Top in allergy/asthma: Allergen immunotherapy may prevent asthma; EHR prompts beneficial
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Patients who received subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy for house dust mite had a reduced probability of asthma onset and development of asthma from allergic rhinitis over time, according to a recent study.
Researchers recruited patients aged 5 to 70 years who had house dust mite allergy to participate in the study. Compared with a control group of patients who did not receive allergen immunotherapy, those in the subcutaneous immunotherapy group had reduced mean asthma prescriptions and allergic rhinitis prescriptions. It was the top story in allergy/asthma last week.
In another top story, researchers found that electronic health record prompts increased the use of guideline-based preventive asthma care for children in pediatric and family practice clinics.
Read these and more top stories in allergy/asthma below:
Subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy reduces asthma risk, improves symptom control
Subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy for house dust mite reduced the number of prescriptions for allergic rhinitis and asthma medications, according to a study published in The European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Read more.
Prompts in electronic health records improve guideline-based asthma care
Prompts in electronic health records increased the use of guideline-based preventive asthma care for children, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Read more.
FDA grants priority review to dupilumab for adolescents with CRSwNP
The FDA has accepted for priority review the supplemental biologics license application of dupilumab for adolescents with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Sanofi announced in a press release. Read more.
Global food environments affect asthma disease burden
Macronutrient supply and socioeconomic status are emerging confounding variables for asthma, according to an analysis published in The European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Read more.
Impulse oscillometry may predict asthma, impaired lung function in children
Increased respiratory resistance in preschool children is associated with respiratory symptoms and the onset of childhood asthma, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Read more.