Skin Disorders News

ATLANTA – Alcon’s new once daily Pazeo will be commercially available March 10, announced a company representative during a press conference here at SECO.

Adults in the United States with eczema experience higher out-of-pocket health costs and increased lost work days and health care utilization with limited access to care compared with the general population, according to recently published study results.

 Researchers presented results from an evaluation of characteristics and demographics of adolescents with chronic idiopathic urticaria and chronic spontaneous urticaria in placebo-controlled omalizumab trials at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting in Houston.

HOUSTON — Dupilumab reduced patient-reported itch when compared with placebo in adults with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting.

Longer duration of breastfeeding weakened the association between filaggrin gene variants and eczema development in early years of life, according to research presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting in Houston.

HOUSTON — Immediate treatment effectively reduced disease-related morbidity of C1 Inhibitor Deficiency in patients with hereditary angioedema, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting.

Early, aggressive treatment of patients with infantile atopic dermatitis significantly reduced food allergy incidence by 18 months of age, according to research presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting in Houston.

Patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria or chronic spontaneous urticaria had an increased risk of oral corticosteroid-related adverse events with an increase in cumulative exposure to the drugs, according to research presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting.

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America and actress Vicki Lawrence are teaming up in a new educational campaign on chronic idiopathic urticaria.

Lifetime prevalence of dermatitis on the hands and feet were affected by filaggrin null mutations in patients with a history of atopic dermatitis, according to recently published study results.