Early Allergen Introduction May Help Prevent Food Allergies
Allergy specialist suggests existing guidelines on introducing foods may be outdated
Average Premiums for Health Care Coverage Stable in 2016
Family premium 3 percent higher in 2016 than 2015; no change in share of firms offering health benefits
Recommending Oral Probiotics Doesn’t Cut Antibiotic Use
Advice to take probiotics has no effect for patients with asthma in U.K. primary care setting
Many Spirometers Used in Primary Care Deemed Inaccurate
Applying percent error to clinical data set resulted in re-categorization of 28% of tests to non-obstructed
Recommendations Developed for Cost-Effectiveness Analyses
Concept of reference case, set of standard practices that all analyses should follow is recommended
Value-Driven Outcomes Tool Can Cut Health Care Costs
Highest variability in costs identified for post-op infection and sepsis, lowest for organ transplant
Newborn Gut Microbiome May Predict Later Allergy, Asthma
Gut microbiome dysbiosis might promote CD4+ T cell dysfunction
Reports of Fatal Anaphylaxis With IV Iron Products
Seventy-nine cases of anaphylactic reactions linked to ferumoxytol, of which 18 were fatal
Early Exposure to Antibiotics Ups Risk of Allergic Dz Later in Life
Researchers found higher risk for hay fever, eczema in those exposed to antibiotics before age 2
Number of Americans Adopting Gluten-Free Diet Increasing
But number of people diagnosed each year with celiac disease has remained stable
