Food Allergy News

Alpha-gal sensitization did not appear prevalent among patients with chronic urticaria, with few patients experiencing clinically relevant alpha-gal allergy, according to a letter published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Decreasing the concern about food-induced atopic dermatitis will allow patients to focus on proper skin therapy and lower the risk of developing food allergies, according to a speaker at South Beach Symposium.

Real-world patterns of peanut oral immunotherapy treatment showed high persistence and rare modification among a demographically diverse group of children, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Despite the potential for both allergic and nonallergic reactions, researchers did not find evidence for an association between levels of anxiety and oral immunotherapy treatment for peanut allergy in children, according to study results.

Change is far from incremental in allergy and asthma care based on the speakers and presentations scheduled for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting in San Antonio from Feb. 24 to 27.

Mothers of toddlers with cow’s milk protein allergy consumed fewer fermented dairy products during pregnancy and lactation than those mothers of toddlers without cow’s milk protein allergy, according to a recent study.

The burden of multiple food allergies was high among both children and adults in the United States, with four major phenotypes among these patients, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Vacations increased the risk for severe accidental allergic reactions among children and adolescents with food allergies, according to a letter published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Increases in concentrations of grass pollen were associated with increases in risk for food skin prick test reactivity and eczema flares in children, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

Recently, there have been three tragedies involving people who had food allergies that have been publicized on social media and national news.