Allergy/Asthma

Using routinely collected data in electronic health records, predictive modeling stratified risks for developing food allergy among infants, according to a study published in Allergy.

PARK CITY, Utah — Barriers may prevent physicians and caregivers alike from introducing allergens into infant diets to prevent food allergies, but these obstacles can be overcome, according to a presentation here.

Children with asthma aged 6 years to younger than 12 years had similar reductions in exacerbations with omalizumab regardless of race, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Patterns of pediatric allergy demonstrated a population-level progression of diseases in an atopic march from eczema to food allergies, asthma and environmental allergies, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

PARK CITY, Utah — Educating caregivers and physicians alike about the early introduction of potential allergens into infant diets is key to preventing allergies among these children later in life, John M. James, MD, told Healio.

A survey showed few health care providers are familiar with the potentially life-threatening allergic reaction known as alpha-gal syndrome, which evidence suggests may be primarily associated with the bite of a tick, according to the CDC.

Children with poor measures of mental and social health also experienced poor respiratory outcomes following intensive care use for asthma, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

NIAID updated guidelines for introducing peanuts to infants to prevent allergy in 2017, but most caregivers and even many primary care providers including pediatricians are still not implementing these recommendations.

Girls who began hormonal contraceptive treatment before age 18 years experienced greater risk for developing asthma than girls who did not, according to a study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

The percentage of parents and other caregivers who know they should introduce peanuts into their infants’ diets to prevent allergy is improving, but disparities between populations exist, according to a study published in Pediatrics.