Parents, Providers Still Not Following Guidelines for Early Peanut Introduction
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NIH guidelines call for introducing babies to peanut products at around age 6 months to reduce allergy risk, but most U.S. parents said they waited much longer to introduce peanuts to their child’s diet, according to a nationally representative survey. Only about one in 20 caregiver responders said they introduced peanuts before […]
Biologic Shows Promise in Ongoing Food Allergy Trial
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Omalizumab (Xolair) may be an effective therapy for patients with multiple food allergies, according to an ongoing phase III trial. Most of the first 60 patients with multiple food allergies enrolled in stage one of the OUtMATCH clinical trial were able to tolerate serving-sized portions of those foods a year after receiving […]