Anaphylaxis During Peanut OIT Has Multiple Preventable Causes Anaphylaxis During Peanut OIT Has Multiple Preventable Causes
Patients on peanut oral immunotherapy can prevent anaphylaxis by avoiding certain triggers and using epinephrine when needed, researchers report.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - December 24, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology News Source Type: news
Anaphylaxis in risky populations - Beyaz, Gelincik A.
Anaphylaxis should be clinically diagnosed with immediate recognition, whereas, despite advances in the field of allergy, the symptoms of anaphylaxis remain to be under-recognized, diagnosis is often missed, and treatment is often delayed. Anaphylaxis pres... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 14, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Janssen Presents Efficacy and Subgroup Analyses from MAIA Study Showing Long-Term Results of DARZALEX ® (daratumumab)-based Regimen in Newly Diagnosed, Transplant-Ineligible Multiple Myeloma
NEW ORLEANS, December 12, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced new analyses from the Phase 3 MAIA study of DARZALEX® (daratumumab) in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone (D-Rd), evaluating progression-free survival (PFS), minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity and overall response rate (ORR) at a median follow-up of 64.5 months, and overall survival (OS) at a median follow-up of 73.6 months in newly diagnosed, transplant-ineligible (TIE) patients with multiple myeloma, regardless of patients’ age and across clinically important subgroups, as well as health...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - December 12, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Janssen Presents First Data from MajesTEC-2 Trial of TECVAYLI ™ (teclistamab-cqyv) in Combination with DARZALEX FASPRO® (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj) and Lenalidomide in Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
NEW ORLEANS, December 10, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today new results from a cohort of the Phase 1b MajesTEC-2 study of TECVAYLI™ (teclistamab-cqyv), a first-in-class, BCMAxCD3 bispecific T-cell engager antibody, in combination with DARZALEX FASPRO® (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj) and lenalidomide. According to the results, the immune-based triplet therapy regimen had a manageable safety profile with no unexpected safety signals observed. A very good partial response (VGPR) or better was achieved by 90.3 percent of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple ...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - December 10, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Literature review of anaphylaxis and stinging insect allergy - Ellis AK.
The Annual Literature Review, Section on Anaphylaxis and Stinging Insect Allergy, highlighted a number of new and different findings. The study of Park et al entitled "Combining discordant serum IgE and skin testing improves diagnostic and therapeutic accu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Non-Human Animals and Insects Source Type: news
Yes, You Can Actually Die of a Broken Heart
On May 26, 2022, Joe Garcia died suddenly of a heart attack just two days after his wife, Irma, was killed in the Uvalde, Texas school shooting. The papers reported a Garcia’s family member saying, “I truly believe Joe died of a broken heart.”
As a cardiac scientist working in this field, I am regularly asked to comment on tragic cases like these. Sometimes they are celebrities such as Debbie Reynolds, who died soon after her daughter, Carrie Fisher. But often, they are long-married couples who pass away on the same day or soon after.
These events can be rare and sporadic, so it is hard to find a pattern....
Source: TIME: Health - December 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dr. Sian Harding Tags: Uncategorized freelance health Source Type: news
Sublingual Film Delivers Epinephrine
(MedPage Today) -- LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A sublingual film may be able to deliver epinephrine as effectively as intramuscular injections and provide an alternate pathway for urgent treatment of allergic anaphylaxis, a researcher suggested here... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - November 15, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Infant Anaphylaxis: Study Characterizes Symptoms, Treatment Infant Anaphylaxis: Study Characterizes Symptoms, Treatment
A study of infants who presented to the emergency department with anaphylaxis may better inform treatment in these patients.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - November 14, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology News Source Type: news
Epinephrine Autoinjectors Not Prescribed to All Who Need Them Epinephrine Autoinjectors Not Prescribed to All Who Need Them
Epinephrine is the only treatment that can stop anaphylaxis associated with food allergies, but a study showed that many at-risk patients do not have a prescription for epinephrine autoinjectors. Epinephrine is the only treatment that can stop anaphylaxis associated with food allergies, but a study showed that many at-risk patients do not have a prescription for epinephrine autoinjectors.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - November 11, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology News Source Type: news
Janssen to Highlight Latest Scientific Advances in Hematologic Diseases at ASH 2022 with Clinical and Real-World Data Across Innovative Pipeline and Distinguished Portfolio
RARITAN, N.J., November 3, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson are committed to redefining treatment outcomes in the hematology setting and today announced that abstracts from more than 50 company-sponsored studies, plus more than 20 investigator-initiated studies, will be presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans from December 10-13, 2022. Janssen’s commitment to advancing an innovative portfolio of therapies for healthcare professionals and patients is evidenced through more than 70 presentations that span clinical studies and r...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - November 3, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
Strategies to Treat Food Allergy With Oral Immunotherapy Strategies to Treat Food Allergy With Oral Immunotherapy
Oral immunotherapy for food allergy can protect against anaphylaxis, but it rarely cures, has risks, and requires collaboration by patients, their families, and their allergists, researchers report.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - October 28, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology News Source Type: news
Woman's lips ballooned to triple their size after allergic reaction to $350 discount fillers
Basia Query, 24, from Las Vegas , Nevada , went into a suspected anaphylactic shock after getting her third lip filler. Ms Query said the swelling was the 'scariest thing ever'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Childhood Peanut Allergy Linked With Other Legume Allergies Childhood Peanut Allergy Linked With Other Legume Allergies
French children with peanut allergy also tend to have allergies to one or more other legumes, which are likely to cause anaphylactic reactions, researchers in France report.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - October 4, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology News Source Type: news
Airborne Anaphylaxis: Highlighting an Invisible Enemy Airborne Anaphylaxis: Highlighting an Invisible Enemy
Although rare, anaphylactic reactions to airborne allergens do occur and can be potentially deadly. Learn about the potential causes and how to recognize this disorder.Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - September 30, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology Journal Article Source Type: news
An Unusual Presentation of Anaphylaxis With Severe Hypertension An Unusual Presentation of Anaphylaxis With Severe Hypertension
Anaphylaxis is usually associated with low blood pressure, but this unusual case highlights the need to be aware that it may present with elevated BP as well.Journal of Medical Case Reports (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - September 27, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news
