Melissa Engel, MA

Adolescents and young adults reported being less comfortable managing their allergy around their peers than with their families, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Children who experienced food-induced anaphylaxis before age 3 years had greater odds for developing eating and sleeping disorders that could persist into adulthood, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

Two football players at Lake Travis High School in Lake Travis, Texas, have been accused of coating the cleats and uniform of a teammate with a severe peanut allergy in peanut products. The teammate developed hives.

Researchers successfully developed and implemented a workflow for screening caregivers of children with asthma for depression and referring them for mental health care, according to a study published in Journal of Asthma.

Allergists can work with mental health providers to incorporate proximity challenges into food allergy treatment to help patients overcome clinical anxiety, according to an article published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

SAN ANTONIO — Colleges and universities should take steps to improve food allergy awareness on campus, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Adolescents with severe peanut allergy experienced clinically relevant improvements in health-related quality of life with oral immunotherapy and omalizumab, according to a letter published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.

Despite the potential for both allergic and nonallergic reactions, researchers did not find evidence for an association between levels of anxiety and oral immunotherapy treatment for peanut allergy in children, according to study results.