CRISPR Shows Promise for Hereditary Angioedema in First-in-Human Trial No safety concerns reported and swelling attacks declined Nov 15, 2022
Toddlers With Peanut Allergy Tolerate Oral Immunotherapy PTAH, already approved for those ages 4-17, also attenuated the sensitivity in younger children Nov 14, 2022
Asthma Deterioration Slowed With Combination Inhaler Albuterol-budesonide also reduced time with severe exacerbations Nov 14, 2022
Parents, Providers Still Not Following Guidelines for Early Peanut Introduction Implementation barriers included parental fears, pediatrician time crunch Nov 13, 2022
Finding Potential Ties Between Baby-Soft Skin and Risk for Food Allergy Later On Are moisturizers to blame for increased chances for childhood food allergies? Nov 13, 2022
Biologic Shows Promise in Ongoing Food Allergy Trial OUtMATCH assesses omalizumab as single-agent and add-on therapy Nov 12, 2022
Sped-Up IDT an Option After Flying-Bug Stings Accelerated interdermal skin testing not tied AEs in small study Nov 12, 2022
Are Second COVID Vax Doses Too Risky After Allergic Reaction to the First? Mostly no, says military doctor Nov 10, 2021
HAE Still Drawing Attention From Drugmakers Two new products show midstage promise in hereditary angioedema Nov 10, 2021
For Some Food-Allergic Kids (and Parents), Anaphylaxis Isn't the Worst Problem It's the unnecessary, crippling worry about the possibility of it Nov 08, 2021
Peanut Allergy Patch Still Looks Good 3 Years Later Reactions diminish over time in open-label study Nov 07, 2021
Guidance on Exposing Babies Early to Peanuts Not Catching On Parents say their docs didn't make a point of recommending it Nov 07, 2021
Could This Biologic Drug Work in Patients Lacking Its Target? Bizarre finding with omalizumab Nov 07, 2021
Food Allergy Differences Among Black, White Kids Higher prevalence of wheat, soy, and seafood allergies in Black children Nov 17, 2020
More Evidence for Ligelizumab in Chronic Hives Anti-IgE drug showed improved activity in omalizumab-treated patients with inadequate symptom control Nov 17, 2020
Novel Biologic Effective for Both Allergic, Non-Allergic Asthma Reduced exacerbations, improved lung function Nov 16, 2020
NSAID Allergies May Boost Risk for Opioid Use Disorder These patients might benefit from targeted allergy evaluation Nov 15, 2020
Xolair Holds Up for Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Polyps No new safety signals in open-label extension trial of POLYP studies Nov 15, 2020
Diverse Diet in Pregnancy May Protect Baby From Eczema Study examined "varied dietary intake, not just eating specific foods or diets," researcher says Nov 12, 2019
Peanut Allergy Immunotherapy Is Coming – But Is It Really Ready? Phase III trial data have fallen short; real-world data is crucial, experts say Nov 10, 2019
Biologics Hold Promise as Nasal Polyp Treatment Omalizumab, dupilumab show efficacy in patient with and without asthma Nov 10, 2019
1.2 Million Children and Teens Have Peanut Allergies Two studies estimate current PA prevalence to be 2.2% Nov 20, 2018
EpiPens Still Work After Freezing Devices still fired after being frozen for 24 hours in study Nov 20, 2018
Study: Adult-Onset Food Allergy Fairly Common Almost half of over 40,000 U.S. adults reported allergy development after age 18 Nov 19, 2018
Biologic Add-on Improved Allergic Asthma Outcomes Dupilumab showed efficacy in post-hoc analysis Nov 19, 2018
California Fire: What is the Impact on Health in the Long Run? "There is simply no precedent for this," expert says at ACAAI annual meeting Nov 18, 2018
Peanut-Derived Oral Agent Wins as Allergy Immunotherapy But experts question duration of benefit and potential cost of drug Nov 18, 2018
Milk Allergy Most Common in U.S. Kids Under Age 5 Years But many young children are not prescribed epinephrine Nov 17, 2018
Parental Pacifier Sucking May Lower Kids' Allergy Risks Lower early-life total IgE production linked to mom or dad orally "cleaning" pacifier Nov 17, 2018
Winter Worst for Adult Asthma Hospitalizations But peak month for asthma deaths varied across age groups Nov 01, 2017
Dogs: Mom's Best Friend for Reducing Eczema Risk in Toddlers? Kids had lower risk when mothers kept dogs while pregnant Oct 31, 2017
Patients Who Claim Penicillin Allergy Often Aren't Allergic Penicillin skin test feasible in 'real-world' office setting, researchers say Oct 30, 2017
Learning Module Improves Community Hospital Anaphylaxis IQ Proper dosing, administration of epinephrine most commonly missed Oct 30, 2017
Measuring FeNo in Asthma: Real Biomarker or Poor Surrogate? The pros and cons of fractional exhaled nitric oxide assessment Oct 29, 2017
Docs, Parents Need a Push to Adopt New Peanut Guidelines Clinician and caregiver buy-in essential for guidelines to work, experts say Oct 29, 2017
ACAAI: Early Exposure to Peanuts May Thwart Allergy Updated guidelines offer ways to introduce peanut-containing foods to infants Nov 13, 2016
Xolair Tx Tied to Less Hospital Time in Young Asthmatic Kids Omalizumab cut incidence of unscheduled healthcare visits for ages 6-12 years Nov 13, 2016
ACE Inhibitors Linked to Severe Allergic Reactions BALTIMORE -- Antihypertensive treatment with ACE inhibitors may prime oral allergy syndrome patients for severe reactions, a case-report suggested. Nov 13, 2013