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OTC budesonide-formoterol for asthma could save lives, money
In this analysis, which has been submitted for publication, the OTC budesonide-formoterol strategy was associated with 12,495 fewer deaths,...
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How to help pediatricians apply peanut allergy guidelines
Researchers are testing whether a two-part intervention, which includes training videos and a clinical decision support tool, helps pediatricians...
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New data strengthen case for oral immunotherapy in tots
Accumulating research points to “a possible window of opportunity early in life, less than 3 years of age, for more successful disease remission...
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Digital monitors can relieve asthma burden by boosting medication adherence and inhaler technique
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Managing overuse of food IgE panels: Multiple approaches needed
Beyond wasteful spending, excessive food IgE testing can lead patients to worry needlessly and to avoid foods they aren’t allergic to.
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Dupilumab shows histological and clinical benefit in larger eosinophilic esophagitis cohort
Dupilumab also showed benefits in patients with hard-to-treat EoE in a phase 3 trial.
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Needle-free epinephrine products could be available in 2023
“Having a non-needle delivery device would help many people overcome that fear and hopefully increase use in anaphylaxis.”
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Peanut oral immunotherapy is safe and effective in toddlers in large placebo-controlled trial
Even after stopping maintenance dosing for the next 6 months, more than 1 in 5 maintained that level of protection.
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More eczema in children exposed to toxic metals in utero
A wealth of previous research links arsenic exposure during adulthood to skin disease and immune dysfunction.
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Early peanut feeding guidelines still not reaching families
“Despite strong evidence that early introduction of peanut within the first year of life can prevent the development of peanut allergy, this...
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Antidepressant may cut COVID-19–related hospitalization, mortality: TOGETHER
In the latest study, fluvoxamine-treated patients had a 32% reduction in hospitalizations and emergency visits, compared with those in the placebo...
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Peanut allergy patients reap continuing benefits past first year, Palforzia study shows
The children who continued daily maintenance dosing the longest gained the most protection.
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Sublingual immunotherapy: Where does it stand?
Because there are few published trials of food SLIT, confusion about which doses are optimal, how early to start, and how long the benefits last...