Allergy

Allergic disease affects 40% of school-aged children in Australia and 45% of food allergies among infants persist until age 10 years, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

In this video, Priya J. Bansal, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, asks Julie Wang, MD, how she “does it all” as a physician and mother, as part of Healio’s Women in Allergy video corner series.

Consuming peanut products from infancy through age 5 years provided lasting tolerance into adolescence without the need to regularly upkeep consumption, according to a study published in NEJM Evidence.

CLEVELAND — For patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria, lab testing can help to phenotype disease and guide treatment, according to James Fernandez, MD, PhD, an allergy and immunology specialist at the Cleveland Clinic.

A decrease in peanut specific IgE and specific IgG4 and Ara h 2 over time were associated with natural resolution of peanut allergy in a third of children by age 10 years, according to a study published in Allergy.

Researchers found that a questionnaire successfully identified patients with STIs who can be safely evaluated for penicillin allergy by skin test or by a two-step graded oral challenge, according to a study.

SAN DIEGO — Black and Hispanic asthma patients reported a higher incidence of asthma exacerbations than white patients, according to a poster shown at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

In this video, Priya J. Bansal, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, speaks with Theresa A. Bingemann, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, about what inspires her as an allergist, as part of Healio’s Women in Allergy video corner series.

On May 8, advocates from Allergy & Asthma Network visited Capitol Hill to meet with members of Congress to discuss legislation that affects people with asthma, allergies and other related conditions.

Subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy for house dust mite reduced the number of prescriptions for allergic rhinitis and asthma medications, according to a study published in The European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.