Nov 10, 2023 12:35 AM
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1005930
INTRO: Some children will outgrow a food allergy, but how this happens is not well understood. A new study being presented at this year’s American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting in Anaheim, California shows that children with private insurance are more likely to outgrow food allergies than children who use public insurance.
“We reviewed a cohort of food allergy patients enrolled in the FORWARD (Food Allergy Management and Outcomes Related to Racial/Ethnic Differences from Infancy through Adolescence) study to try to determine which had outgrown their food allergies,” said allergist Arabelle Abellard, MD, MSc., ACAAI member and lead author on the study. “Milk and egg allergy were the most frequently outgrown allergies. And children with public insurance (12%) compared to children with private insurance (29%) were significantly less likely to report outgrowing food allergy.” (MORE - details, no ads)
INTRO: Some children will outgrow a food allergy, but how this happens is not well understood. A new study being presented at this year’s American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting in Anaheim, California shows that children with private insurance are more likely to outgrow food allergies than children who use public insurance.
“We reviewed a cohort of food allergy patients enrolled in the FORWARD (Food Allergy Management and Outcomes Related to Racial/Ethnic Differences from Infancy through Adolescence) study to try to determine which had outgrown their food allergies,” said allergist Arabelle Abellard, MD, MSc., ACAAI member and lead author on the study. “Milk and egg allergy were the most frequently outgrown allergies. And children with public insurance (12%) compared to children with private insurance (29%) were significantly less likely to report outgrowing food allergy.” (MORE - details, no ads)