title: Advances in environmental and occupational disorders in 2014.
abstract: In 2014, the Journal published a number of studies that have advanced our understanding of the effects of various environmental factors and immune responses in patients with allergic diseases. In this review we emphasize reports that have appeared in the Journal over the past year that deal with environmental and occupational respiratory disorders and novel approaches to their treatment. The review will focus on the effects of environmental factors and immune responses in allergic airway diseases, identification of new allergens, and risk factors in stinging insect allergy, development of asthma in different age groups, effects of viral infections, and benefits of new therapies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC. Electronic address: david_peden@med.unc.edu.
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Peden
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
authors.forename: Robert K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Bush
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens
keywords: Air pollution; allergens; anaphylaxis; asthma; immune responses; viral infections