3+ hour ago  (465+ words) PHILADELPHIA " Children with shellfish allergy had reduced odds for outgrowing this allergy if they also had asthma, oral allergy syndrome or allergic rhinitis, according to study findings presented here. These data were presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (417+ words) PHILADELPHIA " Children with primary immunodeficiencies often had drug allergy labels, almost all of which were not confirmed when evaluated, according to data reported at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. But due to these allergy labels, the…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (360+ words) Almost or all children/adolescents who experienced food allergy-related bullying reported that it involved offensive name-calling, social exclusion and the spreading of false rumors, according to study findings. These data were published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. In an observational…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (631+ words) Among children and adolescents, the risks for influenza and COVID-19 were raised if they had been newly diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, according to findings published in Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. In a retrospective cohort study, Gileles-Hillel and colleagues…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1755+ words) Children with multiple nut allergies experienced significant increases in the amounts of allergens they could tolerate with oral immunotherapy using very low doses, according to data published in Clinical and Translational Allergy. With three up-dosing visits scheduled every 2 months, the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (672+ words) The median predicted survival age of a patient with cystic fibrosis in 2020 to 2024 was 65 years, a 19-year increase from 2015 to 2019, according to data from the 2024 Cystic Fibrosis National Indicator Report. Additionally, the report found a drop in the percentage of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (886+ words) Children exposed to high levels of fine particulate matter and water damage/home dampness in their early life had a heightened risk for childhood asthma, according to data published in Environmental Epidemiology. In contrast, the risk for childhood asthma was…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (822+ words) There are multiple genetic, environmental, microbial and social factors that can play a part in the development of food allergies in children, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics. "Food allergy affects millions of families, so this research matters to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (439+ words) A novel AI model accurately identified placenta accreta spectrum, or PAS, in pregnancy before delivery, according to an analysis presented at The Pregnancy Meeting. "The findings in this feasibility study are very promising," Alexandra L. Hammerquist, MD, a maternal-fetal medicine fellow…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1706+ words) When HHS overhauled the CDC's childhood immunization schedule in January, it significantly reduced the number of vaccines recommended for all children, which experts said will reduce vaccination rates and make the country sicker. The overhaul, which is being challenged by…...