AIRWAY HYPERRESPONSIVENESS - Ed. S.T. Holgate
• THE OTOLARYNGOLOGIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA - Ed. R.L. Mabry

B. JOURNALS

• Allergology International (Japanese Society of Allergology)
• Allergy & Clinical Immunology News (1992)
• Allergy (European Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology) (1996)
• Allergy and Clinical Immunology (1992)
• Allergy Proceedings (1992)
• Allergy Today (1992)
• Annals of Allergy (1992)
• Asthma (1995)
• British Medical Journal (SA Edition) (1993)
• Clinical & Experimental Allergy (1992)
• CME
• Current Opinion in Immunology (1994)
• Disease of The Skin
• Hospital Medicine
• Immunologist (1993)
• Journal Watch (1994)
• Modern Medicine
• Ped Med
• Pediatric Allergy & Immunology (1992)
• Respiratory Medicine (1995)
• SAMJ
• Science & Medicine (1994)
• South African Respiratory Journal
• Therapeutics

C. NEWSLETTERS

• Australian Society of CI inical Immunology & Allergy
• BSACI News
• Frontline
• Medical Chronicle
• MRC News

D. ALLSA SLIDE LIBRARY

1. CURRENT VIEWS IN ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY

• July 1992 - Risk Factors, Natural History and Epidemiology of Asthma - J.M. Samet & D.B. Coultas
• September 1992 - Pathogenesis of Allergic Inflammation - D.H. Broide & T. Bigby
• November 1992 - Contact Dermatitis - E.F. Sherertz
• January 1993 - Food Hypersensitivity Reactions - H.A. Sampson
• March 1993 - Diagnosis and Management of Drug Allergy - T.J. Sullivan
• May 1993 - The Red Eye - R.V. Lee
• July 1993 - Controversial Allergy Practices - A.I. Terr
• September 1993 - Allergic Asthma: Newer Concepts in Pathogenesis and Treatment. J.L. Ohman
• November 1993 - Allergenic Extracts - J.W. Yunginger
• January 1994 - Approach to the Child with Immune Deficiency - S.H. Polmar
• March 1994 - Chronic Ear and Sinus Disease in Children - P. Fireman
• May 1994 - Medical Issues in the Management of Asthma - D.W. Cockcroft
• July 1994 - Impact of Tobacco Smoking - E.O. Meltzer
• September 1994 - Latex Allergy - J.E. Slater
• November 1994 - Building-Related Illness - E.J. Bardana
• January 1995 - Inhaled Steroids for Asthma - S.J. Szefler
• March 1995 - Regulation of IgE Synthesis - D. Vercelli
• May 1995 - Nebulizers for Therapy - M.B. Dolovich
• July 1995 - Insect Allergy: Killer Bees and Fire Ants - W.McKenna and C.T. Stafford
• September 1995 - Inner-City Asthma - H.J. Wedner
• November 1995 - Food Allergies: Ingredient Labeling and Hidden Allergens - J.W. Yunginger
• January 1996 - Moulds and Asthma - S.B. Lehrer and M. Lopez
• March 1996 - New Drugs in the Treatment of Asthma - W.W. Busse
• May 1996 - Immunotherapy: Now and in the Future - R.F. Lockey
• July 1997 - Drug Desensitization: Indications and Protocols - P.A. Greenberger
• September 1997 - Aspiring and NSAID Sensitivity - D.D. Stevenson
• November 1997 - Wheezing in Infants and Children - F. Martinez

2. 2. ATOPIC DISEASES - THEIR DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT

• Part 1 - Allergic reactions
• Part 2 - Childhood asthma
• Part 3 - Allergic rhinitis
• Part 4 - Adult asthma

3. ALLERGOLOGY TRAINING SLIDE SERIES

• a. Allergic reactions
• b. The allergens
• c. Allergy of the upper respiratory tract and eyes
• d. Urticaria
• e. The basic principles of therapy for allergic disease
• f. Antihistamines

4. TEACHING MATERIAL ON CHILDHOOD ASTHMA

• Part I - The scientific base
• Part 2 - The treatment plans

5. OPEN AIRWAYS - A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO ASTHMA MANAGEMENT

• Workshop I Reaching a diagnosis
• Workshop 2 Interpreting diagnostic tests
• Workshop 3 Treating asthma in general practice
• Workshop 4 Treating COPD in general practice
• Workshop 5 Managing asthma and COPD in the long term

6. CORTICOSTEROIDS IN ADULT BRONCHIAL ASTHMA

(Medical Educational Programme)
Slides and audio tapes Dr GM Cochrane, Guys Hospital, London

7. ALLSA/SANDOZ UPDATE LECTURE SERIES

8. CURRENT CONCEPTS IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF ASTHMA

Slides and notes

9. ICACI XV/EAACI - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

• June 26-July 1, 1994 - on audiocassette tapes

E. ALLSA VIDEO TAPE LIBRARY

1. Presentation of the UCB Institute of Allergy. Cloguet D.
2. Modified skin prick test. Pepys J. et al.
3. Allergic Rhinitis Joint Council of Allergy Immunology
4. Fiberoptic examination - Nose and nasopharynx. Selner J.C.
5. Nasal polyps. Selner J.C.
6. 5a. Stop sneeze allergy sufferer's - Part 1. Siegel S.C.
7. 5b. Stop sneeze allergy sufferer's - Part 2. Siegel S.C.
8. Vocal cord pathology. Selner J.C.
9. Mite allergy - A world-wide problem
10. The world-wide impact of the dust mite allergy. De Weck A.
11. The importance of dust mite in asthma. Platts-Mills T.
12. Various approaches to reduce the dust mite allergy in the home. Mitchell B.
13. The control of dust mites in the houses of allergic patients. Bischoff E.
14. Elimination of the risk of mites in the homes. Van Bronswijk J.
15. Methods of identifying mites in domestic dust samples. Marsac J. and Pauli G.
16. The status of the mite allergy in China. Wen T.
17. The situation of the mite allergy in Japan. Ito K.
18. Mite allergy. Tuner and Stewart
19. A.C.T. (Asthma care training) for kids. AAFA
20. Aerobics of asthmatics. Hogshead N.
21. Auxiliary inhalation devices. AAFA
22. Bee's knees (patient education). Hirsch S.
23. Immunotherapy - Old fashioned or futuristic (patient information) Hirsch S.
24. The environment allergies and you. AAAI
25. I'm wonderful & I have asthma. AAAI
26. Clin. and Immuno. Eval. Of TMA Workers in Multip. Indust. Settings. Zeiss C.
27. Conquering asthma & allergy - we can! we will! We must! MALMALVEAUX/WEIST.
28. Fiberoptic examination of the pharynx and larynx. Selner J.C.
29. Fiberoptic examination of the upper airway. Selner J.C.
30. Bronchial asthma. Fenwick M.
31. Eye for all seasons. Fisons Corp.
32. Understanding allergies. Fenwick M.
33. My child is allergic - Don't dramatize! Casimir G.
34. Highlights ICACI. Montreux
35. Allergy and asthma - an easy understanding. Michel Dr.
36. Childhood asthma - Part 1
37. Childhood asthma - Part 2
38. The pathogenesis of asthma. Prof. Kay
39. House dust mite and acarosan. Allergy Society of S.A.
40. SAPS/ALLSA IX Biennial Meeting. Lung disease in the elderly
41. SAPS/ALLSA IX Biennial Meeting. Recent development in mycobacterial disease.
42. SAPS/ALLSA IX Biennial Meeting. Adult respiratory distress syndrome
43. SAPS/ALLSA IX Biennial Meeting. Primary lung carcinoma and pleural mesothelioma
44. SAPS/ALLSA IX Biennial Meeting. Pondering pneumonia in 1990
45. SAPS/ALLSA IX Biennial Meeting. Aeroallergens and bronchial hyperresponsiveness
46. SAPS/ALLSA IX Biennial Meeting. Airflow limitation
47. Childhood asthma - Part 1 and 2
48. Recent perspectives on the pathogenesis of inflammation related lung disease SAPS/ALLSA A Biennial Meeting
49. Your Personal Guide to Quitting - Stop Smoking
50. Help! I am allergic.

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