Tag: Allergies: Food

Higher prevalence among Asian, Hispanic, non-Hispanic Black versus non-Hispanic White individuals

Significantly more children aged 1 to 3 years receiving epicutaneous immunotherapy had treatment response at 12 months

Findings show most children achieve clinically significant peanut desensitization from 4-mg dose over four years

Incidence risk for food allergies reduced until age 3 years with exposure to dogs and cats during fetal development, early infancy; link varied by species and food

Histological remission rates similar with one-, six-food elimination diets for adults with eosinophilic esophagitis

EMR alert can reduce panel testing for patients, most of whom did not have symptoms consistent with IgE-mediated food allergy

Sequential approach is feasible and safe for peanut allergy, with very low frequency of rescue epinephrine use

New requirements are so strict that it costs less to add sesame to food products than to try to keep it out

Furthermore, one-third of adults with food allergy think epinephrine auto-injectors can cause life-threatening effects

All 10 children in small study showed symptom improvement as reported by child, parent, therapist