Published Research Highlights of 2009

Early consumption of peanuts in infancy is associated with a low prevalence of peanut allergy
Du Toit G, Katz Y, Sasieni P, Mesher D, Maleki SJ, Fisher HR, Fox AT, Turcanu V, Amir T, Zadik-Mnuhin G, Cohen A, Livne I, Lack G.
J Allergy Clin. Immunol. 2008;122:984-91.
Researchers sought to determine the prevalence of peanut allergy in Jewish children in Israel compared to Jewish children in the United Kingdom by analyzing data from questionnaires distributed to parents in both countries.
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Increasing anaphylaxis hospitalizations in the first 2 decades of life: New York State, 1990-2006
Lin RY, Anderson AS, Shah SN, Nurruzzaman F.
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2008;101:387-393.
This study reviewed hospitalizations in New York during a 16-year period for patients younger than 20 years to examine patterns for anaphylaxis caused by food allergies.
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Parental perceptions in egg allergy: Does egg challenge make a difference?
Kemp AS, Allen CW, Campbell DE. Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 2009 Feb.
Researchers in Australia surveyed parents of children with egg allergy to determine whether an oral food challenge for egg made a difference in the stress and anxiety level of these parents.
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Allergen-specific basophil suppression associated with clinical tolerance in patients with milk allergy
Wanich N, Nowak-Wegrzyn A, Sampson HA, Shreffler WG. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009 Apr; 123(4):789-794.
Scientists sought to determine whether children with milk allergy who can ingest extensively heated milk have reduced IgE-mediated white blood cell (basophil) responses. The study could one day assist physicians identify which patients are more likely to have severe reactions and which are candidates for outgrowing their allergy.
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Safety of a peanut oral immunotherapy protocol in children with peanut allergy
Hofmann AM, Scurlock AM, Jones SM, Palmer KP, Lokhnygina Y, Steele PH, Kamilaris J, Burks AW.
J Allergy Clin Immunol 28 May 2009.
In this study, one of several involving a peanut oral immunotherapy trial at Duke University Medical Center and Arkansas Children’s Hospital, researchers sought to evaluate the safety of the peanut oral immunotherapy protocol.
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Accidental allergic reactions in children allergic to cow’s milk proteins
Boyano-Martínez T, García-Ara C, Pedrosa M, Díaz-Pena JM, Quirce S.
J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2009;123:883-8.
Researchers in Spain used information recorded about 88 study participants age 12 and under to learn more about accidental exposures in children who are allergic to milk.
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Food allergy knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs in the United States
Gupta RS, Kim JS, Springston EE, Smith B, Pongracic JA, Wang X, Holl J.
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2009; 103:43-50.
This study used the Chicago Food Allergy Research Survey for General Public to glean information about how much Americans know about food allergies as well as what their perceptions are about this condition.
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Audit of manufactured products: Use of allergen advisory labels and identification of labeling ambiguities
Pieretti M, Chung D, Pacenza R, Slotkin T, Sicherer SH.
J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2009;124:337-41.
In this study, researchers audited more than 20,000 common food products to determine how often manufacturers are using precautionary statements (i.e., “May contain”) and to look closely at the language that is used for these labels.
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