Drug/Insect/Latex News

Low-dose vital wheat gluten oral immunotherapy induced desensitization after 1 year of treatment in patients with wheat allergy, according to findings recently published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Only 12% of primary care physicians surveyed correctly answered all the questions regarding early peanut introduction, according to findings presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

A clinical pathway that emphasized early epinephrine use and reassessed its use before IV placement improved outcomes in pediatric patients with allergy, according to findings presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

About a quarter of individuals develop a food allergy after the age of 18 years, but are not frequently diagnosed by physicians, according to findings presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

More than half of the young patients with peanut allergy treated with 250 µg of Viaskin Peanut tolerated an increased eliciting dose of peanut protein, according to phase 3 trial results presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

An updated estimate showed that more than half of children aged 1 year and younger in the United States are allergic to cow’s milk. The research, presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting, or ACAAI, suggested that as children age, the percentage of those with cow’s milk allergy decreases.

NEW YORK — Food allergies can be difficult to determine in pediatric patients — a topic addressed at the annual Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium. Although many parents may claim that their child has a food allergy, experts urge pediatricians to carefully consider the patient’s previous exposures and reactions before testing.

Young patients with peanut allergy who received the immunotherapy treatment AR101 became tolerant to peanut over time, protecting themselves from accidental ingestion, according to phase 3 trial findings presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Many parents of children who require allergy treatment with epinephrine autoinjectors do not regularly use the product during an anaphylactic event, according to research presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition. A significant number of these parents were too scared or emotional to administer the potentially life-saving drug when needed, researchers said.

The FDA is requesting information regarding the prevalence of sesame allergies in the United States to determine whether the product should be mandatorily declared as an allergen on food labels. Currently, only the eight major food allergens — milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans — are required to be declared on food products by federal law.