Chronic Urticaria: Boost Antihistamine Dosage.(Brief Article)

Family Practice News;  March 1, 2001 ;     585 words ......aren't enough to relieve symptoms of chronic urticaria, so many physicians are tempted to...effective. But that dose fails to relieve chronic urticaria in as many as half of patients treated...30, or 40 mg/day for adults with chronic urticaria. Loratadine's biggest disadvantage...

Use of patch testing for identifying allergen causing chronic urticaria

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology;  March 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......cases while this figure is much lower for chronic urticaria. Chronic urticaria has multifactorial etiologies including...infectious diseases etc. Approximately 50% of chronic urticaria cases remain unexplained and are categorized...

Identifying pathogenic mechanisms will help treat chronic urticaria

Dermatology Times;  August 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......What distinguishes chronic urticaria - both autoimmune and...to Alien Kaplan, M.D., chronic urticaria is defined as spontaneously...regularly, and their use in chronic urticaria is quite different from...

House dust mite sensitivity is a factor in chronic urticaria

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology;  March 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...INTRODUCTION Chronic urticaria is one of the perplexing problems faced by clinicians. Chronic urticaria is defined as daily or almost daily...implicated house dust mite sensitivity in chronic urticaria based on intradermal skin testing...

New findings on chronic urticaria refine screening, improve outcomes.(Skin...

Family Practice News;  March 15, 2008 ;     424 words ...SAN ANTONIO -- Treatment of chronic urticaria can be challenging, but recent findings...from 55% to 86% in patients with chronic urticaria. There is an additional factor in...and it's now been shown that in chronic urticaria, there is increased thrombin formation...

New advances refine chronic urticaria screening.(News)

Skin & Allergy News;  April 1, 2008 ;     576 words ...SAN ANTONIO -- Treatment of chronic urticaria can be challenging, but recent findings...increased from 55% in patients with chronic urticaria to 86%. There is an additional factor...and it's now been shown that in chronic urticaria there is increased thrombin formation...

Chronic Urticaria.

American Family Physician;  March 15, 1999 ;     183 words ......Approximately one half of all patients with chronic urticaria experience angioedema, which may...compromise of the airway. Most cases of chronic urticaria are believed to be autoimmune-related...this benign condition. Patients with chronic urticaria should avoid using angiotensin ...

New assay takes sting out of chronic urticaria.(Clinical Rounds)

Skin & Allergy News;  April 1, 2007 ;     606 words ......of our patients with recurrent or chronic urticaria appear to resolve in about 6 months...of a child with steroid-dependent chronic urticaria who was found to have these antibodies...Boguniewicz said, although patients with chronic urticaria may need much higher than usual doses...

Serious illness ins. fits with group term.(group term insurance marketers...

National Underwriter Life & Health-Financial Services Edition;  December 15, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Serious Illness coverage is a rapidly growing form...insureds upon diagnosis of a qualifying serious illness. It's still new in the United States...with extended recuperation from a serious illness or accident. Advances in medical...

Evaluating, managing chronic urticaria demands time, information

Dermatology Times;  August 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......practically zero. "Patients with chronic urticaria should be considered as having twitchy...that most patients (60 percent) with chronic urticaria are atopic, explained Dr. Beltrani...reviewed. The clinical presentation of chronic urticaria is quite diverse and looks different...

Omalizumab in severe chronic urticaria

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology;  March 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......old female presented with severe chronic urticaria prevalent for the last ten years...of the efficacy of omalizumab in chronic urticaria [3] and atopic dermatitis. [4] The...beneficial effect in the treatment of chronic urticaria. Further studies are needed to confirm...

Life on Hold: Finding Hope in the Face of Serious Illness.(Book Review)

Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association;  November 1, 2002 ;     318 words ......Hold: Finding Hope in the Face of Serious Illness is thought-provoking, yet sensitive...sickness. Inspired by the impact of serious illness on their own family, David Seller...examining different stages of coping with serious illness, Life on Hold is divided into three...

Sulfasalazine, dapsone: Good alternative options for treatment of chronic...

Dermatology Times;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Philadelphia - In patients with chronic urticaria who do not respond to standard antihistamine...antihistamine-resistant or antihistamineintolerant chronic urticaria. In particular, Dr. Beck and colleagues...experience Treating patients with chronic urticaria can he a frustrating ...

Finding the best remedy to cover your income in a serious...

Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  March 6, 2007 ;     700+ words ......first-time home buyers to take out serious illness insurance (SIC) policies. Investment...health insurance, points out that serious illness policies would not have paid out on...all types of cancer are covered in serious illness policies and the Financial Regulator...

Insuring against serious illness

Evening Mail;  August 18, 1998 ;     558 words ......but also insurance against getting a serious illness. As I already have life insurance...your mortgage debt if you suffered a serious illness which could stop you working for a...five times more likely to suffer a serious illness than you are to die before the age...