Food Allergy
Q&A: FARE putting $3 million toward OFC alternative, groundwork research on rare disease
Food Allergy & Research Education is hoping to transform the way food allergies are diagnosed and treated with two grant opportunities totaling $3 million, according to a press release from the nonprofit.
Q&A: Caregiver, physician awareness of peanut introduction guidelines remains low
NIAID updated guidelines for introducing peanuts to infants to prevent allergy in 2017, but most caregivers and even many primary care providers including pediatricians are still not implementing these recommendations.
VIDEO: Allergists ‘have the power’ to be advocates
CHICAGO — Allergists can use their voices to change the environmental and economic policies that impact their patients, according to a presentation at the Global Food Allergy Prevention Summit.
VIDEO: Barriers to introducing peanut into infant diets can be overcome
CHICAGO — Guidelines advise caregivers to introduce peanut into infant diets, but barriers prevent physicians and families from adhering to these recommendations, according to a presentation at the Global Food Allergy Prevention Summit.
VIDEO: Protecting skin barrier may prevent food allergy
CHICAGO — By protecting the skin barrier against atopic dermatitis, physicians may prevent food allergy as well, according to a presentation at the Global Food Allergy Prevention Summit.
Food allergies impair growth among infants
Children with food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis experienced impaired growth during their first year of life, but this resolves as the disease resolves, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
VIDEO: Food allergies, planetary health ‘inextricably linked’
CHICAGO — Environmental exposures such as drought and wildfire smoke may induce food allergy, but awareness of these interactions may help us mitigate these impacts, according to a presentation at the Global Food Allergy Prevention Summit.
VIDEO: Processing impacts protein levels in potential allergens
CHICAGO — Processing may make a difference when introducing potential allergens into infant diets to prevent food allergies, according to a presentation at the Global Food Allergy Prevention Summit.
VIDEO: Allergy guidelines differ around globe
CHICAGO — In this video, Antonella Muraro, MD, PhD, discusses the main points of her presentation at the Global Food Allergy Prevention Summit.
Introducing allergenic foods early remains main pathway for prevention
CHICAGO — Currently, the future of allergy prevention lies in early introduction of allergenic foods, according to the keynote presenter at the Global Food Allergy Prevention Summit.