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Question: Your patient is 20 months old; though he has been avoiding cow's milk and hen's egg, his atopic eczema remains troublesome. Skin prick testing shows: Cow's milk - 3mm; Egg white - 10mm; Peanut - 8mm; Soy - 3mm; Positive control - 4mm; Negative control - 0mm. Would you organize a food challenge with cow's milk?
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State of World Allergy Report 2008
As allergic diseases continue to increase in prevalence and complexity worldwide, there is an urgent need to create awareness of the global burden of allergies and the need to train more physicians to care for allergy sufferers. WAO announces the June publication of the State of World Allergy 2008 Report, an analysis of current global trends in the prevalence of allergic disease, a look to the future, and a call to action for all those involved in the provision of allergy patient care.

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2008 Short-Term Research Fellowship Applications
WAO is now accepting applications for three international Short-Term Research Fellowships; application deadline 30 June 2008. For Additional details and application, click here.

As a result of his WAO 2007 Short-Term Fellowship, Dr. Matteo Bonini has received approval to conduct a Cochrane Collaboration systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of beta-2 agonist drugs.

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To learn more about GLORIA and to bring a GLORIA program to your society, click here. 

This month's highlighted GLORIA Module is:
Module 5 - Treatment of Severe Asthma


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emerging societies programThe World Allergy Organization offers advice on initiating and developing professional allergy societies throughout the world with the Emerging Societies Program. For more information, click here.


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world allergy forumThe World Allergy Forum brings cutting edge programs to major allergy meetings throughout the world.
To find out more, click here.


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seminars and conferencesThe Seminars & Conferences program invites member societies to apply to host a WAO Sponsored Lecturer.


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WAD 2007Reporting World Allergy Day 2007 was held on 4 December 2007. To find out more information click here.


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The World Allergy Organization (WAO) Web Site supports the WAO mission. WAO is a global resource and advocate in the field of allergy, asthma and clinical immunology, advancing excellence in clinical care, education, research and training through a world-wide alliance of allergy and clinical immunology societies. 

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