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Store Peanut Products Effective for Desensitization in Kids?
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (182+ words) Edited by Mandeep Singh Rawat Add to Email Alerts A volume'based peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) protocol using store'bought peanut powder enabled 94% of children with peanut allergy to tolerate high-dose maintenance therapy and supported safe transitions to other peanut products with…...
Can Parent-Administered Low-Dose Peanut OIT Treat Allergy?
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (189+ words) Edited by Mandeep Singh Rawat A low-dose peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) protocol using parent-measured dosing can desensitize children aged 1-4 years with peanut allergy. The approach appears to be acceptably safe and may yield greater improvements in quality of life than…...
Peanut Intake in Infants Remains Low Despite Guidelines
8+ mon, 1+ hour ago (169+ words) Edited by Mandeep Singh Rawat Despite updated guidelines, peanut consumption among infants remained low; among toddlers, non-Hispanic White children displayed higher rates than any other age or racial/ethnic group. Egg intake varied by age and ethnicity, peaking among Mexican…...
Food Allergies Alter Nutrient Intake in Adults
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (168+ words) Edited by Mandeep Singh Rawat Adults with milk or egg allergies and those with a combination of milk/egg and peanut or tree nut allergies had significantly lower intake of cholesterol, short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), and medium-chain (MC) FAs than the…...
Cashew Leads Tree Nut-Induced Anaphylaxis in Children
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (179+ words) Edited by Mandeep Singh Rawat In over 1000 cases of physician-diagnosed episodes of tree nut-induced anaphylaxis (TIA), tree nuts accounted for 23% of all reported episodes of food-induced anaphylaxis, establishing their role as major food allergens. Cashew emerged as the most frequent…...
Basophil Activity Predicts Success of Peanut SLIT
11+ mon, 6+ day ago (330+ words) Suppression of basophils during SLIT may serve as a biomarker for predicting successful outcomes in peanut allergy treatment, new research shows. Basophil Activity Predicts Peanut Sublingual Immunotherapy Success Children with peanut allergy who achieved remission with sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) had…...
Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Shows Success in Adult Patients
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (251+ words) A phase 2 trial evaluated peanut OIT in adults with peanut-allergic using real-world peanut products, employing a Simon's minimax two-stage design with stop:go futility analysis. Participants ... Adult Patients With Peanut Allergy Show Promising Response to Real-World Oral Immunotherapy in Phase…...
Peanut Challenge May Reveal No Need for OIT After All
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (340+ words) Children with low-risk peanut allergy who are referred for oral immunotherapy may be cleared of their allergy before starting treatment, a new study shows. Peanut Challenge May Reveal No Need for OIT After All Nearly 70% of children with low-risk peanut…...