High intensity interval training leads to reduced inhaled corticosteroid dose in asthma Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) is a potent anti-inflammatory agent that attenuates airway inflammation, improves asthma control, and lowers the risk of acute worsening. However, due to local and systemic side effects, and various other reasons, many patients wish to take as little medication as…
Subcutaneous immunotherapy for dust mites (allergy shots) reduces asthma risk and improves control Subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy for house dust mite reduced the number of prescriptions for allergic rhinitis and asthma medications, according to a study published in The European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Compared with a control group that did not use allergen immunotherapy (AIT),…
Early peanut introduction can provide lasting protection from peanut allergy Consuming peanut products from infancy through age 5 years provided lasting tolerance into adolescence without the need to regularly upkeep consumption, according to a study published in NEJM Evidence. Findings come from the LEAP-Trio study, which builds on the results from the LEAP study and the…
Early introduction guidelines may reduce risk of peanut anaphylaxis in children The 2017 Addendum Guidelines for the Prevention of Peanut Allergy were associated with lower new-onset anaphylaxis rates in children, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. “Food allergies, especially to peanuts, have been on the rise,” Joshua Yu,…
Early childhood infections linked to asthma risk Novel research has identified a strong connection between early-life respiratory tract infections and the development of asthma in children, particularly in children with allergic rhinitis. This study, part of the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood 2010 birth cohort, examined how the burden and types of common…
Food allergy may be bidirectionally associated with atopic dermatitis Children diagnosed with atopic dermatitis or food allergy were more likely to develop either disorder as time went on, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. The key takeaways were: 1. By age 4 years, children with atopic dermatitis were 5 times more likely to…
Exercise during pregnancy associated with decreased asthma risk in children Maintaining regular physical activity during pregnancy appeared to be associated with decreased asthma risk during childhood, according to a study published in Med. Lead study author Pirkka Kirjavainen, PhD, chief researcher at the Finnish National Institute of Health and Welfare and University of Eastern Finland, says that the finding…
Study finds that montelukast is not associated with neuropsychiatric events in children Montelukast does not appear to increase the risk for neuropsychiatric adverse events in children and adolescents, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics. Montelukast is a leukotriene receptor commonly used to treat asthma and allergic rhinitis. Starting in 2008, reports emerged about a…
Diverse diet at age 9 months indicates less risk for food allergy at age 18 months Infants with a diverse diet at age 9 months were less likely to develop food allergy by age 18 months, especially if they had a history of eczema, according to a study published by Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. Infants with…
FDA issues warning regarding common antihistamines The FDA warned that some people develop severe itching, or pruritus, after stopping long-term use of the antihistamines cetirizine (Zyrtec) or levocetirizine (Xyzal). Prescribing information for the oral allergy drugs — which are taken daily and sold both in prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) forms — will be updated to…