Food Allergy News

The U.S. FDA Pulmonary-Allergy Drug Advisory Committee said available data support a favorable benefit-risk assessment for ARS Pharmaceuticals’ neffy nasal spray in treating anaphylaxis in adults and in children who weigh at least 30 kg.

As demand for allergy and asthma care grows, physician assistants now have a greater role in providing that treatment. The Association of PAs in Allergy, Asthma & Immunology aims to support these professionals with its upcoming conference.

Adolescents and adults experienced sustained improvements in eosinophilic esophagitis outcomes with dupilumab for up to 52 weeks, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week 2023 in Chicago.

Single-food oral immunotherapy and simultaneous OITs for multiple foods both were safe and feasible via established protocols, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Severe reactions during home oral immunotherapy were rare, and milk OIT, asthma and sensitization to house dust mite were the main risk factors, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

When a child has an anaphylactic reaction in school, prompt administration of epinephrine can be lifesaving. Yet autoinjectors often are kept under lock and key in the nurse’s office, and school personnel lack the training to use them.

If you are a pediatrician, family practice doctor, naturopath or chiropractor, I beg you to stop ordering broad food allergy panels and food IgG tests. Please.

Allergists can work with mental health providers to incorporate proximity challenges into food allergy treatment to help patients overcome clinical anxiety, according to an article published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

More than half of caregivers did not introduce peanut and one-third did not introduce egg to their children before age 1 year, despite guidelines to do so, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

Life-impacting diagnoses often trigger intense quests for knowledge, especially for parents and caregivers. They will leave no stone unturned as they search for answers to questions such as “Why was my child diagnosed with a food allergy?”