Allergy/Asthma News

In a real-world setting, peanut oral immunotherapy was safer in infants aged 12 months or younger than in children aged 1 to 5 years, according to recent data.

Patients with high eosinophil counts experienced improved COVID-19 outcomes when they received inhaled corticosteroids, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Oral immunotherapy was associated with an increase in both desensitization and remission of peanut allergy among children aged younger than 4 years, with younger children seeing greater success, according to data published in The Lancet.

In a new study, all asthma phenotypes were associated with risk for more severe COVID-19 outcomes, except for type 2 inflammation, researchers reported in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Oral immunotherapy appeared effective and well-tolerated by children with hazelnut allergy, according to a retrospective study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Researchers found that sesame allergy spontaneously resolved in approximately one-third of patients who had a mild first reaction at a young age, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Septal deviation may be a treatable trait of asthma, with septoplasty reducing the risk, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

In a new study, novel metrics showed that lower time adherence to asthma controller medications was associated with greater risk for decline in asthma symptom control.

The FDA approved olopatadine hydrochloride and mometasone furoate nasal spray for the treatment of symptoms associated with seasonal allergic rhinitis in adults and children aged 12 years and older, according to a press release.

Interventions that promote physical activity could improve symptoms and quality of life for people with asthma, although these interventions may face barriers to success, according to a review published in Journal of Health Psychology.