Allergy/Asthma News

Sesame allergies have increased in recent years, meaning that more patients may seek guidance from their primary care clinicians to help determine whether they can safely consume sesame-containing foods, an expert said.

GSK has stopped manufacturing its Flovent HFA and Flovent Diskus fluticasone propionate inhalers for asthma and has made authorized identical generic versions of these devices available instead.

The FDA has granted priority review to omalizumab as a treatment for food allergy after accidental exposure, according to a press release.

Earlier this year, a national report card noted the primary care field is headed for a crisis due to underinvestment, poor accessibility and other factors.

There are many misconceptions and myths surrounding food allergies, including those that conflate allergy with intolerance and misunderstand the role of IgE, an expert said.

Zonulin levels rise significantly in children in the months preceding a diagnosis of celiac disease autoimmunity, suggesting it could be used as a biomarker to screen at-risk children for celiac disease, researchers reported in Pediatrics.

In patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, treatment with Dupixent was associated with improvements in sleep quality and decreased insomnia, according to a recent study.

At the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting, Jay A. Lieberman, MD, FACAAI, discussed upcoming changes to anaphylaxis guidelines and treatment strategies, including new epinephrine delivery methods.

A primary care network reduced asthma related ED visits among its patients by one-third over the course of a decade by implementing a five-component intervention, according to study results published in Pediatrics.

Having a history of asthma or allergy may disqualify candidates from enlisting in the military. However, candidates can work with their allergists to provide documentation that will support a medical waiver, an expert said.