Food Allergy News

CHICAGO — Currently, the future of allergy prevention lies in early introduction of allergenic foods, according to the keynote presenter at the Global Food Allergy Prevention Summit.

CHICAGO — In this video, Christopher Warren, PhD, discusses the goal of the workshops hosted throughout the Global Food Allergy Prevention Summit.

After attending allergy conferences around the world that “sporadically discuss prevention,” Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, decided to organize a meeting specifically focused on the topic.

This time of year, I see many patients who complain of an itchy mouth with watermelon or fresh bananas or apples, and they really want to eat them on a summer’s day. They ask what can be done.

Infants who were breastfed through age 2 months developed significantly more IgE-mediated food allergy than infants who exclusively consumed cow’s milk formula, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

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

Nearly half of patients with alpha-gal syndrome have had an anaphylactic reaction to health products that include alpha gal, according to a study presented at the DIA 2023 Annual Global Meeting in Boston.

Unlike other assessments, the Food Allergy Satisfaction with Life Scale assesses how individuals impacted by food allergy cognitively evaluate their own lives, according to a letter published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.

Patients on oral immunotherapy for food allergy were satisfied with a 24/7 telephone helpline that provided support for their treatment, according to a letter published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.

The Allergen Disclosure in Non-Food Articles Act would amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labels on drugs intended for human use to indicate if they include ingredients derived from the top nine food allergens or glutens.