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VOLUME 16 N0.4 DECEMBER 2002

GUEST EDITORIAL:
Occupational food allergies – MF Jeebhay

REVIEW:
- Food allergens and additives in food processing industries – H Steinman
- Occupational reactions to foods – BV Gill, M Aresery, SB Lehrer
- Baker’s allergy and asthma – towards preventive strategies – R Baatjies, MF Jeebhay

ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPER :
- Occupational asthma in food handlers: cases reported to SORDSA ( 1996- 2002) – TM Esterhuizen, D Rees
- Occupational asthma caused by alpha-amylase among bakers, as confirmed by specific inhalation challenge – S Quice, MFNC de Castro, J Sastre
- Inhalable flour dust and wheat allergens: a measurement strategy for exposure control – N de Pater, D Heederik
- Occupational allergy among table grape farm workers in South Africa – MF Jeebhay, R Baatjies, A Lopata

VOLUME 16 N0.3 SEPTEMBER 2002

EDITORIAL:
ALLSA Congress 2002 – A van Niekerk

REVIEW:
- Commentary on the revised nomenclature for allergy released by the EAACI Nomenclature Taskforce – PC Potter
- New perspectives in the diagnosis of food allergy – C Motala
- Wheezy phenotypes of childhood – pathophysiology – A Halkas
- Acute adverse reactions to South African manufactured snakebite Antivenom – RSM Blaylock

LETTER TO EDITOR:
- A survey of the perception of allergies by adolescent school pupils in a Cape Town suburban school – C-J Potter

CONGRESS ABSTRACTS:
- Allergy 2002 – State of the art

VOLUME 15 N0.2 JUNE 2002

GUEST EDITORIAL:
Skin allergies – ME Docrat

REVIEW:
- A new approach to the management of atopic dermatitis: new non-steroidal topical immunomodulators – ME Docrat
- T helper cells, the hygiene hypothesis and immune changes in immunotherapy – B Nurse
- Infection in atopic dermatitis – ME Docrat
- Lichen planus – ME Docrat
- Anaphylaxis following exposure to snake venoms in South Africa – RSM Blaylock

LETTER TO EDITOR:
- Egg allergy and measles, mumps and rubella vaccination – G du Toit

VOLUME 15 N0.1 MARCH 2002

EDITORIAL:
Asthma in Africa – the need for accessible, affordable treatment – HJ Zar, EG Weinberg

REVIEW:
- The prevalence of asthma in South Africa – R Ehrich
- Exercise-induced bronchospasm in African children – JA Odhiambo, LW Ng’ang’a
- Improving care for people with asthma in developing countries: the role of the nurse – G Brown
- Combination therapy for asthma: complementary effects of long-acting β2- agonists and corticosteroids – M Johnson

ORIGINAL RESEARCH:
- A survey of perceived and confirmed allergy in children with learning disabilities and hyperactivity – B Fenemore, PC Potter

VOLUME 14 N0.4 DECEMBER 2001

REVIEW:
- Acute asthma in children – S Kling, P Goussard, R Gie
- The Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) Initiative – ED Bateman
- Penicillin and Cephalosporin Allergies – an update – AY Wu
- Concomitant clinical sensitivity (CCA) and cross-reactivity – HA Steinman, S Lee


VOLUME 14 N0.3 SEPTEMBER 2001

REVIEW:
- Characterization of allergens in milk – J Wal, H Bernard, G Clement, J Chatel and K Adel-Patient
- Ingredient issues associated with allergenic foods – SL Taylor and SL Hefle
- Food allergies in infants and children – two decades of research – RG Heine, CS Hosking and DJ Hill
- Practical aspects in the management of cow’s milk allergies and intolerances: A South African Perspective – M Groenewald
- Dietary treatment of adverse reactions to food – L Jacobs
- Crustacean Allergy in South Africa – AL Lopata, B Fenemore and PC Potter


VOLUME 14 N0.2 JUNE 2001

50TH EDITORIAL:
50th anniversary editorial – EG Weinberg, HJ Zar

REVIEW:
- Cytokine levels in urbanized Xhosa asthmatic children – A Puterman, B Nurse
- Asthma & allergy management in private practice in South Africa – M Bailey
- Cost efficacy of allergy diagnosis and treatment – S Lee, H Steinman, M Bailey

BRIEF COMMUNICATION:
- Rapid onset of action of Fexofenadien – PC Potter, H Schoeman and FAST investigator group

VOLUME 14 N0.1 MARCH 2001

EDITORIAL:
Asthma and allergic disease in Africa – a challenge – H Zar and EG Weinberg

REVIEW:
- Thinking clearly about lung dideases – is it asthma? MR Partridge
- Anaphylaxis: Recent advances – N Brathwaite
- A case presentation of tree nut anaphylaxis and review of tree nut and peanut allergy – G du Toit
- Pharmacology aspects of allergic ocular disease – G Muller

CASE REPORT:
- Allergy to Haemaccel – EP Engela, JF Viljoen

VOLUME 13 N0.4 DECEMBER 2000

EDITORIAL:
Allergy and the Environment – C Motala

UPDATE:
Food Allergy - Current Issues – C Motala

REVIEW:
- A practical approach to the management of Seasonal Allergic Conjunctivitis – D Meyer
- Diagnosis and Management of Leucocytoclastic Vasculitis – HF Jordaan
- Asthma: Changing morbidity and mortality – P Bardin
- House Dust Mite and Cockroach Allergy – A Manjra

CONGRESS REPORT:
- ICACI 2000 – G du Toit and H Zar

VOLUME 13 N0.3 SEPTEMBER 2000

EDITORIAL:
Occupational allergy: Focus on biological agents – M Jeebhay

FEATURE ARTICLE:
Health and Safety Legislation and Worker’s Compensation for allergic diseases of occupational aetiology – M Jeebhay

CASE REPORTS:
- Asthma related to work place substances of plant origin (silk and garlic) – N White
- Onion allergy – N Mansoor, G Ramafi

REVIEW:
- Insects and storage pests causing occupational allergy – A Lopata, B Fenemore, Z Majova, N Bali and M Jeebhay
- Occupational seafood allergy – M Jeebhay, T Robins and A Lopata Grain dust allergy and asthma among grain mill workers in Cape Town – M Jeebhay, J H Stark, A Fourie, T Robins and R Ehrlich
- Evaluating and controlling exposure to Bioaerosols causing allergy in the work place – S Mbuli

COMMENTARY:
Unscientific tests for diagnosing food allergy

VOLUME 13 N0.2 JUNE 2000

EDITORIAL:
Allergies and the Olympics – PC Potter

ORIGINAL STUDY:
Atopy in South African Olympic Athletes – D Hawarden, S Baker, A Toerien, R Prescott, W Derman, R Leaver and PC Potter

FEATURE ARTICLE:
Respiratory manifestations of Food Allergy – BM Tan and S Bahna

ORIGINAL ARTICLE:
Severe combined immunodeficiency at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital – B Eley, G Shaboodien, J Hughes, M Cooper, S Pienaar, H Henderson and DW Beatty

FOCUS ON SKIN:
Keloids – M Docrat

CONGRESS REPORTS:
- XVIIIth ECACI – B Nurse
- AAAAI San Diego – G Du Toit
- AAAAI San Diego – M Haus

VOLUME 13 N0.1 MARCH 2000

EDITORIAL:
Vocal Cord Dysfunction – N Brathwaite

FEATURE ARTICLE:
Latex Allergy in Childhood – N Brathwaite

CASE REPORT:
Latex Allergy in a Five-Year-Old Girl – LV Jedeikin

CONGRESS REPORT:
Report from the XVI Word Congress of Asthma, Buenos Aires, Argentina 17-20 October 1999 – N Brathwaite

ANTIHISTAMINE REVIEWS:
- H1-Receptor Antagonists (Antihistamines) in the Twenty-First Century – ER Simons
- H1-Receptor Antagonists in Skin Disorders – ER Simons

RHINITIS/ASTHMA:
The United Airways: The Allergic Rhinitis-Asthma Ling – ER Simons

FOCUS ON THE SKIN:
Pityriasis Sicca Alba (PSA) – M Docrat

FEATURE ARTICLE:
Quality and Effectiveness – Two Sides of the Inflammatory Airway Disease Coin – R Green

PULMUNOLOGY ARTICLE:
A Guide to Organ Specific Autoantibodies – Tri Giang Phan, R Steele, S Adelstein

VOLUME 12 N0.4 DECEMBER 1999

EDITORIAL:
Hypoallergenic formulae – C Motala

FEATURE ARTICLE:
Origins of Atopy – S Prescott

IMMUNOLOGY PERSPECTIVE:

The Genetic Mechanisms Conferring Susceptibility to Auto immune Diseases – P Silveira, M Jordon, A Baxter

RHINITIS UPDATE I:
Recent Advances in Rhinitis – G Scadding

RHINITIS UPDATE II:
Medical Aspects in Rhinitis – G Scadding

RHINITIS UPDATE III:
The Role of Antihistamines in Rhinitis – G Scadding

RHINITIS UPDATE IV:
Patient Education – C Motala

ASTHMA PERSPECTIVE:
Benefits and Risks of inhaled glucocorticoids in children with pesistent asthma – FE Simons

ORIGINAL PAPER:
Severe combinined immunodeficiency at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital – B Eley, G Shaboodien, J Hughes, M Cooper, S Pienaar, H Henderson, DW Beatty

VOLUME 12 N0.3 SEPTEMBER 1999

EDITORIAL:
Allergology in South Africa – is it relevant? – S Kling

FEATURE ARTICLE:
- Intranasal corticosteroids – are they safe? – S Kling
- Contact Dermatitis – L sison-Fonacier
- T cell cytokines in allergy – W Sewell

REVIEW ARTICLE:
The safety of inhaled steroids – A Argent

SKIN FOCUS:
Bullous Pemphigoid – M Docrat

CONGRESS REPORT:
18th Annual Meeting of EAACI Brussels – A Lopata

CONGRESS ABSTRACTS:
ALLSA Rhinits Symposium, Spier, Cape October 1999

VOLUME 12 N0.2 JUNE 1999

EDITORIAL:
The expanding field of allergology – A Manjra

ALLERGY BASIC SCIENCES:
Gaps in the management of asthma – A Manjra

REVIEW ARTICLE:
- Drugs used in the treatment of allergy in relation to exercise and sports participation – S Manjra
- Meniere’s Disease and allergy – B Williams
- Allergy and fatal asthma – is there a link? C Motala

SKIN FOCUS:
Chronic discoid Lupus Erythrematosis – M Docrat

REVIEW ARTICLE:
Allergic Rhinitis in Special Circumstances – JG Swart

VOLUME 12 N0. 1 MARCH 1999

EDITORIAL:
Allergen Immunotherapy in South Africa: The way forward – PC Potter

FEATURE ARTICLE:
Tumour Necrosis factor: Biology and therapeutic inhibition in inflammatory diseases – DS Riminton

LATEX ALLERGY:
SABTS Addressing problems associated with powdered gloves – I Pretorius

INTERNATIONAL JUBILEE SYMPOSIUM:
30 Years with IgE (Stockholm) – PC Potter

ORIGINAL ARTICLE:
House dust mite Allergen Exposure and Atopic Disease in Zimbabwe – EN Sibanda

BASIC SCIENCE REVIEW:
Adhesion Molecules – C Motala

PROFILES IN ALLERGY:
Ruth Prescott – PC Potter

REPORT:
6th International Congress on Aerobiology – D Berman

SKIN FOCUS:
Alopecia areata – M Docrat

VOLUME 11 NO.4 DECEMBER 1998

EDITORIAL:
Allergy in the Upper Airway – AS Puterman

COMMENTARY:
An Earful of Allergy – AS Puterman

REVIEW:
Immunopathology of Asthma, the role of T cells – B Nurse

COMMENTARY:
Prediction and Prevention of Allergy – JA Warner

FEATURE ARTICLE:
- Pharmacological intervention to prevent airway inflammation and asthma – JO Warner
- Tonsillectomy: a Current Perspective – MH Young

CONGRESS REPORT PART II:
XVII Congress of EAACI, 1998 – M Groenewald

VOLUME 11 NO.3 JUNE 1998

EDITORIAL:
Designer drugs and the New World – M Haus and R Green

FEATURE ARTICLE:
- Clinical aspects of primary immunodeficiency diseases – B Eley
- Common misconceptions about asthma – PG Bardin
- Leukotriene antagonists – N Barnes

COMMENTARY:
- Risk-benefit assessment of fluticasone propionate – B Haumann
- Abstracts of the 1998 ALLSA Congress, Sandton City

CONGRESS REPORT:
- XVII Congress of EAACI, 1998 – M Groenewald
- Hidden triggers of adverse reactions to food – H Steinman
- NAEP in KwaZulu-Natal: Asthma in the Park – P Jeena
- Latex and asthma: The Gloves are off
- Computers and Latex Allergy – S Bell

VOLUME 11 NO.2 JUNE 1998

EDITORIAL:
Spotlight on Asthma – P Bardin

ARTICLE:
- Eotaxin and Asthma – J Syce
- Peal flow – Plusses and Pitfalls – J Mouton, Z Buttner, F Swart, P Bardin
- Occupational allergies – J Stark, D Rees

VOLUME 11 NO.1 MARCH 1998

EDITORIAL:
Latex Allergy and the Law - PC Potter

REVIEW:
- Latex Allergy – a major problem in South African Hospitals – PC Potter
- Latex Allergy: alternative products – PC Potter, A Fuchs
- Autoimmunity and the Etiology of Chronic Urticaria – A Kaplan, M Ferrer

ORIGINAL ARTICLE:
Cockroach Allergy in South Africa: Coastal versus Inland – PC Potter, S Lee, L Roodt

REGIONAL:
The Cape Town Allergology Unit – PC Potter

FOCUS ON THE SKIN:
Steroid Rosacea – M Docrat

CONGRESS REPORT:
Cancun Congress Report – B Nurse, C Motala, A Lopata

HOT TOPICS:
Hot Issues in the Management of Asthma – C Motala
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