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Infants at increased risk for peanut allergy should have peanut-containing foods added to their diets as early as 4 months of age

Guidelines Urge Earlier Peanut Intro for High-Risk Infants

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Change in allergy recommendations based on results of groundbreaking trial
Food additives may play a role in the etiology of recurrent aphthous stomatitis

Food Additives May Play Role in Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis

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Most common allergen that elicited positive patch test results in RAS patients was cochineal red
Early peanut introduction is associated with increased probability of a successful oral food challenge

Study Explores Factors Linked to Successful Peanut OFC

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Higher odds of successful oral food challenge with early introduction, white race, advancing age
Primary care providers order significantly more food allergen panels and generate higher costs per patient than allergists

PCPs Order More Food Allergen Panels Than Allergists

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Also order more tests for uncommon causes of food allergy and generate higher costs
Most colleges don't have comprehensive programs to support students with food allergies

ACAAI: Many Colleges Lack Food Allergy Support

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Lack of comprehensive support programs is a significant issue, allergists say
For parents who are unsure when and how to introduce their babies to food containing peanuts

ACAAI: Guidance Coming on Introducing Infants to Peanuts

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High-risk infants can be introduced to peanut paste, peanut protein as early as 4 to 6 months of age
Shoppers are often confused by food labels that warn of potential allergens

Vague Food Labels Can Place Patients With Allergies at Risk

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Misunderstanding warnings could be dangerous for those with food allergies
For children with a negative oral food challenge

Eating Reassessment Urged After Negative Oral Food Challenge

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About 25 percent of children continue food-avoidance diet despite negative oral food challenge
A skin patch that delivers small amounts of peanut protein may help treat children and young adults with peanut allergy

Skin Patch to Treat Peanut Allergy Appears Promising

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Delivering small amounts of peanut protein boosted tolerance for about half of young patients in study
Specific immunoglobulin E to the 2 S albumin from cashew

IgE to Ana o 3 Can Identify Cashew Allergy in Children

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IgE to Ana o 3 discriminates between allergic and tolerant children better than cashew-specific IgE