Allergic Disease

Intercontinental migration showed a positive association with allergies among adults from ethnic groups living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, compared with participants of Dutch origin, according to a letter published in Allergy.

Although there is a link between allergic disease and mental health, this relationship does not appear to be causal, according to a study published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy.

Researchers discussed racial and ethnic disparities in various aspects of allergy at this year’s virtual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

Patients with allergic diseases may have an increased risk for developing psoriasis, according to study results presented at the American Academy of Dermatology virtual meeting.

Several physicians who spoke with Healio Primary Care applauded the FDA’s decision to make Pataday Twice Daily Relief and Pataday Once Daily Relief available over the counter to patients 2 years of age and older with itchy eyes associated with allergic conjunctivitis.

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.