Environmental/Airborne Allergy News

Hay fever was less common among children who lived on a farm and consumed unprocessed cow’s milk than among other children in rural areas, according to a study in The Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Exposure to mouse allergen was associated with air trapping but not with airflow limitation in a low-income, urban pediatric asthma population, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Patients with the rs2305480 variant of the GSDMB gene who had a pet dog as a baby did not have an increased risk for persistent wheeze or asthma, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

There was no statistical difference in overall risk for systemic reaction between standard and cluster subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy schedules, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Researchers continued to investigate how to help allergy and asthma patients breathe easier, eat better, and live safer and more satisfying lives in 2022. Here are our top 10 stories about these developments this year.

The Inflation Reduction Act may have been designed to ease household costs for consumers across the country, but it could have additional benefits for people with asthma and allergies as well, according to the American Lung Association.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Allergists should “be curious” and ask every patient about supplements they may be taking, Payel Gupta, MD, FACAAI, said in this Healio exclusive video.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Allergen-specific immunotherapy showed efficacy among patients with atopic and contact dermatitis overlap syndrome, according to results of a pilot study.

LOUISVILLE, Ky — Pollen counts appeared lowest from 4 a.m. to 12 p.m., suggesting patients with pollen allergies may want to time their outdoor activities to occur during this period, according to study results.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Elevated levels of beta-D glucans, allergens and endotoxins can be found on the surfaces of smartphones, according to a poster presented at the American College of Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.