Treatment guidelines for managing anaphylaxis in children need to be reassessed
Treatment guidelines for managing anaphylaxis in children should be reassessed, according to a new Canadian study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
View ArticleFood allergy caused by absence of beneficial bacteria in the gut
A study by scientists at Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, published today in Nature Medicine, makes a strong case that the national epidemic of food allergy is caused by the...
View ArticleNovel vaccine against bee sting allergy successfully tested
A recently completed trial on a bee sting vaccine containing a novel adjuvant called Advax to increase its efficacy has raised hopes that severe allergic reactions, sometimes fatal, to bee venom in...
View ArticleUse of broad-spectrum antibiotics to treat pneumonia does more harm than good
A new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare has found that administering broad-spectrum antibiotics, which act against a wide range of disease-causing bacteria, to treat patients with...
View ArticleNew study launched to evaluate experimental treatment for food allergy
Though food allergy affects more than 4.8 million children in the United States, no approved preventative treatments currently exist.
View ArticleResearch reveals potential target for therapies to prevent severe allergic...
Allergies can be life-threatening when they cause anaphylaxis, an extreme reaction with constriction of the airways and a sudden drop in blood pressure.
View ArticleNew 'Idiopathic Anaphylaxis Yardstick' offers guidance for diagnosis and...
Many people in danger of the severe allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis understand exactly what they need to avoid to stay safe.
View ArticlePeripherally inserted central catheters associated with serious allergic...
Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) that use a magnetized tip to guide insertion were associated with serious allergic reactions in patients, according to a study published today in...
View ArticleHeavier babies may be at greater risk of childhood allergies
New research shows that the more a baby weighs at birth relative to its gestational age the higher the risk they will suffer from childhood food allergy or eczema, although not hay fever.
View ArticleHeavier babies more likely to develop childhood allergies
A new study shows that babies who weigh more at any gestational age have a higher risk of later developing food allergies or eczema in childhood. However, there was no increase in the risk of hay...
View ArticleUGA researcher working to correct penicillin allergy misconception
More than 30 million people in the United States wrongly believe they are allergic to penicillin - resulting in millions of dollars in added health care costs, adverse side effects from the use of more...
View ArticleNew information on benefits of oral food challenges when diagnosing food...
Oral food challenges (OFCs) are the gold standard for allergists when diagnosing a food allergy. The person being tested is given a very small dose of the food by mouth under the supervision of a...
View ArticleNew treatment stops peanut allergy for 6 weeks with single dose
A small study published in the journal JCI Insight on November 14, 2019, suggests that antibody treatment could help people with severe allergy to peanuts eat a small amount of peanut-containing food...
View ArticleStudy about cells producing group E antibodies would help fight against...
Researchers of Sechenov University together with their colleagues from Russia and Austria summarized everything known about cells producing group E antibodies
View ArticleLooking for the source: new routes for allergy treatment
A new multinational study has reported a very full account of the B lymphocytes that produce group E antibodies, also called IgE (Immunoglobulin E), that are behind allergic reactions, which are common...
View ArticleChildren with food allergies are seen sooner when treated by community...
Children with food allergies are seen 10 months sooner and have fewer allergic reactions when treated by a pediatrician in their own community, a new study shows.
View ArticleBreakthrough research develops novel vaccine poised to cure peanut allergies
Peanut allergies could become a thing of the past as breakthrough research from the University of South Australia develops a radically novel vaccination that's poised to cure the potentially life...
View ArticleResearchers identify novel genes associated with severity of peanut allergy
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified novel genes associated with the severity of peanut allergy, as well as ways in which these genes interact with other genes...
View ArticlePeople allergic to peanuts can safely eat tree nuts, but nearly 40% choose...
A new article in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology shows most people allergic to peanuts can safely eat tree nuts.
View ArticlePeople with peanut allergies avoid tree nuts despite being non-allergic to them
A new study reveals that 4 in 10 people who have peanut allergies choose not to consume tree nuts, despite not having allergies to these nuts. The study titled, “Real world tree nut consumption in...
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