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Article: Advances in Immunotherapy for Allergies Presented at 2005 AAAAI Annual Meeting in San Antonio.
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- March 19, 2005
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SAN ANTONIO, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Italian researchers have showed that sublingual immunotherapy is safe in children below the age of five, according to findings presented today at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) in San Antonio.
Immunotherapy is the treatment that modifies the response of the immune system to allergens. It is considered a cornerstone in the management of respiratory allergy. Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT), which is administered in the form of drops underneath the tongue, has been widely utilized in Europe for the past 10 years. However, immunotherapy by injection, also known as allergy ...