Tag: desensitization
Study: Peanut OIT Increases Allergic Reactions, Compared with Avoidance or Placebo
Despite effectively inducing desensitisation in the clinic, OIT for peanut allergies appears to considerably increase allergic and anaphylactic reactions, compared with avoidance or placebo.
Egg OIT Leads to More Rapid Allergy Desensitization Than Baked-Egg Products
Study suggests oral immunotherapy may lead to higher sustained unresponsiveness to egg for baked-egg tolerant children.
At Upcoming AAAAI Meeting: Promising Results for Tree Nut and Wheat...
"The studies are small but they are very encouraging."
Researchers Improve OIT Compounds
As many of our readers are well aware, peanuts are the leading cause of severe food-related allergic reactions in the US. Though Oral Immunotherapy...
British Study: Successful Desensitization for Peanut Allergy in Children
Results of a 3 year study of the effectiveness of OIT for desensitization of peanut allergy in children was published today in the medical journal The Lancet.
Study of Rapid Peanut Desensitization with Asthma Drug
A study of a treatment combining the asthma drug Xolair® with oral desensitization therapy shows promise.
