At their June 2008 meeting, the ACIP added asthma to the list of conditions indicating immunization against pneumococcal pneumonia. Dr. Fryhofer asks for your opinion. Medscape Internal Medicine
Neonatal vaccination with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) provides long-term protection from allergic responses in mice, according to investigators in China. Reuters Health Information
Researchers find that a small percentage of patients with unexplained epilepsy marked by partial seizures may test positive for autoantibodies and respond to immune-modulating therapy. Medscape Medical News
A regimen of pre-seasonal and seasonal sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) for grass pollen allergy reduces symptoms by more than a third after three pollen seasons, a multicenter team reports br / iReuters Health Information/i
