Allergy/Asthma News

Researchers found a potential association between persistent weekly use of disinfectant cleaning products and nonsignificant increased risk for current asthma in young adults but note that these findings are uncertain.

Researchers observed that only 8.3% of 24 children or adolescents with peanut allergy passed a double-blind placebo-controlled food challenge with at least 444 mg of peanut protein after receiving dupilumab for 24 weeks.

Regardless of sociodemographic or clinical characteristics, children with food allergy face a significant psychosocial burden, according to a survey of caregivers published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Montelukast does not appear to increase the risk for neuropsychiatric adverse events in children and adolescents, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Blood tests for cyclic adenosine monophosphate may be a simple and useful option for diagnosing asthma and determining its severity, according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.

The allergy and immunology community mourns the loss of Marcus Maurer, MD, executive director of the Institute of Allergology at Charité University Medicine in Berlin, who is remembered for his excellent teaching and scientific achievements.

Alcohol consumption may trigger worse allergic reactions in patients with nut allergies, according to a study published in International Archives of Allergy and Immunology.

As wildfires continue to spread across the Los Angeles area, residents with asthma and other respiratory diseases face increased risks to their health.

Children with asthma who visited an allergy specialist were 21% less likely to visit the ED or be hospitalized compared with children who did not, according to findings published in The Journal of Pediatrics.