Allergy/Asthma

Intensive year-long professional pest management combined with education on reducing exposure to mouse allergens did not significantly reduce asthma symptoms compared with education alone among mouse-sensitized children.

The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology released a joint statement addressing President Donald J. Trump’s proposed budget cuts to the National Institutes of Health, which would reduce the organization’s entire budget by nearly 20%.

The regular use of inhaled corticosteroids is unlikely to increase the risk for pneumonia and other respiratory infections in children with asthma, according to findings from a systematic review published in Pediatrics.

Patients with severe uncontrolled eosinophilic asthma faced costs of asthma-related health care and medications three to four times greater than patients with controlled asthma according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

ATLANTA — Both pediatricians and allergists demonstrated improved quality of care for patients with asthma and anaphylaxis following web-based education program, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

ATLANTA — Luis Salmun, MD, senior vice president, global medical affairs, DBV Technologies, outlined some of the projects in the company’s pipeline to help patients with several different types of allergic reactions at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. He also discussed the results in the VIPES extension trial involving the company’s peanut patch.

ATLANTA — Lower and high doses of wheat oral immunotherapy induced significant desensitization in most wheat-allergic children following 1 year of treatment, according to data presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

ATLANTA — Bola Akinlade, MD, MBA, FACP, clinical program leader, Regeneron, provided an update on studies involving dupilumab for the management of some dermatologic conditions at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

ATLANTA —  Patients who think they are allergic to penicillin — but really aren’t — could be causing potential problems for themselves and the greater population, suggesting a need to find ways to determine who is truly allergic to penicillin.

ATLANTA — Peanut sublingual immunotherapy induced clinically significant desensitization in 86% of peanut-allergic children, as well as sustained unresponsiveness among children treated for 36-60 months, according to early data presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.