In this study we have evaluated the possible relationship between food allergens and hypersensitivity to grass pollens. One hundred-thirty patients with grass pollen pollinosis and symptoms probably related to adverse reaction to foods were selected. Skin prick test for food allergens was positive in 79 patients (60.7%) Statistical analysis using chi-square test showed a high significant relationship between grass pollen and nuts, peanuts, beans and peas (p less than 0.0001). Elimination diet and challenge test allowed us to identify the responsible foods in 61 out 79 patients (77.2%). Twelve patients were affected by food allergy (challenge test, skin prick test and RAST positive and concordant); 49 patients suffered from intolerance. Possible causes of this high relationship are discussed.
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Am J Rhinol Allergy
January 2025
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.
Background: Dupilumab was first approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration in 2017 for atopic dermatitis and has since been approved for many other indications. The use of dupilumab has grown, but industry payments to physicians have yet to be explored.
Objective: The study objective is to characterize the change in payments by pharmaceutical companies to physicians for dupilumab-related promotional activities.
Curr Med Res Opin
January 2025
Northwestern Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States.
Objective: To quantify treatment preferences for food allergy management options (oral immunotherapy, biologic therapy, and allergen avoidance), overall and by sociodemographic strata.
Methods: A US general population (≥13 years) discrete choice experiment (DCE) conducted comprised of 12 treatment-feature focused DCE choice sets; the Intolerance of Uncertainty─12 Scale (IUS-12); and clinical/demographic questions. Conditional logistic regression analyses were conducted overall and by age, income, urbanization, educational attainment, food and other sociodemographic factors, and presented as odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
J Allergy Clin Immunol
January 2025
Division of Allergy & Immunology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; New York, NY, USA.
Background: The 2006 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease/Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (NIAID/FAAN) anaphylaxis criteria are widely used in clinical care and research. In 2020, the World Allergy Organization (WAO) published modified criteria that have not been uniformly adopted. Different criteria contribute to inconsistent care and research outcomes.
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January 2025
Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA. Electronic address:
In this study, we examined the correlation between anatomical dimensions, spray administration parameters, pressure drop across 40 pediatric nasal cavities, and in vitro posterior drug delivery (PDD) using Nasacort ALLERGY 24HR and FLONASE SENSIMIST nasal suspensions sprays, with different nozzle and actuation designs. The importance of each parameter and their interaction in the outcome (PDD) was evaluated. To do so, initially we measured anatomical and administration-related parameters, and the pressure drop of each cavity.
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January 2025
Department of Dermatology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
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