Allergy/Asthma

Exposure to prenatal and postnatal antibiotics appeared associated with risks for development of allergic diseases in infants, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

A higher risk for allergic diseases in infants correlated with both low carbohydrate-high protein and fat and high carbohydrate-low protein and fat maternal diets, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

Handouts designed to educate families about food allergy received high marks for their clarity and usefulness from a sample of potential users, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Whether a maternal diet rich in egg and peanut has any impact on allergies among infants during the first 6 months of breastfeeding remains unclear, according to a letter published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

As pediatric allergy rates increase and therapy progresses, experts will address these issues at the inaugural North American Pediatric Allergy & Asthma Congress, Sept. 21 to 22, in Quebec City.

An allergy to cow’s milk during childhood is associated with a high economic impact, driven by necessary prescriptions, according to a study conducted in the United Kingdom and published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.

Gov. Mike Parson of Missouri has signed SB 710, which authorizes all school personnel in the state trained by a nurse to administer epinephrine via autoinjector to any student experiencing anaphylaxis without any civil liability.

Two trials that did not require oral food challenges to qualify participants for oral immunotherapy for peanut allergies achieved safety profiles that resembled those of earlier trials using these challenges, according to a study.

Sublingual immunotherapy does more than relieve symptoms of respiratory allergy in children. It also modifies the disease, according to a review published in Allergy and Asthma Proceedings as part of its Allergen Immunotherapy (AIT) Primer.

Obesity, fractional exhaled nitric oxide and maximum bronchodilator reversibility were among the factors that precited lower FEV1 over time among children with asthma, according to a study in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.