Allergy/Asthma News

Children born to mothers with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy are not more likely to have childhood asthma than those born to mothers without the disorder, according to a research letter.

WASHINGTON — Baseline transepidermal water loss predicted the severity of reactions during oral food challenges for peanut allergy, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

The use of a noninvasive skin tape strip at age 2 months can identify infants who are at risk for developing food allergy later, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Meera R. Gupta, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, says she knew she wanted to be a doctor from the day she was born.

Kick Ash Products has issued a recall of one of its granola products due to possibly containing undeclared almonds, according to a company announcement shared by the FDA.

“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.”

Introduced by Delaware Rep. Kimberly Williams (D-19) in January, HB 274 would provide caregivers in the state with at least one peanut and one egg food allergen supplement to reduce the risk of developing these allergies.

WASHINGTON — When children have anaphylaxis with breathing difficulties, drug reactions and epinephrine doses, pediatric ICU admission is likely, according to a poster presentation here.

Asthma-related ED visit rates rose with exposure to local fine particulate matter, coarse particulate matter and sulfur dioxide, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

SAN DIEGO — In this Healio video perspective from the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, Alphyn Biologics CEO Neal Koller discusses new data from the company’s phase 2a trial of AB-101a for the treatment of atopic dermatitis.