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May 2024

Are the kids from the LEAP Study still free from peanut allergies?

Food Allergy Podcast, Food Allergy Treatment and Management / By / 6 minutes of reading / / , ,

LEAP Trio Study: Can introducing peanut in infancy prevent peanut allergy in adolescence? And what if your baby already has a peanut allergy? I was excited to see the LEAP Trio study published. It is a follow-up of the LEAP and LEAP-On studies, which demonstrated that early introduction and incorporation of age-appropriate peanut-containing foods decrease the risk

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Product Review: Palforzia for Peanut Allergy

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Palforzia is the food product approved by the FDA to treat peanut allergy. In this article, I review Palforzia and why it hasn’t taken off in popularity. As a board-certified allergist, I am constantly evaluating and re-evaluating therapies to effectively treat food allergies. I’ve written and spoken at length about oral immunotherapy, which is the

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Xolair for Food Allergy: Can it really prevent severe allergic reactions?

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After two decades of treating asthma, Xolair is now FDA-approved to combat severe allergic reactions from food allergies. But what is Xolair? Xolair is an injected medication. It binds to allergic antibodies, thereby limiting the ability of those antibodies to activate allergy cells. What is the FDA-approved indication for Xolair regarding food allergies? The FDA

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