Food Allergy News

The holidays provide happy opportunities for families and friends to gather and enjoy the season. However, the tasty treats served at these celebrations often present hidden dangers for families with food allergies.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Multi-allergen oral immunotherapy may reduce treatment time overall but also led to significant increases in epinephrine use compared with single-allergen oral immunotherapy, according to study results.

The FDA has issued Draft Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, for which it is seeking expert comment.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Most patients undergoing oral immunotherapy milestone challenges passed with few requiring epinephrine, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Allergists ranked preventing serious allergic reactions among their pediatric patients as their top priority, followed by maximizing quality of life, according to study results.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Eczema was the top non-IgE mediated indication pediatricians at a health care network used for food allergy IgE panel testing, according to study results.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Adult-onset shrimp allergy was associated with higher BMI, according to a retrospective chart review presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Allergists can guide parents of children with food allergies through the information they find online, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Foodborne inorganic nanoparticles may impede the development of the immune system and the induction of oral tolerance, leaving infants vulnerable to developing food allergy, according to a review published in Frontiers in Allergy.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Communication can improve compliance and outcomes among teenagers on peanut oral immunotherapy, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.