Drug/Insect/Latex News

Children delivered by cesarean were more likely to have milk allergy and GERD, according to findings presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

The Viaskin peanut patch was well-tolerated and safe for young children with a peanut allergy, according to findings presented at the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology annual meeting.

Common factors, including exercise and lack of sleep, substantially decreased the threshold of reactivity in patients with peanut allergy, thus heightening the risk for an allergic reaction, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

In a recent randomized control trial, researchers asked pediatric patients with nut allergies to casually touch the allergen, hoping it would reduce their anxiety about coming in contact with it. This approach did not reduce their anxiety any more than education did alone, but researchers stressed that casual exposure to allergens is a common worry among patients, and providers should discuss it.

Very few children with reported penicillin allergy have a reaction when tested with a graded challenge, according to research presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting. The findings add to growing evidence that penicillin allergy is overreported.

Clinicians did not consistently adhere to peanut allergy–related guidelines or conduct proper allergy screenings, according to three different abstracts presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting. 

Young children with peanut allergy who received 12 months of treatment with a peanut patch had a significant difference in treatment response rate vs. those who received placebo, according to findings published in JAMA. However, the trial did not meet a prespecified criterion for a positive trial result.

There are a number of misconceptions about food allergy, and primary care physicians can best serve their patients by dispelling those inaccuracies, experts told Healio Primary Care Today.

Patients with allergic or autoimmune diseases are at higher risk for functional gastrointestinal disorders independent of psychological distress, according to research published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

Patients with a positive penicillin skin test will likely experience reduced sensitivity to the medication over time and should undergo repeat testing, according to research presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.