Prompt oral immunotherapy to peanut in infants who fail early introduction can improve outcomes When peanut introduction fails, peanut OIT for infants should be offered as soon as possible via shared decision-making, according to a review published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. Previous studies have demonstrated that peanut OIT is effective and…
Food diversity in the first year of life leads to fewer allergies in the second year Infants who ate a more diverse diet during their first year had lower risk for allergic diseases during their second year, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. Chunrong Zhong, PhD, of Tongji Medical College at Huazhong University of…
Oral immunotherapy effectively desensitizes cashew allergy in children Cashew oral immunotherapy desensitized most children with cashew allergy as well as those with a co-allergy to pistachio and had a similar safety profile to other food-related oral immunotherapies, according to a study published in Allergy. Tree nut allergy is often complicated by a high rate of cross-sensitization and cross-reactivity…
Early emollient use reduces incidence of atopic dermatitis among high-risk infants Infants at high risk for atopic dermatitis who used emollients daily through their first 2 months of life experienced less disease in their first year than high-risk infants who did not use emollients, according to study results. The high adherence rates among participants indicate…