Allergy/Asthma

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Communication can improve compliance and outcomes among teenagers on peanut oral immunotherapy, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Most patients at a military medical center with a suspected food allergy passed their oral food challenges, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Access to allergen-free food is difficult for families with food allergies who receive government assistance, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In this Healio exclusive, Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, discusses the latest guidance on the early introduction of peanuts to prevent allergy and how this information needs to be better disseminated to the public.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In this Healio exclusive, Katherine K. Dahlsgaard, PhD, ABPP, discusses tools that are available to help allergists assess and treat children for anxiety pertaining to their food allergy.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Misconceptions and misinformation abound surrounding food allergy, but clinicians can use the trust they have built with their patients to anticipate their concerns and address their questions, according to a speaker.

The 35th annual Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium will be held Nov. 19 and 20 in New York.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The medical community should ask two questions about preventive peanut allergy interventions among infants, according to a presentation at the American College of Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Liability concerns prevent stakeholders from adequately stocking albuterol inhalers in Illinois schools, according to a poster presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Eczema and food allergy are linked, but children with severe, early-onset eczema before age 3 months are at highest risk, a speaker said at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.