Anaphylaxis

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Today, 1 in 50 Americans is at risk for anaphylaxis — a severe allergic reaction that can lead to death. Several states have acted and allow epinephrine to be available in more places and to be administered by more individuals than in the past.

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 — 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 — 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.

NEW ORLEANS — Results of surveys collected from patients with severe allergies suggested they significantly preferred an epinephrine nasal spray over an epinephrine auto-injector, according to findings presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition.

NEW ORLEANS — Giving antihistamines to children who experience anaphylaxis only endangers their lives by delaying emergency treatment, researchers reported. Instead, children should be administered epinephrine and go straight to the ED.

The last few weeks of summer can be an exceptionally difficult time to find an epinephrine auto-injector in some parts of the country, an allergist told Healio Primary Care.