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December 27, 2023
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Top food allergy stories of 2023

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Food allergy remained a hot topic in 2023. Research focused on early introduction of allergens into infant diets as a prevention strategy, and immunotherapy continued to show success in desensitization.

Alpha-gal syndrome and the socioeconomics that drive food allergy were key elements in this year’s conversation too. Check out the list of Healio’s most popular food allergy reports below.

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The safety profile of oral immunotherapy for tree nut allergies among preschoolers was comparable to peanut oral immunotherapy. Image: Adobe Stock

The dish on allergen introduction: A Healio guide to the clinician’s role in preventing food allergy

This white paper reviews the current guidelines for introducing infants to potential food allergens, summarizes the research supporting these recommendations, and provides the answers to common questions about food allergy that allergists get from the families they treat. Read more.

Diphenhydramine is not the answer during allergic reactions

Douglas H. Jones

When patients experience an allergic reaction, they should use oral fexofenadine or epinephrine if it is particularly severe and acute instead of Benadryl (Johnson & Johnson), Healio Allergy/Asthma Peer Perspective Board Member Douglas H. Jones, MD, wrote in his APEX Award-winning column, Food Allergy: Fact vs. Fiction. Read more.

FDA grants fast track designation to multifood oral immunotherapy

ADP101 (Alladapt Immunotherapeutics) targets multiple food allergies in patients by including almond, cashew, chicken egg, codfish, cow’s milk, hazelnut, peanut, pecan, pistachio, salmon, sesame seed, shrimp, soy, walnut and wheat. Read more.

Tree nut oral immunotherapy deemed safe, tolerable for preschoolers

OIT for tree nut allergies was safe and tolerable among a preschool population with results comparable to OIT for peanut allergy, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. Also, Matthew Greenhawt, MD, MBA, MSc, FACAAI, of Children’s Hospital Colorado, shares his Perspective. Read more.

Socioeconomic disparities affect prevalence of specific food allergies

Andrea Pappalardo

Patients from families with higher incomes are more likely to develop peanut allergies, while those from families with lower incomes experience more shellfish, soy and wheat allergies, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. Also, Andrea Pappalardo, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, shares her Perspective. Read more.

Tick bites linked to alpha-gal syndrome

Tick bite history was a risk factor for alpha-gal syndrome and elevated alpha-gal-specific IgE levels, according to a study from Gilbert J. Kersh, PhD, chief of the rickettsial zoonoses branch in the division of vector-borne diseases at the CDC, and colleagues. Also, Jennifer Platt, DrPH, shares her Perspective. Read more.

Maternal peanut consumption affects infant sensitization, allergy

Infants whose mothers consumed less than 5 g a week of peanuts while breastfeeding experienced a significant protective effect against sensitization and a noticeable but not statistically significant effect against allergy, Michael Brandwein, PhD, of MYOR Diagnostics Ltd., told Healio. Also, Theresa Bingemann, MD, FACAAI, FAAAAI, shares her Perspective. Read more.

VIDEO: Alpha-gal syndrome involves more than mammalian meat consumption

Scott P. Commins, MD, PhD, discusses how patients with alpha-gal syndrome may experience reactions triggered by cow and pig products in vaccines, gelatin and surgical apparatuses as well as by inhaling fumes from cooking meat in this Healio exclusive video filmed during the AAAAI Annual Meeting. Read more.

Immunotherapy skin patch could address ‘urgent’ need for toddlers with peanut allergy

Epicutaneous immunotherapy was superior to placebo in desensitizing toddlers to peanuts and in increasing the dose of peanuts that trigger allergic symptoms, Greenhawt told Healio. Also, Aikaterini (Katherine) Anagnostou, MD (Hons), MSc, PhD, and Jennifer A. Dantzer, MD, MHS, provide their Perspectives. Read more.

Boiled peanuts safe, effective as part of oral immunotherapy

OIT that began with boiled peanuts before moving to roasted peanuts appeared pragmatic, safe and effective in inducing desensitization among children with peanut allergy, according to Luke E. Grzeskowiak, PhD, of Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute. Read more.