Allergy/Asthma News

Birth by cesarean section was associated with an increase in risk for childhood asthma, researchers reported in European Respiratory Journal.

Fever, angioedema, joint involvement and gastrointestinal symptoms were among the factors that predicted ED and urgent care reutilization among children with amoxicillin-associated reactions, according to study results.

Tailored metered-dose inhaler education was more effective compared with brief intervention for improving asthma patients’ inhaler techniques, but those with low health literacy may benefit less, researchers reported in Respiratory Medicine.

Less than half of the videos about allergic rhinitis posted on YouTube provided useful information, with more than one-third classified by researchers as misleading, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Infants exposed to acid suppressant medications did not experience an increased risk for allergen sensitization in early childhood, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Single-inhaler triple therapy with the extra-fine formulation of beclometasone, formoterol fumarate and glycopyrronium was cost-effective in adults with uncontrolled asthma, researchers reported in Respiratory Medicine.

Among patients with asthma, those with metabolically unhealthy obesity had significantly greater odds for visiting an ED for asthma symptoms in the previous year than patients with metabolically healthy obesity, according to a study.

Patients with an allergic inflammatory skin reaction to subcutaneous heparin generally tolerated IV administration of the medication, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Children with immediate allergic reactions to their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine safely received the second dose, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

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