Top food allergy stories of 2022
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As food allergy prevalence continues to grow, researchers remain at work investigating its causes, mechanics and potential solutions. Here are the 10 most popular stories about these developments Healio posted this year.
Food allergy associated with lower SARS-CoV-2 infection risk
People with food allergies showed lower risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection, whereas those with current asthma and those with obesity had a higher risk, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Read more.
Oral immunotherapy may lead to remission of peanut allergy in young children
Oral immunotherapy was associated with an increase in both desensitization and remission of peanut allergy among children aged younger than 4 years, Edwin H. Kim, MD, MS, and colleagues wrote in a study published in The Lancet. Read more.
Hazelnut oral immunotherapy appears effective for children
Oral immunotherapy appeared effective and well-tolerated by children with hazelnut allergy, although there was a high treatment discontinuation rate, according to a retrospective study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Read more.
New pediatric guidelines have slowed increase in food allergy anaphylaxis rate
Cases of pediatric food allergy anaphylaxis have increased in Australia over the past 20 years, but the rate of that increase slowed down after new guidelines were released, researchers reported in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Read more.
Poor quality of life predicts use of peanut oral immunotherapy, but uptake remains low
While 9.3% of pediatric patients with peanut allergy treated at a hospital-based allergy and immunology practice chose oral immunotherapy, often for protection against accidental ingestion, 90.7% declined treatment primarily due to concern over adverse effects or the degree of commitment, as reported in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. Read more.
Early introduction, education key to preventing food allergy
Allergists can educate parents about why introducing their infants to peanut and egg is a safe and effective means of avoiding food allergies, improving long-term outcomes, Danelle M. Fisher, MD, told Healio in this exclusive interview. Read more.
Goat’s milk skin product usage may lead to ‘severe’ goat’s milk allergy
A small cohort of patients who used treatments that included goat’s milk for inflammatory skin conditions subsequently developed severe goat’s milk allergy, according to a research letter published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy. Read more.
Early sustained introduction to cow’s milk protein inhibits allergy development
Babies who got formula just after birth and during the following 2 weeks had the lowest risk of developing adverse reactions to cow’s milk, but babies who received formula between 2 weeks and 6 months saw benefits as well, Karen M. Switkowski, PhD, MPH, told Healio. Read more.
Patient reacts to peanut after receiving transplanted lung from donor with allergy history
After receiving a lung from a donor with known peanut allergy, a transplant patient with no history of allergy developed a temporary sensitization to peanut, according to a case study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Read more.
Early peanut introduction can prevent peanut allergy for infants across risk categories
Introducing infants to peanut once they have reached age 4 months is effective in preventing peanut allergy regardless of their eczema severity, ethnicity, egg allergy or sensitization, Gideon Lack, MD, said during a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Scientific Meeting. Read more.