Sensitisation to milk, egg and peanut from birth to 18 years: a longitudinal study of a cohort at risk of allergic disease
BACKGROUND: Longitudinal data on the natural history of food sensitisation beyond early childhood are scarce. We aimed to investigate the natural history of milk, egg and peanut sensitisation from infancy to18 years and assess whether early food sensitisation predicted adolescent food allergy. METHODS: Sensitisation to cow's milk, hen's egg and peanut was measured by skin […]
Recent advances in immunotherapy and vaccine development for peanut allergy
Peanut allergy is a common problem and can be the cause of severe, life-threatening allergic reactions. It rarely resolves, with the majority of patients carrying the disease onto adulthood. Peanut allergy poses a significant burden on the quality of life of sufferers and their families, which results mainly from the fear of accidental peanut ingestion, […]
Effect of 12 Weeks High Oleic Peanut Consumption on Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors and Body Composition
Epidemiological evidence indicates an inverse association between nut consumption and obesity, inflammation, hyperlipidaemia and glucose intolerance. We investigated effects of high oleic peanut consumption vs. a nut free diet on adiposity and cardio-metabolic risk markers. In a randomised cross-over design, 61 healthy subjects (65 ± 7 years, body mass index (BMI) 31 ± 4 kg/m²) […]
Food entries in a large allergy data repository
OBJECTIVE: Accurate food adverse sensitivity documentation in electronic health records (EHRs) is crucial to patient safety. This study examined, encoded, and grouped foods that caused any adverse sensitivity in a large allergy repository using natural language processing and standard terminologies. METHODS: Using the Medical Text Extraction, Reasoning, and Mapping System (MTERMS), we processed both structured […]