IG Live April 22: Temperature Rising, Health Declining
(MedPage Today) -- Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths annually across the globe due to malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea, and heat stress. In addition to the human toll, scientists estimate... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - April 19, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
New Consensus Recs for Oral Immunotherapy in Food Allergies
(MedPage Today) -- New consensus recommendations published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology offer guidance on preparing patients for the use of oral immunotherapy (OIT) for treating food allergies.
Zahida "Rani" Maskatia, MD... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - April 17, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
FDA Expands Approval of Severe Asthma Drug
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA expanded the approval of benralizumab (Fasenra) to include treatment of younger kids with uncontrolled severe asthma with an eosinophilic phenotype, AstraZeneca announced on Thursday.
Previously approved for individuals... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - April 11, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
New WIC Rules Include More Money for Fruits, Veggies, and Expand Food Choices
(MedPage Today) -- The federal program that helps pay for groceries for millions of low-income mothers, babies, and young kids will soon emphasize more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, as well as provide a wider choice of foods from different... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - April 9, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Why Do Kids of Smokers Wheeze Less When Mom Took Vitamin C During Pregnancy?
(MedPage Today) -- Improved airway function appeared to mediate the association between vitamin C supplementation and wheeze in kids whose mothers smoked and received vitamin C during pregnancy, a secondary analysis of clinical trial data found... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - April 9, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Which Food Allergy Patients Will Benefit Most From Omalizumab?
(MedPage Today) -- Data presented at the recent American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology annual meeting showed that routine injections of omalizumab (Xolair) slashed the severity of allergic reactions to peanuts and other foods -... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - April 8, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Can Machine Learning Predict CVD Risk? Sleep-Related Benefits of Exercise
(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - April 6, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Lung Function Improvements Tied to Better Asthma Control in Children
(MedPage Today) -- In the VOYAGE trial, dupilumab (Dupixent) significantly reduced asthma exacerbations and improved lung function and asthma control in children (ages 6 to 11 years) with uncontrolled, moderate-to-severe asthma, with an acceptable... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - April 3, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
'Major Advance' in Food Allergy Management: Experts Weigh in on OUtMATCH Data
(MedPage Today) -- At the recent American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) annual meeting, researchers presented the phase III OUtMATCH study, which showed that omalizumab (Xolair) injections increased reaction thresholds for... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - March 27, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Benralizumab Proves Effective for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
(MedPage Today) -- At the recent American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) annual meeting, researchers reported that treatment with benralizumab (Fasenra) was noninferior to mepolizumab (Nucala) for relapsing or refractory eosinophilic... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - March 20, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
First Treatment Approved for Chronic Rhinosinusitis Without Nasal Polyps
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA expanded the approval of fluticasone propionate (Xhance) nasal spray for chronic rhinosinusitis to also include treatment of adults without nasal polyps, manufacturer Optinose announced on Friday.
The drug-device combination... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - March 19, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Another Dangerous Amoeba Linked to Neti Pots and Nasal Rinsing
(MedPage Today) -- For years, scientists have known people who use neti pots can become infected with a brain-eating amoeba if they use the wrong kind of water. On Wednesday, researchers linked a second kind of deadly amoeba to nasal rinsing.... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - March 14, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Three Trials Examine Dupilumab in Moderate-to-Severe Asthma
(MedPage Today) -- Three abstracts evaluating dupilumab (Dupixent) for moderate-to-severe asthma were presented at the recent American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) annual meeting:
VESTIGE, a phase IV trial which evaluated... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - March 12, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
AAAAI Roundup: Perioperative Assessment of Antibiotic Allergy With a Mobile App
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Posters at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology annual meeting provided data about an antibiotic allergy assessment tool via a smartphone app, a direct oral challenge (DOC) for assessing low... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - March 4, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Medicaid Expansion and Healthcare Workers; Cardiac Rehabilitation
(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - March 2, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
