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Both allergic and nonallergic consumers find allergen information difficult to interpret and often misunderstand precautionary allergen labels (PALs), according to a study published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy....

During a recent PW Podcast episode, we spoke with Vlado Bosanac, Chairman & CEO at Advanced Human Imaging Ltd, developers of body scanning technology that utilizes smartphone cameras and artificial intelligence that are...

C hronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) can be a debilitating condition that significantly affects quality of life (QOL), explain the au- thors of the National Center for Biotechnology Information’s guideline for the diagnosis and...

Pollen may help spread the novel coronavirus and other airborne germs, according to a study pub- lished in Physics of Fluids. Investi- gators noticed a connection between COVID-19 infection rates and pollen concen- trations on...

Among Americans with severe asthma, less than one-half see a specialist to manage their condition, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. To discover how many people with...

“Food allergies affect 5% to 10% of the population in developed nations, including an estimated 32 million Americans,” Dr. Casale says. “Despite the large number of patients suffering from food allergies, up until the end of...

A guideline endorsed by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology favors allergy training, action plans, and stocked epinephrine over site-wide food bans...

“My colleagues and I believe that oral immunotherapy (OIT) is a massive shift for families in the management of food allergy,” states Douglas P, Mack, MD. “Essentially, allergists and immunologists have moved from telling...

Physician recommendations to mothers providing breast milk to children with IgE-mediated food allergies are inconsistent, according to a study published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Researchers assessed...

Many patients with spring allergies are doing well this season because they’re spending more time indoors and wearing a mask when they go outside, said Dr. Do-Yeon Cho, an associate professor of otolaryngology at the University...

Parents of children with food allergies face significant worry, severe anxiety, and posttraumatic stress, according to a study published in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology. Researchers explored anxiety, worry, and...

The Departments of Agriculture and of Health and Human Services has released the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Available at www.dietaryguidelines.gov, the guidelines provide recommendations on what the average...

The prevalence of current selfreported peanut allergy (PA) is 2.9% among US adults, according to a study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Study investigators administered a cross-sectional food...

Less than one-half of physicians ask their patients with allergies or asthma about cannabis use, according to a study published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Researchers conducted a survey to identify patterns...

COVID-19 & Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome Although oral challenge (OC) is used to confirm resolution of food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES), barriers to in-person care with the COVID-19 pandemic...