“Adverse drug reactions are a common cause of anaesthetic-related morbidity and mortality in healthy patients. They include drug intolerance or immune-mediated reactions, including anaphylaxis. Allergic anaphylaxis has an…
A study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology investigated the effects of drinking fresh milk versus ultra-heat treated milk in the first 12 months of life.…
According to Reuters, DVB Technologies, developer of the “peanut allergy patch,” will begin marketing in the US today for additional funding to advance research. Viaskin Peanut, the new patch…
NPR’s Shots blog reports that new governmental programs encouraging communication between children’s physicians and their school nurses may improve healthcare for children. “Though school nurses see many students regularly,…
Yoga is often recommended to patients in order to improve their asthma symptoms but new research published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology has shown that there is…
In a study published by The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, researchers investigated the correlation between season of birth and food allergies. The cohort consisted of African-American…
Case Study: Insect-Stings and Pediatric Anaphylaxis A 12-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department after being stung by a bee. He had been well until he was…
Was this patient’s pruritus the manifestation of a single multi-system disease involving the lungs and nervous system, or a separate entity occurring in the presence of other unrelated…
The American College of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology reports that summer allergies may come with symptoms beyond sneezing, runny nose, or itchy eyes. According to the ACAAI, summer allergens from pollen,…
Though peanut allergies are the most talked-about allergy, new research in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology has shown that milk and egg allergies may actually be the worst…