1. Function and development of the immune system in humans -- 2. Development of allergy -- 3. A new paradigm : the hygiene hypothesis -- 4. Atopic dermatitis -- 5. Allergic rhinitis -- 6. Asthma -- 7. Urticaria and angioedema -- 8. Food allergy -- 9. An approach to the wheezing infant -- 10. Recurrent infections and immune defects -- 11. Practical pulmonary function studies -- 12. Investigation of allergies -- 13. Management of immune deficiency and recurrent infections -- 14. Medications and therapeutic methods -- 15. Environmental control -- 16. Allergy immunotherapy