ORIGINAL ARTICLES
A Study of the Factors Responsible for the Development of Allergic Diseases in Early Life
Yutaka Kawano, Miki Morikawa, Misa Watanabe, Akihiro Ohshiba, Takeshi Noma, Hiroshi Odajima
Asthma Prescribing Practices of Govern-ment and Private Doctors in Malaysia – A Nationwide Questionnaire Survey
Li-Cher Loh, Pei-Se Wong
Asthmatic versus Non-Asthmatic Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in Children
Chih-Yung Chiu, Kin-Sun Wong, Tsung-Chieh Yao, Jing-Long Huang
No Effect of Interleukin-2 on IgE Levels Given in Addition to Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV-Infected Adults with CD4 > 300 Cells/mm
Jintanat Ananworanich, Hiroshi Chantaphakul, Somsong Teeratakulpisarn, Umaporn Siangphoe, Sasiwimol Ubolyam, Theshinee Chuenyam, Chaiwat Ungsedhaphan, Joep Lange, David Cooper, Praphan Phanuphak, Kiat Ruxrungtham
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Bronchial Asthma and the Response to Omeprazole
Bharat Gopal, Pankaj Singhal, S.N. Gaur
Inhibition of Tryptase Release from Human Colon Mast Cells by Histamine Receptor Antagonists
Shao-Heng He, Hua Xie, Yi-Ling Fu
Specific Immune Response and Pathologi-cal Findings in BALB/c Mice Inoculated with Recombinant BCG Expressing HIV-1 Antigen
Witthawat Wiriyarat, Sanya Sukpanichnant, Nopporn Sittisombut, Kruavon Balachandra, Duanthanorm Promkhatkaew, Raywadee Butraporn, Ruengpung Sutthent, Jotika Boonlong, Kazuhiro Matsuo, Mitsuo Honda, Paijit Warachit, Pilaipan Puthavathana

CASE REPORTS
De Novo Mutation Causing X-linked Hyper-IgM Syndrome: A Family Study in Taiwan
Yi-Chun Ma, Wen-I Lee, Shyh-Dar Shyur, Sheng-Chieh Lin, Li-Hsin Huang, Jiunn-Yi Wu
Focal Seizures as an Unusual Presenta-tion of Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus
Sheng-Chieh Lin, Shyh-Dar Shyur, Li-Hsin-Huang, Jiunn-Yi Wu and Yi-Chun Ma

SHORT COMMUNICATION
Epstein-Barr Virus Serology in the Diag-nosis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Madeline M-F Wong, Munn-Sann Lye, Hwee-Ming Cheng, Choon-Kook Sam