AAAAI: Egg Oral Immunotherapy Shows Sustained Benefit in Children
Egg-allergic children who undergo egg oral immunotherapy and achieve sustained unresponsiveness eat more egg and have fewer symptoms five years later.
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Novel Peptide-Based Immunotherapy Holds Promise for Peanut Allergy
Basophil assays confirmed a lack of basophil reactivity to PVX108 vs peanut extract.
PPI Plus 4-Food Elimination Diet vs PPI Only in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
A 4-food elimination diet plus proton pump inhibitor therapy was more effective than PPI therapy alone in children with eosinophilic esophagitis.
Peanut Allergy Screening May Be Appropriate in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Patients with eosinophilic esophagitis may have concurrent peanut allergy.
Children With Obesity Have Lower Immune Response to Vaccinations
The immune response to vaccinations is lower in children who are obese compared with nonobese children.
SABA Reduction Program Helped More Patients Achieve Ideal Asthma Medication Ratio Goal
The implementation of a short acting beta-agonist reduction program was associated with more patients fulfilling an asthma medication ratio ≥0.5.
Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Side Effects, Including Anaphylaxis, Common
Although peanut oral immunotherapy may be safe and effective in most patients with peanut allergies, mild gastrointestinal and cutaneous symptoms were common and anaphylaxis occurred in build-up and maintenance stages.
Asthma Associated With Osteoporosis, Other Bone Diseases
Asthma is linked to osteopenia, osteoporosis, osteomalacia, and pathological fractures in the United States.
Does Montelukast Increase the Risk for Neuropsychiatric Disease?
Children with asthma who received montelukast had no increased risk for neuropsychiatric disease compared with children who did not receive montelukast.
Accidental Exposure to Peanut Reported Less Often With AR101 Treatment
Patients who were actively treated with AR101 reported accidental exposure to peanut less often, had fewer associated adverse events, and required less rescue medication compared with placebo.
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