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UChicago Medicine's current clinic on Salt Creek Lane in Hinsdale will close Nov. 21, and open across the street in a new, larger facility Dec. 2.

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The Federal Drug Administration is looking to remove the oral phenylephrine ingredient from over-the-counter medicines. ...

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Expert pitch on smoke dangers from wildfires

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Newly-published guidance from the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI), the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) and the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA) provides useful recommendations to insurance companies regarding appropriate documentation requirements for allergen immunotherapy.

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El alergista James Tracy, DO (Doctor en Medicina Osteop谩tica), de Omaha, NE, fue instalado como presidente del Colegio Americano de Alergia, Asma e Inmunolog铆a (ACAAI) en la Reuni贸n Cient铆fica Anual del ACAAI el 27 de octubre en Boston. La alergista Cherie Zachary, MD, de Eagan, Minnesota, fue elegida presidenta electa del ACAAI.

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Allergist James Tracy, DO, of Omaha, NE, was installed as president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) at the ACAAI Annual Scientific Meeting on October 27 in Boston. Allergist Cherie Zachary, MD, of Eagan, MN, was elected ACAAI president-elect.

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Durante la pandemia de COVID, los medios informaron ampliamente que los pacientes negros ten铆an m谩s probabilidades que los pacientes blancos de rechazar las vacunas, incluidas las vacunas contra la influenza y el COVID. Un nuevo estudio que se presentar谩 en la Reuni贸n Cient铆fica Anual del Colegio Americano de Alergia, Asma e Inmunolog铆a (ACAAI) de este a帽o en Boston mostr贸 que los pacientes que se identifican como no blancos ten铆an menos probabilidades de mostrar desconfianza en cuando a las vacunas que los pacientes que se identifican como blancos.

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Anaphylaxis can come on suddenly and without warning, and because its symptoms can be fatal, it is scary for those who encounter it.

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La anafilaxia puede aparecer de repente y sin previo aviso, y debido a que sus s铆ntomas pueden ser fatales, resulta aterradora para quienes la padecen.

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Parents of children with atopic dermatitis (AD, also called eczema) know that the allergic condition can mean a heightened risk of developing food allergies. The desire to prevent food allergies causes some parents to consider elimination diets, cutting out certain foods from their child鈥檚 diet. A new study being presented at this year鈥檚 American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston showed that elimination diets in the case of atopic dermatitis only mildly improved AD lesions in one-third of the study participants.

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La gente ha escuchado durante a帽os que el cambio clim谩tico est谩 teniendo un impacto significativo en los patrones de vegetaci贸n de las plantas e influyendo en c贸mo se produce el polen y el moho. Un nuevo estudio que se presentar谩 en la Reuni贸n Cient铆fica Anual del Colegio Americano de Alergia, Asma e Inmunolog铆a (ACAAI) de este a帽o en Boston mostr贸 que, en Chicago, ha habido un aumento significativo en la sensibilizaci贸n al polen y al moho en pacientes con alergias nasales.

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Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE), a disorder of the esophagus, is increasingly recognized as a major cause of swallowing difficulties in children and adults. It affects about one in 2,000 people and is part of a spectrum of allergic conditions.

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A partir de 2021, The Allergists' Foundation, el brazo filantr贸pico del Colegio Americano de Alergia, Asma e Inmunolog铆a, comenz贸 a financiar proyectos innovadores que abordan los desaf铆os que enfrentan las comunidades atendidas por alerg贸logos en ejercicio.

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People have heard for years that climate change is having a significant impact on plant vegetation patterns and influencing how pollen and mold produce. A new study being presented at this year鈥檚 American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston showed that, in Chicago, there has been a significant increase in sensitization to pollens and molds in patients with nasal allergies.

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Con el aumento de la incidencia de alergias alimentarias en los ni帽os en la 煤ltima d茅cada, ha habido un aumento correspondiente en la necesidad de servicios de psicolog铆a profesional debido al aumento de la ansiedad. Un nuevo estudio que se presentar谩 en la Reuni贸n Cient铆fica Anual del Colegio Americano de Alergia, Asma e Inmunolog铆a (ACAAI) de este a帽o en Boston mostr贸 un aumento de m谩s del 50% en las derivaciones a psic贸logos en un centro en 2023 en comparaci贸n con las derivaciones anuales de 2018 a 2022.

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Alrededor del 10% de los estadounidenses creen que son al茅rgicos a la penicilina, y aproximadamente el 90% de esos pacientes en realidad no son al茅rgicos.

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Throughout the Covid pandemic, media widely reported that Black patients were more likely than White patients to refuse vaccines, including the influenza and Covid vaccines. A new study being presented at this year鈥檚 American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston showed that self-identified non-White patients were less likely to demonstrate vaccine-hesitancy than the self-identified White patient group.