Allergy/Asthma News

Fluticasone propionate nasal spray reduced the symptoms of chronic sinusitis and local inflammation of the nasal cavity and adjacent sinus cavities, according to topline study results from pharmaceutical company OptiNose.

Patients with asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and atopic dermatitis experienced transient increases in eosinophil counts following treatment with dupilumab, according to study results.

Severe exacerbations that occur early in the course of asthma impacted the course of the disease and risk for subsequent exacerbations in children and adults, researchers reported in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

An excess of biotin can result in false-negative allergen-specific IgE results during the one-step biotin-streptavidin-based IMMULITE-2000 assay, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Temperature-controlled radiofrequency neurolysis of the posterior nasal nerve improved the symptom burden and quality of life of patients with chronic rhinitis through 24 months, according to a study published in Allergy & Rhinology.

A new study identified eight signals for asthma-COPD overlap that researchers said appear to represent loci that predispose patients to type 2 inflammation and thus serious long-term consequences of asthma, researchers reported in Chest.

A lozenge that delivers iron directly to immune cells reduced the symptoms of birch and grass pollen allergies as effectively as immunotherapy, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Children with milk and egg allergies who tolerated baked proteins had higher reactivity thresholds than the general population of children with these allergies, according to a study published in Allergy.

Constant-load exercise and high-intensity interval training improved aerobic fitness in adults with moderate to severe asthma, although the latter method offered more benefits, according to a recent study.

Researchers identified 29 genes in the nasal airway epithelium of adolescents that correlated with obesity-related asthma, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.