Allergy/Asthma News

U.S. health care spending on respiratory conditions, especially chronic conditions like asthma and COPD, increased dramatically from 1996 to 2016, researchers reported in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Patients with peanut allergy who see an allergist vs. those who do not experience lower total health care costs and higher rates of epinephrine prescriptions, according to a retrospective observational study.

Single maintenance and reliever therapy, also known as SMART or single-inhaler therapy, significantly reduces asthma exacerbation frequency and severity, according to a review published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Exposure to fine particulate matter — specifically particles 2.5 µm or less in diameter, or PM2.5 — in the air signals a higher risk for systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

Members of racial and ethnic communities that have been oppressed structurally may face increased burdens of allergic and atopic disease, according to a review published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Early onset persistent asthma and late onset asthma have distinct phenotypes with different features and comorbidities impacting disease control, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

The COVID-19 pandemic and traumatic events associated with it adversely affected the mental health and well-being of adults with food allergy, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Workers who participated in the cleanup of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill experienced an increased risk for asthma due to exposure to total hydrocarbons and PM2.5 air pollutants, according to a study published in Environment International.

The nasal spray GSP301 effectively treated symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis in children aged 6 to 11 years with a positive impact on their quality of life, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

About two-thirds of patients who began biologics for asthma exacerbations had suboptimal adherence to maintenance medication in the prior year, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.