Epinephrine

After completing the FA Passport, caregivers felt more comfortable with leaving their food-allergic children with other caregivers, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Our Food Allergy: Fact vs. Fiction column and research presented at the 2023 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting in San Antonio dominated our list of the most read stories in allergy and asthma for March.

SAN ANTONIO — Colleges and universities should take steps to improve food allergy awareness on campus, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Children on OIT who used epinephrine to treat anaphylaxis went to the ED less often than those who did not use epinephrine, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Children and adolescents had high adherence rates to their and autoinjector protocols for peanut allergy, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — The pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic performance of sublingual epinephrine was comparable to other delivery methods, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Editor’s Note: In Healio Allergy/Asthma’s column, “Food Allergy: Fact vs. Fiction,” Douglas H. Jones, MD, breaks down what’s true and what’s myth for a variety of topics related to food allergies. If you have a question you would like answered in this column, email Jones at rmaaimd@gmail.com or Richard Gawel at rgawel@healio.com.

SAN ANTONIO — Older food allergy patients who have had anaphylaxis or needed epinephrine had lower quality of life than other patients, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — People with food allergies face multiple challenges when they travel by air, as airline responses to their needs vary, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Intracoronary epinephrine improved survival, return of spontaneous circulation and neurological outcomes vs. IV epinephrine for cardiac arrest during cardiac catheterization, researchers reported.