Top 10 Most Read Allergy and Immunology Articles on Medscape
What did allergists and immunologists read on Medscape during 2010?

We took a quick look back and discovered that, like virtually all healthcare professionals, our readers were intensely interested in news about healthcare reform as well as the ongoing Congressional battles over Medicare. In order to provide you with the most up-to-date information about these important stories, we have provided a link to our Healthcare Reform Resource Center in our list of must-read content from 2010

The top 10 most important articles, as determined by how many of our members chose to read them, are provided below. If you missed these important articles, please take a minute to review them and see what your colleagues are reading.

Here are the highlights from the Medscape Top 10for Allergy and Immunology in 2010:

1. 
   Giving Influenza Vaccine to Egg-Allergic Patients
   Do patients with egg allergy need a skin prick test before receiving the influenza vaccine?
   
2. 
   Cephalosporins Safe for Patients With Negative Skin Tests
   New research shows that patients with a history of penicillin anaphylaxis but with negative penicillin skin tests can safely take cephalosporins.
   
3. 
   Local Allergic Rhinitis: A New Entity, Characterization and Further Studies
   Examine new insights into the pathophysiology and clinical characterization of local allergic rhinitis.
   
4. 
   Patch Testing in Drug Allergy
   Skin patch tests may be used to help drug allergy diagnosis and identify causally relevant drugs.
   
5. 
   Making Sense of Food Allergies
   Is food allergy management being hampered by over-diagnosis and a lack of diagnostic criteria?
   
6. 
   New FDA Recommendations for Discontinuation of Long-Acting Beta Agonists Run Counter to Asthma Management Guidelines
   Should LABAs be discontinued once asthma symptoms are stabilized as the FDA recommends?
   
7. 
   Autism Spectrum Disorders and Allergy: Observation From a Pediatric Allergy/Immunology Clinic
   Overlap between allergic diseases and autism spectrum disorders can lead to confusion regarding the origin of certain symptoms.
   
8. 
   Indications of 'Atopic Bowel' in Patients With Self-Reported Food Hypersensitivity
   What do food allergies and irritable bowel syndrome have in common?
   
9. 
   An Immunological Overview of Allergen Specific Immunotherapy--Subcutaneous and Sublingual Routes
   Promising progresses in the field of allergen-specific immunotherapy may provide new options for the treatment of allergic disorders.
   
10. 
    Healthcare Reform Resource Center
    The evolving debate was chronicled by Medscape throughout 2010. Bookmark this page so that you'll have access to the latest information as it becomes available.