Food Allergies

The development and resolution of food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis in the infant gut microbiome highlights the underlying role of bacterial taxa in the pathophysiology of the allergy, according to a presentation.

Patients with multiple food allergies had higher rates of comorbidities, such as asthma and atopic dermatitis, and they underwent more diagnostic testing, according to study results.

Allergies do more than trigger physical responses. They also can take a psychological toll, including crippling fears of potentially lethal reactions such as anaphylaxis.

Women who altered their diets to breastfeed children with food allergies had more psychosocial symptoms affecting bonding with their babies than breastfeeding mothers who did not need to alter their diets, according to a study.

Children with food allergies should be assessed for bullying through multi-item inventories so their caregivers can better protect them from physical, psychological and social dangers, according to a study.

Ghosts and goblins may be make-believe, but families with food allergies face real dangers at Halloween. Doctors can be proactive in educating families and the community about allergen exposure risks, ensuring all kids can safely have fun.

Media coverage of fatalities that result from food allergies contributes to the anxieties and fear felt by children with food allergies and their parents, according to a letter to the editor published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

Patients with food allergies can avoid items that may be dangerous — or they can work with an allergist to develop an oral immunotherapy plan that would enable them to safely consume and enjoy previously dangerous foods.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $180,000 predoctoral fellowship to a grad student at University of Massachusetts Amherst for allergy and food science research.

As children with food allergies return to class this fall, families and their doctors need to work with teachers and school nurses to ensure safe learning environments, according to a presentation during the Global Food Allergy Summit.