Food Allergy News

Clinical outcomes in ED visits and epinephrine autoinjector use among other indicators have revealed racial, ethnic and socioeconomic differences in prevalence of food allergies among children and adults.

Racial, ethnic and socioeconomic differences in the prevalence of food allergies are evident in ED visits related to food allergies and epinephrine autoinjector use, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Researchers will study connections between eosinophilic esophagitis and interferon signaling, possibly paving the way for new treatments, with funding from the AAAAI Foundation’s 2023 Faculty Development awards.

The FDA has extended the prescription drug user fee act target action date for the new drug application for neffy intranasal epinephrine spray from ARS Pharmaceuticals to Sept. 19, according to a company press release.

Mature gut microbiota at age 1 year mediated 63% of the protective effect of older siblings on risk for developing IgE-mediated food allergy in infancy, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

The number of patients tested for alpha-gal syndrome increased across middle Tennessee from 2013 to 2022, but the proportion of confirmed cases remained stable, according to a letter published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Infants whose mothers consumed less than 5 g a week of peanuts while breastfeeding experienced a significant protective effect against peanut sensitization, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

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

Uncovering the mysteries of food allergies and developing cutting-edge methods to treat them is the mission of the new scientific advisory council organized by the nonprofit Food Allergy Research & Education.

Epicutaneous immunotherapy was superior to placebo in desensitizing toddlers to peanuts and in increasing the dose of peanuts that trigger allergic symptoms, according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.