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Presents an analysis of changes in quality of life following allergy immunotherapy of patient with allergic rhinitis based on quantitative testing methods. Symptoms of allergic rhinitis and its effect on functional status of a patient; Results of the analysis; Quality of Life questionnare.

The article offers a perspective on changes in the practice of medicine in the U.S. The author reflects on his retirement as a physician and a professor at a teaching medical center and his experience of culture shock in the medical practice. He also describes the production of his books "The Tender Scar: Life After the Death of a Spouse" and "Miracle Drug."

Comments on K.J. Johns and S.R. Chandra's photo essay 'Visual Loss Following Intranasal Corticosteroid Injection,' featured in the April 28, 1989 issue of the 'Journal of the American Medical Association.'

A panel to discuss various issues concerning surgery of the middle and inferior turbinates in patients with nasal and sinus disease was convened by the American Rhinological Society during the Combined Otolaryngological Spring Meetings in May 2001. The panel was chaired by the lead author (D.H.R.) and made up of the other authors listed above. What follows are some of the highlights of the presentations and the panelists' conclusions and consensus recommendations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]