Pediatric Allergy Asthma News

Adolescents and young adults reported being less comfortable managing their allergy around their peers than with their families, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

The ADAPT OIT program builds peanut tolerance in babies with daily dosing of peanut powder administered by caregivers at home, according to a National Allergy Centre of Excellence and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute press release.

SAN ANTONIO — How good are home allergy tests? Should patients pause biologic treatment before oral food challenges? Is it possible to stop pediatricians from ordering so many food panels? Is skin prick testing needed before OFCs?

SAN ANTONIO — Pulmonary function testing may be routine, but it still comes with challenges, Nicole Soucy, PA-C, said at the Association of PAs in Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 16th annual conference.

SAN ANTONIO — Preparation is key to successful oral food challenges, said Maria Crain, APRN, CPNP-PC, AE-C, pediatric nurse practitioner, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Food Allergy Center.

School-aged children residing in historically redlined neighborhoods had higher exposures to pollutants and worse asthma severity, according to a study in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

A clinical decision support tool prompted pediatric providers to ask families about introducing peanuts into their infants’ diets during well child visits, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology.

The FDA has approved Palforzia for children aged 1 to 3 years who have a peanut allergy that has been diagnosed by a physician, according to a press release from its manufacturer, Stallergenes Greer.

Higher levels of urinary adrenal steroid metabolites during infancy were associated with lower odds for asthma at age 5 years, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Giving young children an epinephrine autoinjection can be a positive and confidence-boosting experience for families, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.