Dupilumab Continues to Show Promise in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
(MedPage Today) -- PHOENIX -- Nearly three-fifths of patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) achieved remission after treatment with dupilumab (Dupixent), researchers reported. In a 6-month study, 58.8% of adults and adolescents treated... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - February 27, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

Black, Latinx Adults With Asthma Benefit From Inhaled Glucocorticoid Add-On
(MedPage Today) -- PHOENIX -- Black and Latinx patients who used an inhaled glucocorticoid as needed along with usual care had improved asthma outcomes, according to results from the PREPARE trial. In the study of patients with moderate-to-severe... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - February 26, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

10 Specialties With the Lowest Hourly Rate
(MedPage Today) -- When considering which specialty to pursue, many premeds place a heavy emphasis on annual salary. What they often fail to consider, though, is the time that is required to make the big bucks. We took the average annual salary... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - February 23, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

Obesity May Pose Breathing Threat for Women
(MedPage Today) -- Obesity may put women at a higher risk for airway obstructive diseases, a Korean population-based cohort study suggested. In an adjusted model, premenopausal women with severe obesity had a 67% higher risk for chronic obstructive... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - February 23, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

Introducing Peanuts Early Reduces Risk of Subsequent Allergy (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- New evidence also presented on breastfeeding and development of atopic disease, asthma (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - March 24, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

AAP: Early Peanut Introduction Cuts Later Risk of Peanut Allergy
(MedPage Today) -- Also new evidence on breastfeeding and atopic disease (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - March 18, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

Short-Term Exposure to Air Pollution May Increase Asthma Mortality
(MedPage Today) -- Odds of death up about 10% compared with low-pollution days in Chinese study (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - March 15, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

Foreign Travel May Be Hazardous to Lungs
(MedPage Today) -- Visiting cities with high air pollution linked to lower lung function (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - March 15, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

Peanut Allergy Patch; FIT for Colon Cancer: It's PodMed Double T! (with audio)
(MedPage Today) -- This week ' s topics also include testing for breast cancer mutations and daily aspirin ' s bleeding risks (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - March 10, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

COPD Tied to Higher MI Risk in HIV-Positive People
(MedPage Today) -- Higher risk seen for supply-demand mismatch as with sepsis, though mechanisms of association unclear (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - March 6, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

Breathing Problems From Aspirin? Help is Here
(MedPage Today) -- Encouraging results with desensitization protocol, nasal polyp removal (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - February 26, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

New Insights Into Course of Childhood Food Allergy
(MedPage Today) -- Many egg, peanut allergies vanish by first grade (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - February 26, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

Trial Shows Biologic's Efficacy in Sinusitis With Polyps
(MedPage Today) -- Reduced need for surgery, systemic steroids (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - February 25, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

Novel Injected Peanut Allergy Treatment Shows Promise
(MedPage Today) -- No safety concerns in phase I studies (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - February 25, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

Corticosteroid Response Phenotypes Identified for Severe Asthma
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with late-onset asthma, low lung function most responsive (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - February 22, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news