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Are parents adapting to new allergy prevention advice for infants?

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Despite strong evidence that early allergen exposure can prevent food allergies, new research shows most parents still wait. Study: Parental Motivation for Introducing Babies’ First Foods and Common Food Allergens. Image credit: shine.graphics/Shutterstock.com A study published in the journal Nutrients aimed to understand when and why parents introduce their infants to solid foods. Introduction Food allergy … Read more

New Data Backs Use of Milk and Egg Ladders in Severe IgE-Mediated Food Allergies

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Credit: Adobe Stock/ Pixel-Shot A case series shows the safety and efficacy of the 5-step milk ladder and 4-step egg ladder in building tolerance among children at high risk with severe immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated cow’s milk and hen’s egg allergies.1 “This retrospective case-series of 29 children…. provided evidence that the 5- [milk ladder] and the … Read more

Rare Allergy Triggered by K-Pop Dancing and Crab Consumption

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Key Takeaways A 30-year-old man presented to the hospital with acute shortness of breath and generalised urticaria. He had no known preexisting conditions or allergies. The patient reported that his symptoms began shortly after eating crabs and engaging in vigorous physical activity while dancing to K-pop. Further investigation revealed that he danced to fast-paced songs. … Read more

Atopy Rises in Indian Immigrant Kids, Study Finds

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Children of immigrants from India were more likely to develop atopic diseases if born in the United States or Canada than those who emigrated with their parents, according to new research published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global. Additionally, parents overall had lower rates of conditions like asthma and food allergies than … Read more

Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Yields Distinct IgE, IgG4 Profiles in Kids After 5 Years

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Yamini Virkud, MD, FAAAI, MPH Credit: UNC Health At least 5 years after the IMPACT study, children who had undergone peanut oral immunotherapy maintained different allergen-specific IgE and IgG4 profiles than children who had taken placebo.1 The study is a late-breaker at the 2025 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunotherapy (AAAAI) annual meeting in … Read more

Children with Severe Peanut Allergy Have Comparable Quality of Life to Peers

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Credit: Adobe Stock/ Jiri Hera A recent study showed children with suspected severe peanut or tree nut allergies had a similar health-related quality of life to children in the general population.1 “This implies that these children are generally otherwise healthy and/or their health conditions are managed properly,” wrote investigators, led by Lasse Saarimäki, from Tampere … Read more

New study links intestinal protein to food allergy development

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When is food simply nourishing and enjoyable, and when does it provoke an allergic reaction? The answer appears to lie in the balance of microbes that live in our intestine – and a specific protein secreted by intestinal goblet cells that influences that balance. Excess amounts of this protein, RELMb, changes the profile of intestinal … Read more