Allergy/Asthma News

SAN DIEGO — Receiving treatment from a lung specialist for undiagnosed COPD or asthma lowered annual respiratory illness-related health care usage, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

SAN DIEGO — High social vulnerability index scores were associated with persistent or new-onset asthma among youth in Puerto Rico, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

SAN DIEGO — Urban children with asthma and overweight or obesity exhibited significant metabolic changes compared with other urban children with asthma, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Johnson & Johnson will pay $850 million to acquire the biotechnology company Proteologix Inc., the company announced in a press release.

With allergy season in full swing, primary care providers can expect an increase in patients presenting with rhinitis symptoms.

In this video, Priya J. Bansal, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, speaks with Theresa A. Bingemann, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, about what inspires her as an allergist, as part of Healio’s Women in Allergy video corner series.

The FDA has accepted for priority review the supplemental biologics license application of dupilumab for adolescents with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Sanofi announced in a press release.

On May 8, advocates from Allergy & Asthma Network visited Capitol Hill to meet with members of Congress to discuss legislation that affects people with asthma, allergies and other related conditions.

Among patients with severe asthma receiving omalizumab, breathomics and plasma lipidomics predicted early and late treatment responses, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Macronutrient supply and socioeconomic status are emerging confounding variables for asthma, according to an analysis published in The European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.