American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology--55th annual meeting. 26 February-3 March 1999, Orlando, FL, USA.
This was a particularly comprehensive gathering of investigators and clinicians interested in the field of allergy, asthma and immunology. The meeting presented information ranging from basic immunological research to the clinical trials of drugs already available for treatment in the US today. There were 984 original oral and poster presentations and over 100 symposia, seminars and workshops. The plenary sessions involved sections on allergic inflammation, immune modulation, chemokine receptors, the origins of asthma, the diagnosis and management of food and drug reactions, the environmental influences on allergic diseases, and dermatological diseases. There were approximately 500 faculty members who presented new data or participated in lectures, seminars or workshops.
Lieberman
P
P
Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Cordova, Tennessee 38018, USA. asthmamemphis@msn.com