Talk:Sublingual immunotherapy

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The article may be improved by providing references for the safety and efficacy of SLIT and clarifying the mechanism.

I would like to propose reworking the lead paragraph as:

Sublingual Immunotherapy is method of allergy treatment that uses an allergen solution given under the tongue, which over the course of treatment, reduces sensitivity to allergens. Sublingual immunotherapy, or SLIT, has a very good safety profile [1] and is given at home in adults and children.

James Thompson 16:05, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Allerdrops?

I'm not sure it's proper to have a link to a product sale's website. I'm not sure the way that works here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.68.234.124 (talk) 18:49, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Quackery

Read this article carefully. It is misleading and chocked full of falsehoods. SLIT, Metabolife, chiropracty, Wikipedia is in danger of becoming a front for shills. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Curtius Maximus (talk • contribs) 17:51, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Falsehoods such as? --Una Smith (talk) 15:28, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DAB page

Text removed from the SLIT disambiguation page. --Una Smith (talk) 15:28, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

  • in health, SLIT is also an acronym for sublingual immunotherapy. You can find articles about it on about.comIt has been used in Europe over 10 years and is safe for young children, but has just recently been introduced in the USA. An alternative to allergy shots, the drops are easy to administer and can be done at home.
Some interesting articles about Sublingual Immunotherapy

This page needs some improvement on safety, mechanisms, current studies... to bring it up to Wikipedia standards. It may be best to keep commercial references out. SLIT has been validated in more than 40 double blind placebo controlled studies and three meta analyses. More than half the immunotherapy in Europe is SLIT. Because it represents a departure from traditional injection therapy, controversy and difference of opinion are expected. Please reference your edits, avoid personal opinion outside the discussion forum and don't take it personally if you segment undergoes a major edit.--James Thompson (talk) 04:36, 29 February 2008 (UTC)