Allergy/Asthma News

SAN DIEGO — Researchers found that children with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis have a higher mean weight and BMI, but a lower mean height, than healthy children, according to a poster presented here.

Three of the largest producers of asthma inhalers have agreed to cap the price of their inhaler products at $35. This comes after several Democratic lawmakers asked pharmaceutical companies to decrease the prices of inhalers.

Allergist and immunologist Laura A. Wang, MD, has long had a passion for promoting women’s health and children’s health within the allergy field.

WASHINGTON — Patients with hereditary angioedema experienced reductions in the monthly rate of attacks with lanadelumab, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Researchers used machine learning to identify 25 combinations of air pollutants that were associated with increased asthma symptoms among children in Spokane, Washington, according to a study published in Science of the Total Environment.

SAN DIEGO — Ruxolitinib cream improved quality of life outcomes, including sleep and itch, in children aged 2 to 11 years with atopic dermatitis, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON — Treatment-emergent adverse events with epicutaneous immunotherapy for peanut allergy grew less frequent and severe over 5 years, according to a poster at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Minnesota families on Medicaid will be able to introduce their infants to common food allergens such as peanut, egg and milk for free through Access For All, a partnership between Home State Health and Ready. Set. Food!

Patients with prior sinusitis demonstrate an increased risk for many rheumatic diseases, including antiphospholipid syndrome, Sjögren’s disease and seronegative rheumatoid arthritis, according to data published in RMD Open.

WASHINGTON — Children reporting white race, higher household income and allergic rhinitis were more likely to outgrow food allergy, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.