Food Allergy News

ANAHEIM, Calif. — ChatGPT answered accurately or somewhat accurately 91% of the time when asked about 10 allergy myths, according to a study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — “There are a lot of interesting trends,” John J. Oppenheimer, MD, FACAAI, clinical professor at UMDNJ Rutgers, told Healio at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Use of oral mucosal immunotherapy in the form of a toothpaste appeared safe and effective for the treatment of adults with peanut allergy, according to results of the placebo-controlled phase 1 OMEGA safety study.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — An additional 12 months of treatment with a skin patch-based approach to immunotherapy for peanut allergy increased the percentage of toddlers able to tolerate peanut, according to results of the EPOPEX study.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — After diagnosing an IgE-mediated flaxseed allergy in an 18-month-old child, researchers recommended allergists be aware of this allergy as its incidence may increase with the growing popularity of flaxseed.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Children with private insurance were more likely to outgrow food allergies than those with public insurance, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — A multi-food oral immunotherapy achieved desensitization in children with allergies to two or more foods, according to a poster presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — High-dose dupilumab achieved significant improvements in histologic and endoscopic measures through 52 weeks in children aged 1 to 11 years with eosinophilic esophagitis, according to late-breaking data.

Approximately one in 260 people in the United States reported symptoms consistent with an IgE-mediated coconut allergy, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Providers will gather in Anaheim this week under the banner of “Embracing the Evolution of Patient Care” for the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting.