Allergy/Asthma News

A pressing question on the mind of any practice owner when selling his or her practice is “how much money will I get?”

Girls and women with food allergy reported lower baseline health-related quality of life than boys and men, according to a review published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy.

The FDA has approved Takeda Pharmaceuticals’ Eohilia as the “first and only oral therapy” for treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis in patients aged 11 years or older, according to a press release.

The term “wellness” has become increasingly popular in the general public at large, and within the medical community specifically.

Last week, a preview of the planned Uber Eats Super Bowl commercial, “Don’t Forget,” sparked condemnation from the food allergy community regarding the depiction of an adult having an allergic reaction to the ingestion of peanut butter.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Pediatric dermatologists should be open with patients and families when discussing boxed warnings while emphasizing that the benefits outweigh the risks, according to a speaker here.

Jonathan A. Bernstein, MD, president of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, is very excited about the group’s Annual Meeting, scheduled for Feb. 23-26 in Washington, D.C.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Janus kinase inhibitors have a unique mechanism of action, giving them the potential to push the boundaries of efficacy in the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases, according to a speaker at South Beach Symposium.

More than half of the children with an IgE-mediated cow’s milk allergy at age 6 years acquired tolerance to cow’s milk by age 12 years without oral immunotherapy, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

Adolescents with greater amounts of abdominal fat depots compared with their peers also had reduced lung function, regardless of previous adiposity or BMI, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.