Food Allergy
Q&A: Super Bowl ad indicates need for more allergy education
In the hype leading up to this year’s Super Bowl, Uber Eats released a preview of its Big Game commercial. Along with appearances from Jennifer Aniston, Usher and other celebrities, it included a joke about a man with a peanut allergy.
FDA approves Xolair for Immunoglobulin E-mediated food allergies
The FDA has approved Xolair for the reduction of allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, that may occur with exposure to one or more foods in children and adults with Immunoglobulin E-mediated food allergy.
Top in allergy/asthma: COVID-19 vaccine reactions; Racial disparities in food allergies
Most people who reported a reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine said they were unlikely to receive another vaccine in the future, according to a survey from Massachusetts General Hospital.
Girls, women with food allergy report lower health-related quality of life
Girls and women with food allergy reported lower baseline health-related quality of life than boys and men, according to a review published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy.
Uber Eats forgets – and then remembers – that food allergies are no joke
Last week, a preview of the planned Uber Eats Super Bowl commercial, “Don’t Forget,” sparked condemnation from the food allergy community regarding the depiction of an adult having an allergic reaction to the ingestion of peanut butter.
Black children face disparities in food allergy reaction severity
Black children had higher odds for severe food allergy reactions and E usage as well as lower total lifetime epinephrine use than white children, according to a study in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
Success limited in oral immunotherapy for adults with food allergies
Adults experienced limited success with oral immunotherapy for food allergies, with about half of a cohort halting treatment within 2 years, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
Top in allergy/asthma: Allergen component testing; digital asthma self-management tool
Sesame allergies have increased in recent years, meaning that more patients may seek guidance from their primary care clinicians to help determine whether they can safely consume sesame-containing foods, an expert said.
Q&A: Fundraising campaign scores $1 million for food allergy research, education
Food Allergy Research & Education concluded its 2023 fundraising campaign for its research and education efforts with more than $1 million.
Allergen component testing can help physicians better understand sesame allergy
Sesame allergies have sharply increased in recent years. With one in every 200 people in the United States now reporting a sesame allergy, it is now the ninth most common food allergy in the nation.