Food Allergy News

SAN ANTONIO — How good are home allergy tests? Should patients pause biologic treatment before oral food challenges? Is it possible to stop pediatricians from ordering so many food panels? Is skin prick testing needed before OFCs?

Peanut and egg were found to be new triggers for food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and milk and oat surpassed rice as the most common triggers, according to a study in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

SAN ANTONIO — Preparation is key to successful oral food challenges, said Maria Crain, APRN, CPNP-PC, AE-C, pediatric nurse practitioner, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Food Allergy Center.

A recent study published in the European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology shows that significant cross-reactivity may exist between lupin and other legumes.

A novel peptide that uniquely affects the effector and regulatory arms of immune responses has potential for treating eosinophilic esophagitis and other allergic diseases, according to a press release from Revolo Biotherapeutics.

A clinical decision support tool prompted pediatric providers to ask families about introducing peanuts into their infants’ diets during well child visits, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology.

Healio has compiled July’s most-read news in asthma and allergy.

The FDA has approved Palforzia for children aged 1 to 3 years who have a peanut allergy that has been diagnosed by a physician, according to a press release from its manufacturer, Stallergenes Greer.

The House Appropriations Committee adopted an amendment that would require the inclusion of peanut-containing products into the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

Food Allergy Research and Education is asking the public to boycott Mars products over what the organization says is a harmful media campaign.