Benefits of Peanut Allergy Skin Patch for Toddlers Grow After First Year
(MedPage Today) -- ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Peanut-allergic toddlers who stayed on an investigational, epicutaneous immunotherapy skin patch reached higher levels of peanut tolerance during the second year, according to the open-label extension of... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - November 13, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Peanut Allergy Toothpaste Shows Promise in Phase I Trial
(MedPage Today) -- ANAHEIM, Calif. -- A specially formulated toothpaste that's designed to alleviate peanut allergy via oral mucosal exposure appears to be safe, according to findings from the phase I OMEGA trial.
No severe systemic adverse... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - November 13, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Using AI to Predict Exacerbations in Uncontrolled COPD
(MedPage Today) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing tools can build an algorithm that identifies patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at risk for exacerbations, according to research presented at... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - November 1, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Eosinophilic Esophagitis Risk Linked to Medications in Pregnancy, Infancy
(MedPage Today) -- Antibiotic and acid suppressant exposure during the perinatal period was linked to the development of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) later in life, a Danish cohort study found.
Infants with any antibiotic use had a 40% greater... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - October 30, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Severe Asthma in Sexual and Gender Minoritized Adults: What Can We Do?
(MedPage Today) -- Sexual and gender minoritized (SGM) adults are at increased risk for severe asthma, according to an analysis of a nationally representative study presented at the CHEST annual meeting hosted by the American College of Chest Physicians... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - October 25, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Investigational BTK Inhibitor Shows Efficacy in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
(MedPage Today) -- Remibrutinib, an investigational Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, was safe and efficacious in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), a phase IIb extension study showed.
In nearly 200 patients who received... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - October 24, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Albuterol-Budesonide Improves Lung Function in Asthma
(MedPage Today) -- As-needed albuterol-budesonide (Airsupra) more effectively improved lung function in moderate-to-severe asthma than as-needed albuterol only, according to research presented at the CHEST annual meeting hosted by the American... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - October 18, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Cold Temps Tied to More COPD Hospitalizations in Older Adults
(MedPage Today) -- HONOLULU -- Exposure to colder temperatures, especially those below 20°F, was associated with an increased risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations leading to hospitalizations in older adults... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - October 13, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Shiitake Mushrooms Caused This Dramatic Rash
(MedPage Today) -- Eglė Janušonytė, MD, was the dermatology resident on call when a 72-year-old man with an odd and itchy rash on his back presented to the emergency department at Geneva University Hospitals in Switzerland.
He'd... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - October 12, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Sexual and Gender Minoritized Adults Have Higher Risks for Severe Asthma
(MedPage Today) -- HONOLULU -- Sexual and gender minoritized (SGM) adults are at an increased risk for severe asthma, according to an analysis of a nationally representative study.
Compared with straight people, asthma attacks that required... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - October 11, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Concept of 'Asthma-COPD Overlap' Still Alive Despite Detractors
(MedPage Today) -- HONOLULU -- Pulmonologists couldn't agree whether it was time to drop asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overlap (ACO) as a distinct airway disease, allowing no end to this controversy during a debate at the... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - October 10, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Pediatric EDs Able to Sway Some Families, Clinicians on Penicillin Challenge
(MedPage Today) -- A minority of families and healthcare providers were willing to have pediatric emergency departments (EDs) conduct a direct oral challenge (DOC) to delabel penicillin allergies in children, a cohort study showed.
After considering... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - October 4, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Nasal Sprays Recalled; 75,000 Kaiser Workers Strike; Healthcare AI May Run Amok
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Biomic Sciences issued a nationwide recall of all lots of its Ion and Restore nasal sprays after FDA testing discovered microbial contamination.
Some 75,000 health... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - October 4, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
FDA Shoots Down Needle-Free EpiPen Alternative, Requests More Data
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA declined to approve an epinephrine nasal spray (ARS-1, also known as neffy), requesting that an additional premarketing study be conducted, maker ARS Pharmaceuticals announced.
The company is seeking an indication for... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - September 21, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
ERS Roundup: Cell Transplant Boosts Lung Function in COPD Patients
(MedPage Today) -- MILAN -- Research presented at this year's annual European Respiratory Society congress included early successes in transplanting a patient's own lung cells to ease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), idrevloride... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - September 16, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
