Over 500 papers were produced by GA²LEN members. Amongst them, approximately 80 papers were published as GA²LEN position papers, practical guides, or “GA²LEN task force papers” with GA²LEN in the title. This impressive number is an indicator of how well the EU’s investment was rewarded: more than one paper per €70.000 is absolutely exceptional among EU projects!

Publications in 2011

Increased Prevalence of Symptoms of Rhinitis but Not of Asthma between 1990 and 2008 in Swedish Adults:Comparisons of the ECRHS and GA2LEN Surveys Anders Bjerg, Linda Ekerljung, Roelinde Middelveld, Sven-Erik Dahlen, Bertil Forsberg, Karl Franklin, Kjell Larsson, Jan Lotvall, Inga Sif O´Lafsdo´ttir, Kjell Toren, Bo Lundback, Christer Janson. PLoS ONE 6(2): e16082. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016082

Hypersensitivity to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) - classification, diagnosis and management: review of the EAACI/ENDA(#) and GA2LEN/HANNA. Kowalski ML, Makowska JS, Blanca M, Bavbek S, Bochenek G, Bousquet J, Bousquet P, Celik G, Demoly P, Gomes ER, Niżankowska-Mogilnicka E, Romano A, Sanchez-Borges M, Sanz M, Torres MJ, De Weck A, Szczeklik A, Brockow K. Allergy. 2011 Jul;66(7):818-29. doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2011.02557.x. Epub 2011 Feb 14.

Use of a common food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to assess dietary patterns and their relation to allergy and asthma in Europe: pilot study of the GA2LEN FFQ. Garcia-Larsen V, Luczynska M, Kowalski ML, Voutilainen H, Ahlström M, Haahtela T, Toskala E, Bockelbrink A, Lee HH, Vassilopoulou E, Papadopoulos NG, Ramalho R, Moreira A, Delgado L, Castel-Branco MG, Calder PC, Childs CE, Bakolis I, Hooper R, Burney PG; GA2LEN-WP 1.2 ‘Epidemiological and Clinical Studies’. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2011 Jun;65(6):750-6. Epub 2011 Mar 23.

Publications in 2010

GA²LEN Position Paper: Risk of first-generation H1-antihistamines
M. K. Church, M. Maurer, F. E. R. Simons, C. Bindslev-Jensen, P. van Cauwenberge, J. Bousquet, S. T. Holgate & T. Zuberbier. Allergy (2010) DOI:10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02325.x.

Self-reported asthma and allergies in top athletes compared to the general population - results of the German part of the GA2LEN-Olympic study 2008. Thomas S, Wolfarth B, Wittmer C, Nowak D, Radon K; GA2LEN-Olympic study-Team. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2010 Nov 30;6(1):31.

Multi-symptom asthma is closely related to nasal blockage, rhinorrhea and symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis-evidence from the West Sweden Asthma Study. Lötvall J, Ekerljung L, Lundbäck B. Respir Res. 2010 Nov 26;11:163.

Development and implementation of guidelines in allergic rhinitis – an ARIA-GA2LEN paper. Bousquet J, Schünemann HJ, Zuberbier T, Bachert C, Baena-Cagnani CE, Bousquet PJ, Brozek J, Canonica GW, Casale TB, Demoly P, Gerth van Wijk R, Ohta K, Bateman ED, Calderon M, Cruz AA, Dolen WK, Haughney J, Lockey RF, Lötvall J, O'Byrne P, Spranger O, Togias A, Bonini S, Boulet LP, Camargos P, Carlsen KH, Chavannes NH, Delgado L, Durham SR, Fokkens WJ, Fonseca J, Haahtela T, Kalayci O, Kowalski ML, Larenas-Linnemann D, Li J, Mohammad Y, Mullol J, Naclerio R, O'Hehir RE, Papadopoulos N, Passalacqua G, Rabe KF, Pawankar R, Ryan D, Samolinski B, Simons FE, Valovirta E, Yorgancioglu A, Yusuf OM, Agache I, Aït-Khaled N, Annesi-Maesano I, Beghe B, Ben Kheder A, Blaiss MS, Boakye DA, Bouchard J, Burney PG, Busse WW, Chan-Yeung M, Chen Y, Chuchalin AG, Costa DJ, Custovic A, Dahl R, Denburg J, Douagui H, Emuzyte R, Grouse L, Humbert M, Jackson C, Johnston SL, Kaliner MA, Keith PK, Kim YY, Klossek JM, Kuna P, Le LT, Lemiere C, Lipworth B, Mahboub B, Malo JL, Marshall GD, Mavale-Manuel S, Meltzer EO, Morais-Almeida M, Motala C, Naspitz C, Nekam K, Niggemann B, Nizankowska-Mogilnicka E, Okamoto Y, Orru MP, Ouedraogo S, Palkonen S, Popov TA, Price D, Rosado-Pinto J, Scadding GK, Sooronbaev TM, Stoloff SW, Toskala E, van Cauwenberge P, Vandenplas O, van Weel C, Viegi G, Virchow JC, Wang DY, Wickman M, Williams D, Yawn BP, Zar HJ, Zernotti M, Zhong N; In collaboration with the WHO Collaborating Center of Asthma and Rhinitis (Montpellier). Allergy. 2010 Oct;65(10):1212-21.

[Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA2LEN) addresses the epidemic of allergy and asthma]. Panzer PC, van Cauvenberg P, Bousquet J. Cas Lek Cesk. 2010;149(1):32-7. Review. Czech.

Problematic severe asthma in children, not one problem but many: a GA2LEN initiative. Hedlin G, Bush A, Lødrup Carlsen K, Wennergren G, De Benedictis FM, Melén E, Paton J, Wilson N, Carlsen KH; Problematic Severe Asthma in Childhood Initiative group. Eur Respir J. 2010 Jul;36(1):196-201. Review.

The management of the allergic child at school: EAACI/GA2LEN Task Force on the allergic child at school. Muraro A, Clark A, Beyer K, Borrego LM, Borres M, Lødrup Carlsen KC, Carrer P, Mazon A, Rancè F, Valovirta E, Wickman M, Zanchetti M. Allergy. 2010 Jun 1;65(6):681-9. Epub 2010 Mar 25. Allergy 2010; DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2010.02343.x