INTRODUCTION Peanut, tree nut, and seed allergies are some of the most common food allergies in both children and adults. These allergies tend to cause severe reactions and usually persist over time. This topic reviews various aspects of management of peanut, tree nut (eg, almond, Brazil nut, cashew, hazelnut, macadami...

INTRODUCTION Peanut, tree nut, and seed allergies are some of the most common food allergies in both children and adults. These allergies tend to cause severe reactions and usually persist over time. The diagnosis of peanut, tree nut, and seed allergies is presented in this topic review. A general discussion of the diagnosis of food...

INTRODUCTION Peanut, tree nut, and seed allergies are some of most common food allergies in both children and adults. These allergies tend to cause severe reactions and usually persist over time. The epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical features of peanut, tree nut, and seed allergies are presented in this topic review. Diagnosi...

May 26th, 2008 - The gold standard for diagnosing food allergy is the double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge. Diagnostic food-specific IgE levels might assist in diagnosing food allergies and circumventing the need for food challenges. The purpose of this study was to determine the utility of food-specific IgE measurements for identifying symptomatic peanut, tree nut,...

Oct 15th, 2013 - The prevalence of peanut (PN) and tree nut (TN) allergy in children has tripled in the past decade. Prenatal exposures, including maternal diet and medications, may account for some of this increase. In the United States, progesterone for luteal support in assisted reproduction is commonly formulated in PN or sesame seed (SS) oil. To determine whether p...

Aug 21st, 2008 - The New and Emerging Research session highlighted the emerging understanding of both the positive and negative effects of nuts consumption on health. The limited nature of both experimental and epidemiological evidence for positive relationship(s) between nut intake and health were noted. Study inconsistency and limitations, particularly survey methodology, were explored. Recent r...

Aug 6th, 2008 - Minimal data exist on the prevalence and characteristics of in-flight reactions to foods. To characterize reactions to foods experienced by passengers aboard commercial airplanes and to examine information about flying with a food allergy available from airlines. Telephone questionnaires were administered to individuals in a peanut, tree nut, and seed ...