Allergy/Asthma News

A study found that “significant desensitization” occurred among peanut-allergic toddlers following peanut sublingual immunotherapy, according to data presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

A series of studies that assessed COVID-19-related risks and outcomes among patients with asthma were presented at this year’s virtual American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting.

An animated video that was shown to children with a history of food-related anaphylaxis improved their understanding of anaphylaxis and how manage it, data show.

The relationship between asthma and severity of COVID-19 remains unclear. Research continues to accumulate on the effect of asthma on COVID-19 severity.

There is “significant variability” in allergen composition, concentration and dose per serving among commercially available early allergen introduction foods, an expert told Healio Primary Care.

Data presented during the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology annual meeting indicated that introducing peanuts at an earlier age leads to a decrease in children with peanut allergy later in life.

Dupixent improved disease-specific, health-related quality of life and reduced symptoms in adolescents and adults with eosinophilic esophagitis, according to data from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting.

In patients with severe and uncontrolled asthma, tezepelumab reduced exacerbations regardless of initial blood eosinophil count, improved lung function, provided asthma control and enhanced users’ health-related quality of life, data show.

Symptoms of allergic reaction to certain foods during breastfeeding may signal a child’s food allergies later in life, data presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology showed.

Study data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology meeting demonstrated a significant decrease in asthma severity in children following the installation of ultraviolet irradiation units compared with sham units.