Review Shows High Dietary Sugar Intake Tied to Harmful Health Outcomes
Evidence stronger for link to cardiometabolic outcomes based on 73 existing meta-analyses
Poor Sleep Patterns Linked to Increased Asthma Risk
Additive risk seen, with more than twofold higher risk for combination of poor sleep and high genetic susceptibility
Updated Guidance Provided for GI Clinicians on Alpha-Gal Syndrome
Subset of alpha-gal allergic patients show gastrointestinal symptoms without skin changes or anaphylaxis
FDA Finds Contamination Issues at Eye Drops Plant
U.S. regulators discovered long list of sanitation problems at factory in India that made eye drops linked to outbreak of serious eye infections
Peanut Sublingual Immunotherapy Safe, Effective
Findings show most children achieve clinically significant peanut desensitization from 4-mg dose over four years
United States Exceeds Western Europe for Excess Deaths
While COVID-19 drove this excess in 2021, nearly half of excess deaths were from other causes
Early Pet Exposure Tied to Reduced Incidence Risk for Food Allergies
Incidence risk for food allergies reduced until age 3 years with exposure to dogs and cats during fetal development, early infancy; link varied by species and food
Marriage, Children Tied to Earnings Penalty for Female Physicians
Gap primarily due to fewer hours worked, compared to male physicians
Risk of Developing Osteoarthritis Increased for Patients With Atopic Disease
Effect more pronounced for patients with both asthma and atopic dermatitis versus nonexposed patients
Most Patients Prefer to Receive Test Results Through Online Portal
Only 7.5 percent of respondents reported that reviewing results before they were contacted by a health care practitioner increased worry
