Food Allergy News

SAN ANTONIO — Symptom patterns in alpha-gal syndrome suggest concurrent diseases such as autoimmune disease and vitamin D deficiency, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

OIT for tree nut allergies was safe and tolerable among a preschool population with results comparable to OIT for peanut allergy, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Our Food Allergy: Fact vs. Fiction column and research presented at the 2023 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting in San Antonio dominated our list of the most read stories in allergy and asthma for March.

Sublingual immunotherapy induced clinically significant desensitization with a favorable safety profile among children with peanut allergy, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

The use of topical corticosteroids to treat atopic dermatitis in infants also may help prevent hen’s egg allergy, but it may inhibit the baby’s growth as well, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology.

SAN ANTONIO — A high proportion of patients with eosinophilic esophagitis also had simultaneous atopic or allergic comorbid conditions, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Colleges and universities should take steps to improve food allergy awareness on campus, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

The elimination of animal milk alone was an effective first step in dietary therapy for patients with eosinophilic esophagitis, according to research published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology.

SAN ANTONIO — Children and adolescents had high adherence rates to their and autoinjector protocols for peanut allergy, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Oral immunotherapy was feasible for adults with food allergy, with specific and total IgE predicting treatment success, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.