Presents abstracts of several articles related to allergy presented during the 3rd Symposium on Specific Allergic '99 in Copenhagen, Denmark. 'Do the Genetics of Allergy Indicate Treatment Opportunities?,' by W.O. Cookson; 'Early Life Immunology and the Development of Allergy,' by M.C. Jenmalm; 'The Who Position Paper,' by J. Bousquet.