Rhinitis

Most patients with rhinitis have suboptimal control of the disease, with errors in nasal spray use and poor adherence to intranasal glucocorticoid treatment, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Patients with allergic rhinitis experience a greater number and diversity of symptoms when they have increasing numbers of sensitizations, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Allergic disease affects 40% of school-aged children in Australia and 45% of food allergies among infants persist until age 10 years, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Adolescents experienced better control of their rhinitis and asthma than young adults and adults, although all three age groups reported similar medication adherence, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

Persistent rhinitis and the presence of both rhinitis and asthma were associated with IgE sensitization and total IgE levels, according to a study published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.

The overall average annual percentage changes in costs for 14 popular rhinology medications outpaced the general annual inflation rate for 5 of 7 years evaluated, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Exposure to visible mold indoors was significantly associated with increased risk for current rhinitis and allergic rhinitis, with stronger associations among patients who never had asthma, according to a letter published in Allergy.

Smoking heated tobacco products during pregnancy was associated with allergy — specifically asthma, rhinitis and conjunctivitis, and atopic dermatitis — in offspring, according to a study published in Allergy.

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Laxative exposure early in life was associated with later allergic disease development, including rhinitis, atopic dermatitis and asthma, according to a cohort study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.