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July 26, 2024
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FARE calls for boycott as Mars campaign undoes ‘years of advocacy work’

FARE calls for boycott as Mars campaign undoes ‘years of advocacy work’

Food Allergy Research and Education is asking the public to boycott Mars products over what the organization says is a harmful media campaign.

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July 26, 2024
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Top in allergy/asthma: Modified anaphylaxis criteria; oral immunotherapy for children

Top in allergy/asthma: Modified anaphylaxis criteria; oral immunotherapy for children

A recent study found that health care professionals were increasingly able to identify infants and young children with anaphylaxis by following modified criteria.

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July 18, 2024
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Patients pursuing OIT for peanut allergies may face racial, socioeconomic disparities

Patients pursuing OIT for peanut allergies may face racial, socioeconomic disparities

Significant disparities exist between patients with peanut allergies who are currently receiving oral immunotherapy and those who are not, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

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July 15, 2024
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Caregivers of infants, toddlers with peanut allergy show interest in oral immunotherapy

Caregivers of infants, toddlers with peanut allergy show interest in oral immunotherapy

Families of children with peanut allergies that pursued oral immunotherapy cited remission and the potential for disease modification as their reason, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Immunology: In Practice.

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July 11, 2024
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Experts construct guidelines to broaden use of peanut oral immunotherapy

Experts construct guidelines to broaden use of peanut oral immunotherapy

New guidance was established for clinicians in the U.K. in order to implement the use of Palforzia in oral immunotherapy for patients with a peanut allergy, according to a study published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy.

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July 10, 2024
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Food allergy in children may be associated with dysbiosis

Food allergy in children may be associated with dysbiosis

Gut microbiomes in children with food allergy may differ from those without food allergy, with fewer differences seen in younger children, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

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July 08, 2024
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Scorecard improves atopic dermatitis identification in varied skin tones among infants

Scorecard improves atopic dermatitis identification in varied skin tones among infants

A picture-based scorecard with multiple skin tones facilitated the assessment of atopic dermatitis among infants, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

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July 08, 2024
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Oral therapy for cow’s milk allergy may show better adherence than in other allergens

Oral therapy for cow’s milk allergy may show better adherence than in other allergens

Participants with an allergy to cow’s milk had the lowest rate of oral immunotherapy treatment discontinuation, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

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July 05, 2024
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Top in allergy/asthma: In-N-Out sesame controversy; early peanut introduction

Top in allergy/asthma: In-N-Out sesame controversy; early peanut introduction

Recent comments from In-N-Out Burger chain owner and president Lynsi Snyder regarding the company’s inclusion of sesame flour in its buns has sparked concern from leading allergy advocacy organizations and specialists.

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July 01, 2024
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Top news of June: FAA guidelines, In-N-Out, microaggressions, more

Top news of June: FAA guidelines, In-N-Out, microaggressions, more

Healio has compiled June’s most-read news in asthma and allergy.

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