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Evaluation of baked egg oral immunotherapy in French children with hen's egg allergy

20/03/2021

Guzelle V ,Juchet A ,Martin-Blondel A et al ,20 March 2021 , Evaluation of baked egg oral immunotherapy in French children with hen's egg allergy , Pediatric allergy and immunology: official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology ,doi: 10.1111/pai.13437...

Critical nutrients for brain development in infants and children

23/09/2020

Halnan, B., 23 September 2020, Critical nutrients for brain development in infants and children, Journal of Health Visiting, https://doi.org/10.12968/johv.2020.8.9.376 Abstract The UK Department of Health publishes detailed recommendations for supplements during pregnancy and the postnatal...

Iodine status during pregnancy and at 6 weeks, 6, 12 and 18 months post‐partum

29/06/2020

Aakre, I., Morseth, M.S., et al. 1 INTRODUCTION Iodine is a micronutrient and an essential component of the thyroid hormones. Thyroid hormones regulate a wide range of cellular and physiological functions and are essential for normal child growth and development. Therefore, thyroid hormone...

Maternal choline and respiratory coronavirus effects on fetal brain development

12/06/2020

Freedman, R., Hunter, Sharon.K., Law, Amanda.K., Introduction The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) anticipate that maternal COVID-19 infection will affect fetal development like other respiratory coronaviruses (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020). COVID-19 is not usually...

Induction of sustained unresponsiveness after egg oral immunotherapy compared to baked egg therapy in egg-allergic children

19/05/2020

Authors: Kim EH, Perry TT, Wood RA, Leung DY, et al. Background While desensitization and sustained unresponsiveness (SU) have been shown with egg oral immunotherapy (OIT), the benefits of baked egg (BE) therapy for egg allergy have not been well studied. Objective To evaluate the safety...

Induction of sustained unresponsiveness after egg oral immunotherapy compared to baked egg therapy in egg-allergic children

19/05/2020

Kim EH, Perry TT, Wood RA, Leung DY, et al. Background While desensitization and sustained unresponsiveness (SU) have been shown with egg oral immunotherapy (OIT), the benefits of baked egg (BE) therapy for egg allergy have not been well studied. Objective To evaluate the safety and...

Extra choline may help pregnant women decrease negative effects of COVID-19 on their newborns

01/06/2020

Milzer, J. Pregnant women who take extra choline supplements may mitigate the negative impact that viral respiratory infections, including COVID-19, can have on their babies, according to a new study from researchers in the Departments of Psychiatry and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the...

Ovalbumin in breast milk is associated with a decreased risk of IgE-mediated egg allergy in children

06/12/2019

Verhasselt et al., 6 December 2019, The European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology LETTER TO THE EDITOR There is an urgent need to delineate early-life factors protecting against food allergy, a rising epidemic affecting up to 10% of children. Prevention strategies now include...

Factors influencing adherence in a trial of early introduction of allergenic food

05/12/2019

Perkin M, Logan K, Bahnson H, Marrs T et al. Background The Enquiring About Tolerance (EAT) study examined whether the early introduction of 6 allergenic foods from 3 months of age in exclusively breastfed infants prevented the development of food allergy. The intervention was effective in...

Efficacy of the Enquiring About Tolerance (EAT) study among infants at high risk of developing food allergy

05/12/2019

Perkin M, Logan K, Bahnson H, Marrs T et al. Background The Enquiring About Tolerance (EAT) study was a randomized trial of the early introduction of allergenic solids into the infant diet from 3 months of age. The intervention effect did not reach statistical significance in the intention...