CDC Reports on Prevalence of Seasonal and Food Allergies, Eczema
18.9 percent of children and 25.7 percent of adults had seasonal allergy; 10.8 and 7.3 percent had eczema in 2021
18.9 percent of children and 25.7 percent of adults had seasonal allergy; 10.8 and 7.3 percent had eczema in 2021
Odactra is an allergen extract indicated as immunotherapy for the treatment of HDM-induced allergic rhinitis.
Lower use of psychotropic, antihypertensive, and asthma medications observed; association attenuated by body mass index
Multiple biopsies of duodenum needed for diagnosis of celiac disease; upper endoscopy with intestinal biopsy useful for monitoring cases on gluten-free diet
Increases seen compared with states where neither recreational nor medical legalization has occurred
FDA grant accelerated approval to Alzheimer disease treatment; New fixed-dose asthma treatment; NERD therapy looks promising; Leukemia drug to be withdrawn in 2023; Pertussis prevention treatment approved for use during pregnancy.
Association seen between infant exposure to acid-suppressive medications and increased asthma risk in offspring
Red flags include pharmacies that do not require a doctor’s prescription or have a licensed pharmacist to answer questions
The researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study using claims data from the Optum Research Database for 538 patients at least 6 years of age who initiated mepolizumab treatment for asthma between January 2016 and December 2019.
The researchers analyzed 351,870 US patients at least 12 years of age from the IBM MarketScan databases who received SABA for asthma from 2010 to 2017.