Environmental/Airborne Allergy News

Approximately half of a group of patients with IgE sensitization to shrimp also were sensitized to house dust mites, and vice versa, according to a letter published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.

Healio compiled the most-read news in allergy, asthma and immunology posted in October.

The addition of tezepelumab to subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy for 1 year improved results in nasal allergen challenges for patients with cat allergies, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

People exposed to sensitizers and irritants on the job faced greater risks for current adult-onset asthma and uncontrolled asthma, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Autumn brings relief from the summer’s heat and the lovely colors of the falling leaves. But it also brings patients with allergies and the flu back into doctors’ offices in droves.

Prenatal exposure to air pollution appeared linked to early-life immune perturbations that in turn increased risk for allergic rhinitis and asthma, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Increased concentrations of air pollutants and meteorological changes were associated with numbers of outpatient visits for allergic rhinitis, according to a letter published in Allergy.

A girl who was bitten by a cat and then developed a cat allergy may be the first reported case of allergic sensitization through cat bite, according to a letter published in Pediatric Allery and Immunology.

Children who ate more fiber had reduced odds for allergic rhinitis and sensitization to specific airborne and food allergens through early adulthood, according to a study published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.

Sublingual immunotherapy does more than relieve symptoms of respiratory allergy in children. It also modifies the disease, according to a review published in Allergy and Asthma Proceedings as part of its Allergen Immunotherapy (AIT) Primer.