Pediatrics
Food allergies leave parents living in fear
Parents of children with food allergies face significant worry, severe anxiety and post-traumatic stress—according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Mar 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study confirms very low risk of severe allergic reaction to COVID vaccines
Severe allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines are rare and resolve quickly, a new study finds.
Mar 9, 2021
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Pediatrics
Moms need guidance on what to eat when their breastfeeding infant has a food allergy
Many new mothers with infants want very much to breastfeed as it is the gold standard for early nutrition. What to do when you find out your young child has a food allergy, and you are breastfeeding? A new study in Annals ...
Mar 4, 2021
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Health
Bees responsible for most venomous bite and sting hospitalisations in Australia
Over 3,500 Australians were hospitalized due to contact with a venomous animal or plant in 2017–18, according to a new report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Mar 2, 2021
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Immunology
Deaths from food allergy rare and decreasing in the UK, finds study
Deaths from serious allergic reactions ("anaphylaxis") due to food have declined over the past 20 years, an analysis of UK NHS data had found. This is despite an increase in hospital admissions for food-induced anaphylaxis ...
Feb 17, 2021
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Vaccination
Severe allergic reaction extremely rare with Pfizer COVID vaccine: study
(HealthDay)—Despite scattered media reports of severe allergic reactions to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, a detailed analysis shows that such incidents are very rare, striking just 11 people for every million doses given.
Jan 21, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pharmacy chains ready to supply COVID-19 vaccines to Americans
(HealthDay)—Now that federal guidelines have expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include people over 65 and those of all ages with underlying health conditions, drug stores say they are ready, willing and able to start ...
Jan 15, 2021
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Vaccination
Allergists offer reassurance regarding potential allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines
Reports of possible allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccines produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, both recently approved for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have raised public concern. ...
Dec 31, 2020
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Vaccination
ACAAI: Reaction to COVID-19 vaccine unlikely for those with common allergies
Allergic reactions to vaccines are generally rare and people with common allergies are not more likely to have a reaction to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, according to guidance released by the American College of ...
Dec 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US to revise COVID vaccine guidance after allergic reactions
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Thursday it was working with Pfizer to revise a fact sheet for recipients of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine after two people had allergic reactions.
Dec 17, 2020
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