Food Allergy News

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

Neighborhood-level socioeconomic deprivation may play a role in the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis among children with food allergy, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Patients with eosinophilic esophagitis taking a first-in-class peptide during a phase 2a randomized, double-blind clinical trial safely experienced reductions in esophageal intraepithelial eosinophil count, according to a press release.

Most patients who developed eosinophilic esophagitis during oral immunotherapy experienced resolution in their EoE symptoms without stopping OIT, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

After completing the FA Passport, caregivers felt more comfortable with leaving their food-allergic children with other caregivers, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Patients with food allergies and eosinophilic esophagitis have more food allergies, more allergic reactions and increased reaction severity, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

SAN ANTONIO — About one-quarter of children and adults with an IgE-mediated food allergy eventually outgrew it, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Co-sensitization between legumes in different legume-allergic patients was frequent, but large proportions of these co-sensitizations were not clinically relevant, according to a study published in Frontiers in Allergy.

Sublingual immunotherapy for peanut allergy was safe and effective among children aged 2 to 12 years, making it a promising alternative to oral immunotherapy, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

A systematic review and meta-analysis showed that earlier introduction of multiple allergenic foods from 2 to 12 months of age was associated with reduced IgE-mediated allergy to any food.