The public health burden of parent-reported food allergy-related missed school days among US children.

Background: Food allergy (FA) is a common chronic condition among U.S. children.

Phenotypic characterization of childhood- and adult-onset food allergy among adults in the United States.

Background: Food allergy (FA) affects ~10% of adults; however, little is known about the extent to which FA phenotypes and psychosocial burden vary depending on timing of allergy onset, whether in childhood or as an adult.

Objective: This study explored FA characteristics according to timing of FA onset in US adults.

Methods: Between 2015 and 2016, a cross-sectional survey was administered to 40,443 US adults.

The Psychosocial Burden of Food Allergy Among Adults: A US Population-Based Study.

Background: Food allergy (FA) affects >25 million US adults, resulting in substantial health care utilization. Data suggest that patients with FA suffer impairments in FA-related quality of life (FAQoL); however, little is known regarding psychosocial impacts of FA among US adults.

Objective: To characterize FAQoL among a large, nationally representative adult sample, and its determinants, including sociodemographic characteristics, severity, comorbid conditions, allergic symptoms, number and type of allergens, and health care utilization.

Guideline-informed care among Medicaid-enrolled children with food allergy.

Objectives: To describe food allergy (FA)-related service utilization and identify factors associated with guideline-informed care among Medicaid-enrolled US children with FA.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Methods: We used the 2012 Medicaid Analytic eXtract files to identify children with an FA diagnosis.

Food allergy: how expensive are they?

Purpose Of Review: Food allergy remains a disease of global public health significance well known to impact social, emotional, and financial well being. This review aims to summarize the existing literature focused on the direct, indirect, and intangible costs of food allergy at the household and healthcare system levels, and begin to discuss how emerging treatment and prevention strategies may be leveraged to comprehensively care for the food allergic population with the efficient use of health resources.

Recent Findings: Food allergy imposes significant costs to multiple stakeholders and largely impact families at the household level.

The Effect of Phase Angle on the Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue Life of a Titanium Metal Matrix Composite.

The thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF) behaviour of a Ti-6Al-4V matrix composite reinforced with SCS-6 silicon carbide fibres (140 μm longitudinal fibres, laid up hexagonally) has been investigated. In-phase and out-of-phase TMF cycles were utilized, cycling between 80⁻300 °C, with varying maximum stress. The microstructure and fracture surfaces were studied using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), profilometry, and optical microscopy.

Leaving the nest: Improving food allergy management on college campuses.

Background: The transition from adolescence to young adulthood marks a developmental period in which responsibility for management of chronic conditions such as food allergy shifts from the caregiver to the young adult. Fatal food-induced anaphylaxis is most common among adolescents and young adults. However, colleges are currently not well positioned to provide integrated support for students with food allergies.

Food Allergy-Related Risk-Taking and Management Behaviors Among Adolescents and Young Adults.

Background: Food allergy (FA) affects 8% of children and adolescents in the United States. Nearly 40% of those affected have experienced severe reactions. Fatal food-induced anaphylaxis is most common among adolescents and young adults (AYA); however, FA-related risk behaviors persist in this population and factors associated with these behaviors remain unclear.

The Development of a Clinical Decision Support System for the Management of Pediatric Food Allergy.

Pediatricians are often first-line providers for children with food allergy. Food allergy management guidelines have been developed but are cumbersome and confusing, and significant variation exists in pediatricians' management practices. We therefore consolidated the guidelines into 5 key steps for pediatricians caring for patients with food allergy and used rapid-cycle improvement methods to create a clinical decision support system to facilitate the management of food allergy in the primary care setting.

SMART (Student Media-based Asthma Research Team): Engaging Adolescents to Understand Asthma in Their Communities.

Background: Asthma rates in Chicago exceed national averages and disproportionately affect minority adolescents. We collaborated with students in a neighborhood with high asthma prevalence to better understand community factors impacting asthma.

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of our Student Media-based Asthma Research Team (SMART) program on student, parent, and student-peer outcomes related to asthma.

Pediatric emergency department visits and hospitalizations due to food-induced anaphylaxis in Illinois.

Background: Rates of food-induced anaphylaxis among children remain uncertain. In addition, little is known about the demographics of children who have experienced food-induced anaphylaxis resulting in emergency department (ED) visits and/or subsequent hospitalizations.

Objectives: To evaluate trends in ED visits and hospital admissions due to food-induced anaphylaxis among Illinois children and to identify socioeconomic variation in trend distribution.

Epidemiology of childhood peanut allergy.

Although peanut allergy is among the most common food allergies, no study has comprehensively described the epidemiology of the condition among the general pediatric population. Our objective was to better characterize peanut allergy prevalence, diagnosis trends, and reaction history among affected children identified from a representative sample of United States households with children. A randomized, cross sectional survey was administered to parents from June 2009 to February 2010.

Food allergy diagnosis and management practices among pediatricians.

Our goals were to (1) estimate the rates of parent-reported versus physician-diagnosed food allergy, (2) determine pediatrician adherence to national guidelines, and (3) obtain pediatricians' perspectives on guideline nonadherence. A mixed method approach was used, including survey, chart review, and qualitative methods. Overall, 10.

The economic impact of childhood food allergy in the United States.

Importance: Describing the economic impact of childhood food allergy in the United States is important to guide public health policies.

Objective: To determine the economic impact of childhood food allergy in the United States and caregivers' willingness to pay for food allergy treatment.

Design, Setting, And Participants: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from November 28, 2011, through January 26, 2012.

Epidemiology of childhood food allergy.

Food allergy is a public health problem that affects nearly 6 million children in the United States. The extent to which children, families, and communities live with food allergies varies as much as the range of clinical symptoms associated with the disease itself. Food allergy is defined as the reproducible adverse event that elicits a pathologic immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated or non-IgE-mediated reaction.

Childhood food allergies: current diagnosis, treatment, and management strategies.

Food allergy is a growing public health concern in the United States that affects an estimated 8% of children. Food allergy is defined as an adverse health effect arising from a specific immune response that occurs reproducibly on exposure to a specific food. Nearly 40% of children with food allergy have a history of severe reactions that if not treated immediately with proper medication can lead to hospitalization or even death.