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Kids Were More Likely to Stop Inhaled Steroids for Asthma After Flovent's Exit
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115295.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- The market withdrawal of the brand-name asthma drug fluticasone propionate (Flovent) was linked to increased discontinuation of inhaled steroid therapy among children who had used the drug, a difference-in-differences analysis...


Race-Neutral Spirometry Equations Catch Missed Lung Abnormalities in Black Adults
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115294.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Race-neutral equations for assessing lung function appeared to catch more true-abnormal findings for Black patients than did previously standard race-adjusted spirometry equations, a study showed. In a large single center cohort...


Groups Decry Loss of Funding for 'Critically Important' GI Disease Network
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115251.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Physicians and patient advocates are sounding the alarm after the NIH abruptly withdrew a grant renewal application for the Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR), the only clinical care network...


FDA Approves New Option for Chronic Hives
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115194.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved dupilumab (Dupixent) for chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) in patients 12 years and older, the first new targeted drug for the inflammatory skin disease in over a decade, drugmakers Regeneron and Sanofi announced...


Best Time of Day for Asthma Inhaler?
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115122.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- For mild to moderate asthma, mid-afternoon dosing of inhaled beclomethasone suppressed nocturnal lung function worsening compared with other dosing strategies, a small open-label trial showed. A single 400-&#956;g dose at 3...


Inflammatory Markers Linked to Severe Attacks in Moderate Asthma
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115060.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Inflammatory markers boosted asthma attack prediction, potentially allowing intensification of treatment, according to a meta-analysis of patient-level data from randomized controlled trials. Greater risk of severe asthma attacks...


Ozone Air Pollution Linked to Kids' Asthma, Wheeze
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/114xxx/114931.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Early-life exposure to even relatively low levels of ozone air pollution was associated with asthma and wheeze in childhood, a prospective study showed. In a study of six U.S. cities with low annual ozone concentrations, each...


Public Health, Environmental Experts Decry EPA Rule Rollbacks
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/114xxx/114781.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Public health experts and environmentalists expressed alarm Thursday at the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recently announced cuts in enforcement of clean air and clean water rules. "The Clean Air Act and the Clean...


Make the Diagnosis: Pink Plaques and Patchy Hair Loss Suggest Which Disorder?
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/114xxx/114726.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) --


Paying Kids for Asthma Inhaler Adherence Helps, Temporarily
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/114xxx/114708.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Financial incentives for asthma inhaler use improved kids' medication adherence, but only while being paid, a randomized trial showed. Five- to 12-year-olds' adherence to their daily preventive inhaler was 15 percentage points...


New-Onset Seasonal Allergies in Adults
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/114xxx/114655.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- New-onset seasonal allergies in adults can take some detective work to sort through potential lifestyle and environment triggers. "When we have that patient walk in the door and say, 'Look, I've been fine. And then up until...


First Omalizumab Biosimilar Approved
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/114xxx/114576.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved omalizumab-igec (Omlyclo) as the first biosimilar for omalizumab (Xolair) and the first for any respiratory condition in the U.S., drugmaker Celltrion announced Monday. The anti-immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody...


Biologic May Spark Catch-Up Growth in Kids With Eczema
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/114xxx/114498.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- Biologic treatment for atopic dermatitis appeared to improve growth trajectories for younger children, a trial analysis showed. Over the course of 16 weeks of treatment in the pivotal randomized trials, children...


Skin Monitoring Could Make Oral Food Challenge Safer
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/114xxx/114485.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- A research tool more often used in dermatology that monitors water loss from skin may help allergists stop an oral food challenge before anaphylaxis onset, helping to alleviate safety concerns about using this...


Omalizumab Superior to Oral Immunotherapy for Kids With Multi-Food Allergy
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/114xxx/114481.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- Omalizumab (Xolair) injections outperformed oral immunotherapy (OIT) in increasing tolerance among children with multi-food allergy, largely because many patients couldn't tolerate OIT, findings from stage 2 of...


Formula Soon After Birth Linked to Food Allergy Risk
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/114xxx/114477.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- Infants exclusively breastfed in the first 3 days of life had fewer food allergies at 1 year of age than those who also got some formula during that early period, a large study from Australia found. Risk of any...


Allergen Loads in Common Peanut Foods for Oral Immunotherapy Vary Widely
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/114xxx/114465.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO &#8209;- Off-the-shelf peanut products used in oral immunotherapy for peanut allergies contain a wide range of protein and allergen levels -- even products in a single lot, researchers said here. While peanut allergen...


Are Sunflower Seed Allergies Actually Increasing in Kids?
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/114xxx/114462.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- Among children who were advised to avoid sunflower seeds, a majority at a single center passed an oral food challenge, according to a retrospective chart review. Of 48 kids who underwent an oral food challenge...


Recent Developments in Seasonal Allergies
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/114xxx/114459.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- From new immunotherapy data to managing pollution's impact on kids' allergies, recent months have held significant developments in the field of allergy and immunology. Here are some of the most notable updates. Phenylephrine...


Early Food Allergen Introduction Linked to Increase in Emergency Care
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/114xxx/114456.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- Emergency room (ER) visits apparently linked to early introduction of peanuts and other allergenic foods have risen since guidelines recommended this strategy for families, a study suggested. Food-related ER encounters...


The New Treatment Landscape in Seasonal Allergies
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/114xxx/114452.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Recent developments in allergen immunotherapy, improvements in primary care, and the emergence of a new treatment for other allergic conditions have improved the quality of care for seasonal allergies. Nasal steroids are a mainstay...