Food Allergy News

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In this Healio exclusive, Katherine K. Dahlsgaard, PhD, ABPP, discusses tools that are available to help allergists assess and treat children for anxiety pertaining to their food allergy.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Misconceptions and misinformation abound surrounding food allergy, but clinicians can use the trust they have built with their patients to anticipate their concerns and address their questions, according to a speaker.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Most parents would be interested in low-dose oral challenges during diagnostic workups for peanut allergy, according to a study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The use of a peanut immunotherapy patch for 12 months appeared to reduce reaction severity while increasing eliciting dose among toddlers, according to results from the phase 3 EPITOPE study.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Epicutaneous immunotherapy conferred a significant response after 12 months among children aged 1 to 3 years with peanut allergy, according to results of the phase 3 randomized, double-blind EPITOPE study.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Only about half of all adults with food allergies have immediate access to epinephrine, according to a study presented at the American College of Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In this Healio exclusive, Brian T. Kelly, MD, MA, FACAAI, program chair of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting, highlights key sessions and themes of this year’s meeting.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — “OIT is a marathon and not a sprint,” Aikaterini (Katherine) Anagnostou, MD, PhD, FACAAI, said during a lecture. “The families need to know that, and the kids need to know too.”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The medical community should ask two questions about preventive peanut allergy interventions among infants, according to a presentation at the American College of Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More than 80% of a population of infants presenting to the ED with anaphylaxis received epinephrine there or prior to arrival, but only 10% of patients required hospital admission, according to study results.