Food Allergy News

An immunotherapy comprising seven synthetic peptides may provide a safe and durable alternative to immunotherapies based on whole peanuts, according to a study published in Allergy.

Insect venom was the cause of most cases of occupational anaphylaxis, followed by food, drugs and latex, according to a study published in Allergy.

Children from families with a history of allergic conditions may avoid peanut ingestion even after they have had negative oral food challenges, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Food Allergy Research & Education concluded its 2023 fundraising campaign for its research and education efforts with more than $1 million.

Cases of food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome induced by peanuts increased at a pediatric allergy practice between 2015 and 2023, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Sesame allergies have sharply increased in recent years. With one in every 200 people in the United States now reporting a sesame allergy, it is now the ninth most common food allergy in the nation.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Asian American children displayed unique food allergy outcomes in a study comparing them with children of other races, possibly due to socioeconomic conditions, according to a poster presented here.

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.

Innovation in asthma and allergy care continued in 2023. Healio’s most popular stories this year covered breakthroughs in immunotherapy treatments for food allergy and revised looks at common treatments for congestion and allergy.

Zonulin levels rise significantly in children in the months preceding a diagnosis of celiac disease autoimmunity, suggesting it could be used as a biomarker to screen at-risk children for celiac disease, researchers reported in Pediatrics.