This new title reviews the latest advances in clinical medicine and also the basic sciences that will, together, influence how allergic disorders are treated in the future. It is organised in four sections. Part One discusses the prevalence and risk factors causing allergic disorders, and preventive measures. Part Two provides a clinical update on each of the most common disease entities, while Part Three reviews the important topic of food allergy. Part Four reviews the therapeutic options now available and provides informed comment on recent reports on their clinical use. The allergic response is now known to underlie a wide and growing range of diverse conditions, which affect virtually every organ system. This book provides, in a single volume, a comprehensive overview of the recent literature, and also informed comment on the clinical implications of current medical research. These are features that all physicians will find informative and useful, no matter what their primary area of interest may be.