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Coverage from the

American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting

November 07 - 11, 2019; Houston, Texas

November 07 - 11, 2019 Houston, Texas

Conference News

Popular News From ACAAI 2018

  • New Peanut Allergy Drug Shows Unprecedented Success New Peanut Allergy Drug Shows Unprecedented Success Two-thirds of children and adolescents could tolerate two peanuts after a year of immunotherapy, results from the phase 3 PALISADE study show, which could protect them from accidental ingestion.
  • Licking Pacifier to Clean It May Cut Allergy Risk Licking Pacifier to Clean It May Cut Allergy Risk A parent licking a child's pacifier clean might be better than washing it, and an epinephrine autoinjector still works after it is frozen, say two studies looking at questions parents want answers to.
  • First Case of Allergy to Secondhand Marijuana Reported First Case of Allergy to Secondhand Marijuana Reported Allergy to marijuana can occur in adults who use it, but researchers are flagging the first report of a young child with a positive allergy test who was exposed only to secondhand smoke.

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