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Laboratories/Manufacturers:

Commonwealth Medical Laboratories
http://www.allergytest.com/

CML is the unsurpassed leader in allergy testing, and uses FDA-approved blood-testing methodologies (ELISA and RIA). They offer both Hycor modified RAST and Pharmacia ImmunoCAP. They also provide customized allergy profiles and panels

Antigen Laboratories, Inc.
http://www.antigenlab.com/

Antigen Laboratories, Inc. manufactures a broad selection of allergenic extracts which are available in diagnostic and bulk sizes for scratch, prick-puncture, and intradermal testing. Antigen can make Custom Prescription Treatment Sets from your patient's test results, if needed. Antigen also carries a full line of ancillary supplies for the busy allergy practice. Antigen Laboratories performs a phenol-free glycerine extraction. Antigen is the only company to offer 100,000 AU/ml Standardized Short Ragweed. All of Antigen's extracts are in 50% glycerine.

Northwest Allergy Lab
http://www.nwallergylab.com/index.html

Northwest Allergy Lab provides comprehensive IgE RAST (blood) allergy testing for over 1,000 inhalants and foods.

Quest Diagnostics
http://www.questdiagnostics.com/

The world’s leader in diagnostic testing, information, and services.

LabCorp
https://www.labcorp.com/wps/portal

Providing services, including genomic testing, through a network of primary testing locations.

Hycor Biomedical, Inc.
http://www.hycorbiomedical.com/

Hycor manufactures blood testing products, such as the Hycor specific IgE tests, which are able to detest a patient’s sensitivities from a single tube of blood, thus alleviating the discomfort of skin testing.

Greer Laboratories
http://www.greerlabs.com/human.index.php

Greer Labs provides quality products to test and treat allergies, including allergenic extracts, diluents, skin testing devices, and much more.

ALK-Abello
http://www.alk-abello.us/index.php

ALK-Abello is the world's largest supplier of allergenic extracts.

Allergy Organizations and Societies:

American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA)
http://www.aaoaf.org/

The AAOA provides information about allergies, asthma, and conferences for physicians.

Pan American Allergy Society (P.A.A.S.)
http://www.paas.org/

The Pan American Allergy Society provides continuing medical education in quantitative skin testing and other scientifically validated methods for the diagnosis and treatment of allergy and sensitivity disorders. They provide training courses, seminars, workshops, published materials and a mentoring program for physicians and allied health care personnel.

Allergy Reference Library:

Allergy Glossary
http://www.hon.ch/Library/Theme/Allergy/Glossary/i.html

This website provides an extremely comprehensive glossary regarding allergies.

About.com
http://www.allergies.about.com/

This website provides information about topics such as symptoms, treatment options, and detection of allergies.

Allergy Control Products
www.allergycontrol.com

This website provides information regarding allergy avoidance and offers products to help reduce indoor allergies cause by dust mites, mold, and animal dander.

Pollen and Mold Count Map
http://www.aaaai.org/nab/index.cfm?p=pollen

The National Allergy Bureau provides pollen and mold counts as reported by different stations across the country.

Articles and Reviews:

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/about/organization/dait/PDF/11-14-05_AllergyAshtma_full.pdf

This website provides a summary of the NIAID “Immunological Basis for Antigen-Specific Asthma/Allergies Therapeutic Strategies” workshop. It includes roundtable discussions focused on advancing knowledge and understanding of immunotherapy for asthma and allergic disease.

Cochrane Collaboration
http://mrw.interscience.wiley.com/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD002893/frame.html

The Cochrane Collaboration is a non-profit organization that conducts systematic reviews of healthcare options.

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
http://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(99)70362-3/fulltext

This website provides a journal article about the effectiveness of sublingual immunotherapy.

Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma- Update April 2008
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01620.x?prevSearch=keywordsfield%3A%28%22ARIA%22%29

A document written with the intention of updating physicians’ knowledge of allergic rhinitis, highlighting the impact of allergic rhinitis on asthma, and providing an evidence-based documented revision on diagnostic methods and treatments.

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