Published Research Highlights of 2007

Continuing food-avoidance diets after negative food challenges
Eigenmann PA, Caubet J-C, Zamora SA.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2006 17: 601-605.
Scientists in Switzerland set out to learn how often an offending food was reintroduced into a diet and better understand the reasons a food is not reintroduced into a diet. Researchers concluded that reintroducing a food into the diet after a negative food challenge improves a patient’s quality of life because of fewer disruptions in social activities and reduced anxiety in their daily life at school or in other social groups. 
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Management of anaphylaxis in child care centers: evaluation 6 and 12 months after an intervention program
Patel BM, Bansal PJ, Tobin MC.
Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Vol 97, 813-815.
To test and improve child care center staff knowledge, researchers provided an allergy seminar that addressed anaphylaxis, avoidance, recognition, evaluation, and treatment. Investigators concluded that the knowledge from the seminar improved the ability of child care center staff to recognize, evaluate, and treat anaphylaxis, yet that knowledge decreased over time. Based on this information, the researchers recommended that a seminar about anaphylaxis should be given every 6 months, or at a least once a year. 
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National study of U.S. emergency department visits for acute allergic reactions, 1993-2004
Gaeta TJ, Clark, S.
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2007 Apr;98(4):360-5.
The authors of this recently published study evaluated data on acute allergic reactions and anaphylaxis in EDs. The data revealed that ED physicians had relied on the second-line treatments for the most acute reactions. Although epinephrine is widely known as an essential treatment for anaphylaxis, it is underprescribed for severe allergic and anaphylaxis reactions. In summary, this study supports the need to enhance diagnosis, documentation, and treatment-related guidelines for the care of patients with acute allergic reactions, and especially anaphylaxis, in the ED.
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Consumer attitudes and risks associated with packaged foods having advisory labeling regarding the presence of peanuts
Hefle SL, et al.
J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007 Jul;120(1):171-6.
Scientists set out to determine how food-allergic consumers respond to advisory food labels and what the risk is of eating foods with these statements. To determine the risk of eating foods with advisory labeling, scientists at the University of Nebraska analyzed 200 types of packaged foods for the presence of peanut. Peanut was detected in 10% of all the products tested. The results of this study indicate that an increasing number of people managing food allergies are ignoring allergy advisory labeling. 
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Regional differences in EpiPen® prescriptions in the United States: The potential role of vitamin D
Camargo CA Jr, Clark S, Kaplan MS, Lieberman P, Wood RA.
J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007 Jul;120(1):131-6. Epub 2007 Jun 7.
Scientists analyzed EpiPen® prescription data to find out if there are regional differences in the prevalence of anaphylaxis throughout the U.S. The study found that the rate varied from state to state, with the highest rate in Massachusetts and the lowest in Hawaii. 
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