Review of latest food allergy research in Journal of Asthma and Allergy

AllerGen researchers have published a review of new and emerging options for the diagnosis and management of food allergies.

The article, “Diagnosis and management of food allergies: new and emerging options: a systematic review,” reviewed 100 articles published between 2009 and 2014. Diagnostic tests such as skin prick tests, serum IgE and component testing, as well as management techniques including primary prevention, complementary medicine, allergen avoidance and immunotherapy were evaluated.

“This review demonstrates that a collaborative approach, including a suggestive history and the use of confirmatory tests, is essential for the diagnosis of food allergy,” says AllerGen investigator Dr. Moshe Ben-Shoshan, a pediatric allergist at the Montreal Children’s Hospital. “In addition, recent studies suggest that secondary and primary prevention of food- induced allergic reactions are possible.”

Dr. Ben-Shoshan and AllerGen trainees Dr. Andrew O’Keefe, Jennifer Mill, Christopher Mill, Alizee Dery and Dr. Sarah De Schryver are co-authors on the paper