A survey of clinical features of allergic rhinitis in adults

Background: Allergic rhinitis (AR) has high prevalence and substantial socio-economic burden. Material/Methods: The study included 35 Italian Centers recruiting an overall number of 3383 adult patients with rhinitis (48% males, 52% females, mean age 29.1, range 18\u201345 years). For each patient, the attending physician had to fill in a standardized questionnaire, covering, in particular, some issues such as the ARIA classification of allergic rhinitis (AR), the results of skin prick test (SPT), the kind of treatment, the response to treatment, and the satisfaction with treatment. Results: Out of the 3383 patients with rhinitis, 2788 (82.4%) had AR: 311 (11.5%) had a mild intermittent, 229 (8.8%) a mild persistent, 636 (23.5%) a moderate-severe intermittent, and 1518 (56.1%) a moderate-severe persistent form. The most frequently used drugs were oral antihistamines (77.1%) and topical corticosteroids (60.8%). The response to treatment was judged as excellent in 12.2%, good in 41.3%, fair in 31.2%, poor in 14.5%, and very bad in 0.8% of subjects. The rate of treatment dissatisfaction was significantly higher in patients with moderate-to-severe AR than in patients with mild AR (p<0.0001). Indication to allergen immunotherapy (AIT) was significantly more frequent (p<0.01) in patients with severe AR than with mild AR. . Conclusions: These fndings confirm the appropriateness of ARIA guidelines in classifying the AR patients and the association of severe symptoms with unsuccessful drug treatment. The optimal targeting of patients to be treated with AIT needs to be reassessed

Trace element content of normal and cancerous lung and breast tissue

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Selenium, Zinc and Copper il lung cancer: modifications in fluids and tissues

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Plasma, hair and tissue levels of trace elements in lung cancer

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between plasma, hair and tissue levels of Se, Zn and Cu, and cancer

Selenium, Zinc and Copper levels in blood, hair and tissue of patients affected by lung and breast cancer

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Knowledge and business intelligence technologies in cross-enterprise environments for italian advanced mechanical industry

The internetworking and the outsourcing of business activities have become essential in the short term to maintain competitiveness in the market, as it allows to significantly reduce time and cost of core business processes. However, outsourcing, increasing the level of information sharing, imposes new precautions to maintain, in the medium and long-term, strategic control over the knowledge produced and exchanged, both in terms of "know-how" and "know-that". Especially for SMEs, his implies substantial risk of a technological nature, in that it requires complex and extremely expensive technological framework. KITE.it aims to develop a methodological and technological framework to support the transition of the advanced mechanical supply chains towards Value Network models able to guarantee: - interoperability and cooperation between firms and individuals in the network; - the management and securing of the intellectual capital; - measurement and performance optimization

Indagine sui livelli ematici e tissutali di Se, Zn e Cu in pazienti con patologia neoplastica.

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Studio caso-controllo dei tassi di Selenio (Se) nel sangue e nei tessuti di soggetti sani o affetti da tumore

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