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Specific immunoglobulin E to the 2 S albumin from cashew

IgE to Ana o 3 Can Identify Cashew Allergy in Children

IgE to Ana o 3 discriminates between allergic and tolerant children better than cashew-specific IgE
Early introduction of egg and peanuts could help prevent 24 cases of egg allergy per 1

Early Allergen Introduction May Help Prevent Food Allergies

Allergy specialist suggests existing guidelines on introducing foods may be outdated
Oral immunotherapy for peanut allergies may work better if it's given to children earlier

Treating Peanut Allergy Early in Childhood Yields Best Results

Exposure therapy for infants and toddlers leaves 78 percent desensitized
Fish and chicken meat are cross-reactive

Fish, Chicken Meat Are Cross-Reactive Foods

Cross-reactive allergens involved are parvalbumins, enolases, and aldolases
The risk of anaphylaxis is increased upon peanut introduction in siblings of children with peanut allergy

Anaphylaxis Risk Up for Siblings of Peanut Allergic Children

Parents are anxious about introducing peanuts at home without prior skin testing
Earlier introduction to potentially allergenic foods may decrease the risk of sensitization

ATS: Feeding Infants Certain Foods Early May Cut Allergy Risk

Study supports turnaround in thinking about peanuts, eggs, and milk
Late reactions in children undergoing food challenges are common and poorly predicted but generally not severe

Late Reactions in Food Challenges Common

Younger children more likely to report late reactions, even on placebo days
Blockade of histamine 1 and 4 receptors in peanut challenge can combine to prevent development of intestinal allergic responses

Histamine Receptor Blockade Stops Peanut-Induced Response

Histamine 1 and 4 receptors involved in intestinal allergic responses in mouse model of peanut allergy
A low allergenic hydrolyzed egg preparation seems to be safe for use in egg-allergic children

Hydrolyzed Egg Preparation Safe for Egg-Allergic Children

Low allergenic hydrolyzed preparation increases proportion of patients becoming tolerant to egg
Once a tolerance to peanuts has developed in children considered at high-risk for developing a peanut allergy

AAAAI: Supervised Exposure Therapy for Peanut Allergy Lasts

Even after a year-long break, children maintain their tolerance