Top in allergy/asthma: Anaphylaxis at work; some kids avoid peanuts despite negative test
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Insect venom was the cause of 82.7% of cases of occupational anaphylaxis, followed by food, drugs and latex, according to a study published in Allergy.
The most common insect triggers were yellow jackets, bees and hornets.
Additionally, researchers reported that professions with the most prevalent cases included beekeepers, outdoor workers, food handlers and farmers.
The researchers advised workers in these professions to reduce exposure to venom by wearing protective clothing.
It was the top story in allergy/asthma last week.
In another top story, researchers found that children from families with a history of peanut allergy may avoid peanut ingestion despite having negative oral food challenges.
“Peanut avoidance in early life has been linked to the development of peanut allergy, and continued avoidance of peanut after resolution of peanut allergy has been associated with recurrence of the allergy,” Omega Wai-Yan Leong, BMedSci, MBBS(Hons), FRACP, researcher, and Rachel L. Peters, PhD, associate professor, both of population health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Australia, told Healio in a joint statement.
The researchers have urged clinicians to initiate interventions to encourage peanut consumption in patients with negative oral food challenges.
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