Allergy/Asthma News

As wildfires rage in Canada, raising new air quality concerns in the eastern United States, Healio has compiled a list of recent articles detailing the impacts of wildfires on allergy, asthma and beyond.

WASHINGTON — Representatives from NASA attended the American Thoracic Society International Conference to discuss its Health and Air Quality program and highlight the availability of its data for research and other collaborations.

Wildfires such as the current blazes in Canada affecting air quality on the East Coast and in the Midwest are dangerous for patients with asthma and other respiratory diseases.

Consuming less than 5 g of peanuts per week while breastfeeding may have a significant protective effect against peanut sensitization and allergy in infants, according to a recent study.

As hundreds of wildfires in Canada drive haze and smoke across the East Coast, patients and providers alike may worry about the effect on their health, including asthma and other illnesses.

WASHINGTON — Children with asthma who lived within 500 meters of a fast-food restaurant had smaller changes in lung function during an intervention, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

A correlation between asthma and gastroesophageal reflux disease approached statistical significance in a retrospective observational study of 73 patients, researchers said.

Physicians listen to the patient in front of us. We care for one patient at a time. There is inherent individualization in the patient interaction. Each story is unique. Each treatment plan is tailored.

Sixty-seven percent of toddlers who were allergic to peanuts had a boost in their tolerance after being treated with a Viaskin Peanut patch for 12 months, recent data show.

An FDA advisory committee voted in support of ARS Pharmaceuticals’ neffy nasal spray for anaphylaxis in adults and children, saying available data on the epinephrine spray indicate a favorable benefit-risk assessment.