American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

Study co-author Nicola Alexander Hanania, MD, explains what the new data means for practicing pulmonologists and allergists.

Busse explains the importance of having an additional treatment option and covers best practices for prescribing.

In 2017, roughly 5% of newborns had a peanut allergy. That’s a stark increase from the roughly 1% that characterized previous decades, according to researchers.

Researchers uncover the first report of cannabis allergy, suggesting that exposure to secondhand marijuana smoke may contribute to difficult-to-control asthma.

FF/VI met primary and secondary endpoints in increasing the mean proportion of days covered and time to index treatment discontinuation.

Researchers sought to balance the cost of autoinjectors with their lifesaving potential, and then boil the results down to an agreeable number. Here’s where they landed.

An updated epidemiological review paints a concerning picture of pediatric cow’s milk allergy in the US.

On the bright side: In-hospital education shown to be effective in helping bridge the gap.

Sterilizing or hand washing pacifiers doesn’t have the same allergy-suppressing benefits as sucking on them, according to new research.

In a real-world setting, omalizumab improved UAS scores, DLQI scores, response scores, and saw a similar or better safety profile.

The therapy saw similar safety and efficacy profiles across the BORA, SIROCCO and CALIMA studies for the treatment of asthma.

While clinicians should always encourage their patients to follow their medication schedules, it proved not to be a significant factor in the outcomes in patients with asthma taking omalizumab, according to a poster session at the 2015 American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting (ACAAI 2015) in San Antonio, Texas.

When most people think of vaccines their first thought is often the flu shot. For many patients, especially older patients there are other conditions to consider as well.

Asthma presents its own set of challenges, as does chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). When characteristics from both merge together it causes asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS).

Atopic dermatitis, sometimes referred to as baby eczema, affects more than three million infants in the United States every year. While there are no established preventive measures, researchers have been making strides in coming up with effective treatment strategies.

If one child is allergic to a specific food, then their brother or sister is probably going to have the intolerance as well, right? Not necessarily.

During his lecture, Dr. Eli O. Meltzer walked his audience through diagnosis and management guidelines of sinusitis/ rhinosinusitis at the ACAAI annual meeting.

The growing market for home air fresheners is impacting respiratory health, according to Stanley Fineman, MD, MBA, president-elect of ACAAI, associate clinical professor department of pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta Allergy & Allergy Clinic.