Food Allergy
FDA grants fast track designation to multi-food oral immunotherapy
The FDA has granted fast track designation to ADP101, an oral immunotherapy designed to simultaneously treat one or more of the most common food allergies, Alladapt Immunotherapeutics announced in a press release.
Allergists can guide patients through medical waivers in military enlistment
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Allergists can help adolescents and young adults with atopic conditions enlist in the military, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.
Instagram can connect patients with accurate food allergy information
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Physicians can use Instagram to connect with patients and provide accurate and valuable information, according to a poster presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.
VIDEO: Tips for attending college with food allergies
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Physicians should have open conversations with their teenage patients with atopic conditions about how to safely navigate college environments, Ruchi S. Gupta, MD, MPH, said during this Healio exclusive interview.
Q&A: Teens benefit from conversations about food allergy self-management
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Adolescents with food allergies benefitted from education about allergy self-management, according to a poster presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.
Researchers estimate global food allergy prevalence using standardized methodology
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Researchers of the ASSESS FA study used consistent methodology to calculate symptom-convincing food allergy prevalence across countries, finding that rates varied specifically in North America, Europe and Japan.
Nonwhite individuals appear underrepresented in food allergy clinical trials
ANAHEIM, Calif. — White and Asian individuals appeared overrepresented in food allergy clinical trials, despite that the burden of food allergy tends to be higher among historically underrepresented groups, according to study results.
Continued treatment enhances effect of epicutaneous immunotherapy for peanut allergy
ANAHEIM, Calif. — An additional 12 months of treatment with a skin patch-based approach to immunotherapy for peanut allergy increased the percentage of toddlers able to tolerate peanut, according to results of the EPOPEX study.
Food allergies more likely to be outgrown when children have private insurance
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Children with private insurance were more likely to outgrow food allergies than those with public insurance, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.
Single oral immunotherapy desensitizes patients to multiple foods
ANAHEIM, Calif. — A multi-food oral immunotherapy achieved desensitization in children with allergies to two or more foods, according to a poster presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.