NEW!  Kumar R, Yu Y, Story RF, Pongracic JA, Gupta R, Pearson C, Ortiz K, Bauchner HC, Wang X. Prematurity, chorioamnionitis and the development of recurrent wheezing: A prospective birth cohort study. Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology 2008 Apr;121(4):878-84.e6. Epub 2008 Mar 4.

Kumar R, Wang B, Wang X, Chen C, Yang J, Fu L, Xu X.  Bronchodilator responses in Chinese children from asthma index families and the general population. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2006 Jun;117(6):1257-63.
PMID: 16750984 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

The following abstracts were presented at the 2008 American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting (abstracts can be viewed at http://www.jacionline.org in the February 2008 Supplement):

Associations and Temporal Relationship between Food Allergy and Asthma
A. Schroeder, R. Kumar, C.L. Sullivan, Y. Vucic, D.M. Caruso, J. Costello, K.E. Meyer, J.A. Pongracic, X. Wang

Associations Between Eczema and Food Allergy in Children
D.M. Caruso, C. Sullivan, F. Ouyang, J.S. Kim, R. Gupta, Y. Vucic, A. Schroeder, J. Costello, K.E. Meyer, J.A. Pongracic, X. Wang

Indicators Of IgE-Mediated Clinical Reactivity To Peanut In Children
J.A. Pongracic, C.L. Sullivan, H. Tsai, X. Liu, X. Wang 

A Prospective Birth Cohort Study of Prenatal Predictors for the Development of Food Allergy (FA)
J.S. Kim, F. Ouyang, R. Kumar, J.A. Pongracic, C. Pearson, K. Ortiz, X. Wang

Maternal Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (MGDM) and Development of Allergic Disease in Children
R.E. Story, X. Hong, R. Kumar, J. Pongracic, C. Pearson, K. Ortiz, X. Wang

Prematurity, Chorioamnionitis and the Development of Recurrent Wheezing: a Prospective Birth Cohort Study
R. Kumar, Y. Yu, R. Story, J. Pongracic, R. Gupta, C. Pearson, K. Ortiz, H. Bauchner, X. Wang

The following abstracts were presented at the 2007 American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting (abstracts can be viewed at http://www.jacionline.org in the January 2007 Supplement):

Associations of Prick Skin Tests and Allergen Specific IgE in Children and Adults
JA Pongracic, F Ouyang, JS Kim, D Caruso, H Wang, X Wang

Prevalence of Atopy in Rural China among Children and Adults
JS Kim, F Ouyang, JA Pongracic, B Wang, X Liu, H Xing, D Caruso, X Wang

Prevalence of Sensitization to Food Allergens among Food Allergy Index and Control Families
D Caruso, F Ouyang, JA Pongracic, R Kumar, A Schroeder, J Costello, X Wang

Food Allergen Sensitization Is Independently Associated with Decreased Lung Function in Children
R Kumar, Y Yu, JA Pongracic, A Schroeder, B Wang, X Liu, H Xing, X Wang

Familial Aggregation of Total and Food-Specific IgE
HJ Tsai, R Kumar, JA Pongracic, Y Yu, J Costello, M O'Gorman, X Wang