Allergy/Asthma

BOSTON — Only slightly more than half of all patients presenting to primary care providers with asthma underwent spirometry for diagnosis, according to a presenter at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology annual meeting.

BOSTON — The incidence of cashew allergy is rising, and there are currently no clinical trials for the condition, according to findings presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology annual meeting.

BOSTON — The prevalence of pediatric food allergies in the United States has increased from 8% in 2009-2010 to 9.3% in 2015-2016, according to a recent presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology’s Annual Scientific Meeting.

BOSTON — Even if children are not fully adherent to treatment, those receiving omalizumab for the management of asthma have a significantly decreased risk of exacerbation, ED visits, hospitalizations and steroid use, according to a recent presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology’s Annual Scientific Meeting.

BOSTON — Inner-city children with asthma, who are exposed to elements carried by dogs, such as bacteria, may have decreased symptoms and a reduced need for treatment, according to findings presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology annual meeting.

BOSTON — A significant frustration for allergists, and any physician, is the difficulty of making electronic health records work efficiently for their practice, according to Susan R. Bailey, MD, an allergist/immunologist at Texas Health Southwest Fort Worth and a speaker within the AMA’s House of Delegates.

BOSTON — Physicians should not be afraid of the challenge of early introduction of peanut into an infant’s food intake, according to David R. Stukus, MD, associate professor of pediatrics within the division of allergy/immunology, and director of the complex asthma clinic at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

BOSTON — School-aged children with both obesity and asthma miss more school, have higher expenditures and exhibit both poorer health and more worry than children of normal weight, according to a recent presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology’s Annual Scientific Meeting.

The activities leading up to Halloween, and the holiday itself, present added risks for children with food allergies, which clinicians should discuss with patients and families to ensure preventive measures are taken.

BOSTON — Although total immunoglobulin E levels were unrelated to severity of hospital stay, children experience increasingly intense hospital courses if they have a family history of asthma or prior pediatric eczema, according to a recent presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology’s Annual Scientific Meeting.