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Peanut Consumption Starting in Infancy Provides Lasting Tolerance
THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 – Peanut consumption starting in infancy and continuing to age 5 years provides lasting tolerance into adolescence, according to a study published in the June issue of NEJM...
Early Exposure to Peanuts Can Prevent Long-Term Allergy
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 – Feeding kids peanuts early in childhood can drastically reduce their risk of developing a peanut allergy, a new clinical trial reports. Children regularly fed peanut...
Your Allergy Meds Come With Hazards: Be Aware
SATURDAY, May 18, 2024 – People with seasonal allergies often turn to over-the-counter and prescription medicines to relieve symptoms like coughing, sneezing, runny nose, congestion and itchy eyes,...
Test Might Predict Which Kids Will Outgrow Peanut Allergy
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 – About a third of young children who are allergic to peanuts will outgrow the allergy by the age of 10, and an antibody test might predict who those kids might be. Fluctuations...
For Parents of Kids with Food Allergies, Social Media Can Bring Support -- and Stress
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 – Having a child with food allergies isn't easy to manage, and now new research shows that most of these parents turn to social media for medical advice. When they do, some of...
Watchdog Group Says U.S. Food Recalls Rose Again Last Year
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 – U.S. recalls of foods for salmonella, foreign objects or undeclared allergens are rampant nowadays and the highest they've been since 2020, a watchdog group warns....
Recommendations Developed to Prepare Patients for Oral Immunotherapy
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 – In a research article published online April 8 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, consensus recommendations are presented for preparing and counseling...
Planning Safe Summer Camp Fun for Kids With Allergies & Asthma
SATURDAY, April 13, 2023 – Preparing a kid for summer camp is already a daunting task, and it’s even more complicated if your child has allergies or asthma, experts say. “Kids with allergies and ast...
Know Your Spring Allergens and the Meds That Can Help
TUESDAY, April 9, 2023 – Spring is in the air, and along with it loads of tree, grass and weed pollen. Sneezing, watery and itchy eyes, runny nose and all the other miseries of seasonal allergies...
More Fruits, Veggies, Grains Will Get to Kids Under New WIC Rule
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 – Changes to the federal program that helps pay for groceries for low-income moms and their young children means that soon these families will have access to more fruits,...
Penicillin Allergy Can Be Delabeled by Nonallergy Providers
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 – Direct oral penicillin challenges (DPCs) can be delivered to patients with penicillin allergy labels (PALs) by nonallergy health care professionals (HCPs), according to a...
Dangerous Allergies? An Expert Gives Tips to Protect Yourself
MONDAY, April 1, 2024 – Allergic reactions can range from mild sneezing to life-threatening episodes where the throat closes and the airways tighten. That’s why people need to prepare themselves for ...
How to Check Your Home for Bedbugs
SATURDAY, March 16, 2024 – Nothing can spoil a vacation's sweet afterglow more than discovering that some unwelcome hitchhikers have accompanied you home. Bedbugs — tiny, reddish-brown insects that f...
Sun Plus Certain Foods, Meds Can Bring on 'Margarita Rashes'
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 – Slicing some fresh limes for that margarita savored in the sun could be a bad combo for some people's skin, dermatologists warn. Folks can break out in what are nicknamed...
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Feb. 23 to 26
The annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology was held from Feb. 23 to 26 in Washington, D.C., drawing participants from around the world, including clinicians,...
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