Allergen

HOUSTON — Alpha-gal syndrome, a type of red meat allergy, was first identified in Australia in 2006 and has become increasingly prevalent in the United States and worldwide.

HOUSTON — Food allergies affect 6% to 8% of children and 2% to 3% of adults, according to a presentation at the American College of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology Scientific Meeting.

Dupixent does not appear to exert an overarching dampening effect on patch test results, according to research published in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

The first patient has been dosed in a phase 3 clinical trial of Dextenza for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis, Ocular Therapeutix announced in a press release.