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SLIT Therapy Shows Promise for Lasting Unresponsiveness
Small number of patients were able to eat handfuls of peanuts after SLIT.
Report Recognizes Food Allergy as Health Priority, Urges Wide Epi Access, Better Labeling and Data
Sweeping report calls on FDA, CDC and other agencies to develop food allergy guidelines and expand training.
All About Ragweed Allergy: Signs, Symptoms and Avoidance
Ragweed is the super-villain of allergy plants, able to marshal millions of pollen grains and spread misery far and wide.… Read more »
OIT Study Shows Benefits for Peanut-Allergic Preschoolers
Peanut-allergic preschool children who received peanut oral immunotherapy as part of a clinical trial were 19 times more likely to successfully add peanut-containing foods into their diets, researchers said.
Cat Allergy Therapy Fails in Crucial Study
Researchers hoped that Cat-SPIRE would herald a new age in cat allergy treatment. But a late-stage clinical trial has shown that a placebo is just as effective as the therapy.
Red Meat Allergy: Incidence on Rise, Therapy in Works
Dr. Scott Commins explains how tick-related meat allergy has spread, the role of animal fat in bad reactions, and promising progress toward a treatment.
OIT Therapy Gets Ready for Prime Time
Peanut oral immunotherapy in a capsule is moving closer to regulatory approval in the United States. The therapy brings hope – not for a cure – but of lives made less vulnerable.
Allergy Desensitization in a Toothpaste?
Immunotherapy in a toothpaste? Initial test proves positive.
How to Take Control of a Horse Allergy
Q. My daughter loves horseback riding, but has developed an allergy to horses. This ranges from congestion and eye symptoms… Read more »