Guidelines to help parents introduce peanut-containing products to infants to prevent peanut allergies aren't being discussed by pediatricians. Guidelines to help parents introduce peanut-containing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Food allergies, especially to peanuts, have been on the rise,” Joshua Yu, MD, internal medicine resident, ...

In January 2017 guidelines were released urging parents to begin early introduction of peanut-containing foods to reduce the risk of peanut allergy. A new study shows those who are aware of the ...

“The iREACH intervention was effective in improving pediatric clinician adherence to the 2017 PPA guidelines for infants at high and low risk of PA,” the study authors concluded. “Wide dissemination ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Although 2017 government-endorsed guidelines called for introducing peanuts in infancy in order to minimize risk of future allergy, few parents are getting that message from their ...

In 2017, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a dramatic reversal in its approach to peanut-allergy prevention, recommending parents expose their infants as young as four months old to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A third of caregivers did not know early introduction could prevent peanut allergy. Only 1.4% of early ...

Of those who completed the survey, 38% scored a 1 or lower on whether they complied with guidelines. According to new research presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology ...

In 2017, guidelines about when to feed peanuts to infants changed to recommend early feeding by 4 to 6 months of age depending on 3 risk levels, but these allergy prevention strategies are still not ...

Peanut allergy is one of the most common causes of severe allergic reactions, such as anaphylaxis, in children. Anaphylaxis can be fatal if not treated quickly, making the prevention of food allergies ...

Evidence indicates early introduction of infant-safe peanuts reduces the risk of developing peanut allergies, according to a clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). This is an ...

Peanut introduction is not well known among those with less access to health-care information Having a pediatrician recommend early peanut introduction was best way for parents/caregivers to be ...