Top in allergy/asthma: Allergy tolerance; severe food allergy in eosinophilic esophagitis
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Many children and adults outgrow their food allergies, recent data show.
For example, researchers found that 8.2% of children and 14.7% of adults developed a tolerance to peanut allergy, and 25.6% of children and 23.4% of adults developed a tolerance to milk. Researchers further found an association between earlier onset of allergy and a greater chance for developing tolerance to most food allergies. It was the top story in allergy/asthma last week.
Another top story was about a study that found a greater number and severity of food allergies in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis compared with those without.
Read these and more top stories in allergy/asthma below:
About one-quarter of patients outgrow food allergies
About one-quarter of children and adults with an IgE-mediated food allergy eventually outgrew it, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. Read more.
Eosinophilic esophagitis associated with increased number, severity of food allergies
Patients with food allergies and eosinophilic esophagitis have more food allergies, more allergic reactions and increased reaction severity, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. Read more.
FDA approves Hyqvia for children with primary immunodeficiency
The FDA has approved a supplemental biologics license application for the use of Hyqvia to treat primary immunodeficiency in children aged 2 to 16 years, according to a press release from Takeda. Read more.
Healthy sleep patterns reduce risks for asthma
Patients with poor sleep patterns and higher genetic susceptibility have an additive higher risk for asthma, with lower risks among patients with healthy sleep patterns, according to a study published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research. Read more.
Telemedicine saves time, money in penicillin allergy de-labeling
Providers can use telemedicine to conduct penicillin and other drug allergy screenings, saving time and costs, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. Read more.