The HCPLive anaphylaxis page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on acute allergic reactions. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for preventing anaphylaxis, and more.
March 18th 2024
In an announcement by Aquestive Therapeutics, these new findings demonstrated the potential of this orally-administered epinephrine treatment.
February 26th 2024
Is Sublingual Immunotherapy an Effective Treatment Option for Allergic Rhinitis?
Sublingual immunotherapy was developed nearly 30 years ago as an alternative to subcutaneous immunotherapy, an alternative that might trigger fewer systematic reactions such as anaphylaxis.
Researchers Devise a Reliable Test for Wheat-Dependent Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis
Researchers from Germany believe they have improved upon current methods for diagnosing wheat-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis (WDEIA) - and demonstrated that the condition isn't necessarily induced by exercise.
Early Epinephrine Treatment in Anaphylaxis Associated with Reduced Risk of Hospitalization
New research indicates that children who receive epinephrine injections before they go to the emergency room for food-related anaphylaxis are less than half as likely to require hospitalization as those who first receive such treatment at the hospital.
New research provides some of the first concrete support for a treatment guideline that has long been recommended on grounds of common sense alone: Patients who suffer severe allergic reactions such as anaphylaxis should follow up on their emergency room care by seeing an allergist or immunologist.
Many Schools Not Prepared to Handle Emergencies Involving Children with Food Allergies and Asthma
New research from Northwestern University has found that schools are woefully unprepared to deal with anaphylaxis and other life-threatening emergencies stemming from student allergies.
EAACI Calls for Revamped Research Agenda for Food Allergy
Recent efforts to overhaul standards of care for both food allergies in general and anaphylaxis in particular led expert panels from the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology to a shocking conclusion.
Research on Milk Allergens Could Benefit Greater Food Allergy Problem
Researchers from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne report having developed a fast and accurate method for determining exactly which milk proteins produce allergic reactions in specific patients.
Adrenaline Autoinjectors Are Underprescribed for Patients at Risk of Anaphylaxis
Comparatively few patients treated for anaphylaxis in the emergency department are prescribed adrenaline autoinjectors, and many who do receive them either do not know how to properly use the device or fail to carry it with them at all times.