Healio compiled the most-read news in allergy, asthma and immunology posted in January.
Highlights include the protective benefits of dog ownership during infancy; the relationship between tick bites and alpha-gal syndrome; the safety and efficacy of boiled peanuts in oral immunotherapy; the effectiveness of a nasal epinephrine spray; and more.
Patients with the rs2305480 variant of the GSDMB gene who had a pet dog as a baby did not have an increased risk for persistent wheeze or asthma, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Read more.
Tick bite