Allergies & Asthma

Congress is currently considering funding for a key priority for the asthma and allergy community: healthy schools. Healthy School Environments The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Healthy School Environments program focuses on improving indoor air quality (IAQ) for kids in U.S. schools. The EPA receives funding to help schools improve overall IAQ. Poor IAQ is a
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Today Asthma + Lung Uk launched their campaign End the Lung Health Lottery. They have collected data which has been analysed and the results are shocking. Depending on where you live in the UK will depend on your lung health outcomes. If you live in an area of higher deprivation the higher the chance that
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Long-term exposure to heat and cold from the second trimester to 4 weeks after birth was associated with lung function among female newborns, according to a French population-based cohort study. Specifically, long-term heat and cold exposure were associated with decreased functional residual capacity (FRC) and increased respiratory rate, while only long-term cold exposure was linked
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Routine bronchoscopy may clarify the treatment pathways for patients suffering from severe uncontrolled asthma (SUA) who are being considered for biologic therapy indicated for a T2 inflammation phenotype, according to a prospective study. After receiving a bronchoscopy, a substantial number of people were found to have comorbidities aggravating asthma control: 21% had gastroesophageal reflux disease
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It has been so concerning recently to see so many posts where people are really angry and say they have had an inhaler swap. When you explore a little bit more you find out that it is not actually an inhaler swap. We all have our preferred device, and brand of medication which can differ
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Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution was associated with an increased risk of long COVID among young adults, according to a Swedish population-based cohort study. For each increase in interquartile range (IQR) in exposure to particulate matter ≤2.5 μm (PM2.5) in 2019 (median annual exposure 6.39 μg/m3), the odds of developing long COVID increased by
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Just now I feel like a swan in a pond. Everything looks ok on the outside but under the water it can be furiously paddling to stay a float. In January 2022 when I developed the urachal cyst never did I envision what has unfolded let alone still be battling 14 months later. I am
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Use of leukotriene-receptor antagonists (LTRAs) during pregnancy was not associated with significant risks of neuropsychiatric events in offspring, according to a nationwide cohort study from Taiwan. Among the children of women with a diagnosis of asthma or allergic rhinitis during pregnancy, no significant associations were found between prenatal LTRA exposure and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD;
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SAN ANTONIO — Real-world data presented here supported the early introduction of peanuts to infants at high risk for developing peanut allergies, yet also highlighted caregiver challenges in following the guideline-recommended protocol. In a study of 309 high-risk infants considered for early peanut introduction, 12% were allergic at baseline, while 65% had no issues with
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SAN ANTONIO — Treatment with the interleukin-5 (IL-5) antagonist mepolizumab (Nucala) increased freedom from oral corticosteroids after 2 years in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma, according to a post-hoc analysis of the real-world prospective REALITI-A trial. The proportion of those achieving freedom from oral corticosteroids increased from 4% at week 0 to 22% at week
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SAN ANTONIO — Peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) at maintenance doses 10 times lower than conventional dosing may be an effective strategy for desensitizing peanut-allergic patients, according to findings from an ongoing study. Researchers from academic centers in Toronto and Montreal are randomizing peanut-allergic children to peanut avoidance, very low-dose OIT at a dosage of 30
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SAN ANTONIO — Many reported anaphylactic reactions to COVID-19 vaccination may in fact be attributable to vaccine-induced immunization stress-related response (ISRR), suggested findings from a small study presented here. Cases of ISRR — a non-allergic condition that mimics many of the symptoms of anaphylaxis — may help explain why rare anaphylactic reactions to mRNA COVID
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SAN ANTONIO — Epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) administered through an investigational skin patch over 12 months led to more responses — with favorable safety — compared with placebo in peanut-allergic toddlers with and without other food allergies or atopic dermatitis (AD), according to two subanalyses of the phase III EPITOPE trial. Among children ages 1 to
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Intranasal corticosteroids (INCs) improved quality of life for children suffering from chronic rhinosinusitis, the RAISE randomized trial showed. Sinus and Nasal Quality of Life Survey (SN-5) scores improved significantly more for children assigned to daily intranasal mometasone spray (Nasonex) along with daily saline solution rinsing with a nasal nebulizer compared with the saline routine alone,
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SAN ANTONIO — Among patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE), monthly injections of the investigational biologic garadacimab reduced the mean attack rate substantially in the phase III VANGUARD clinical trial. During the 6-month trial, the average monthly HAE attack rate dropped to 0.27 in the garadacimab group versus 2.01 for the placebo group (P<0.001), representing a
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