Allergy/Asthma News

HOUSTON — Children with a family history of cancer may be more likely to develop asthma, according to research presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

HOUSTON — Children who received the peanut patch saw improvements in their health-related quality of life, according to an analysis of the PEPITES and PEOPLE studies.

HOUSTON — Primary immune deficiencies affect approximately 500,000 people in the United States, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

HOUSTON — Between 2006 to 2015, the number of children aged younger than 3 years who visited the ED for anaphylaxis increased, but the number of subsequent hospitalizations decreased, according to findings presented at the American College of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology Scientific Meeting.

HOUSTON — Children delivered vaginally and those who were breastfeed had lower odds of developing allergies, according to study results presented at the American College of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology Scientific Meeting.

HOUSTON — Women were more likely to have positive penicillin skin test results than men, according to findings presented at the American College of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology Scientific Meeting.

HOUSTON — Xolair signicantly improved nasal congestion and nasal polyp scores in patients with corticosteroid-refractory nasal polyps, according to data from two phase 3 trials presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

HOUSTON — Few patients with severe asthma treated with Nucala received herpes zoster and influenza vaccines in the years that followed, despite CDC and Infectious Disease Society of America guidelines recommending both vaccines, according to study results discussed at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

HOUSTON — Subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy may be effective in reducing symptoms of pollen food allergy syndrome in children, according to findings presented at the American College of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology Scientific Meeting.

HOUSTON — Women who are pregnant, and their spouses, or those who have recently become new parents, are likely to have many questions about asthma and food allergy, according to a panel at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.