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Coverage from the

American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) 2016 Annual Scientific Meeting

November 10 - 14, 2016; San Francisco, California

November 10 - 14, 2016 San Francisco, California

ACAAI Prescribers Have Poor Understanding of Penicillin Allergy Inpatient healthcare providers who prescribe medications have little understanding of when to consult an allergist about a documented penicillin allergy, a new survey shows.
Medscape Medical News, November 16, 2016
ACAAI Testing Penicillin Allergy Cuts Wide-Spectrum Antibiotic Use Hospitals can substantially reduce the use of beta-lactam antibiotics in patients at high risk for infection by screening to verify penicillin allergy, new research shows.
Medscape Medical News, November 13, 2016
ACAAI Controversial Food Allergy Options Hotly Debated at ACAAI About-face new methods for treating allergy will be the focus of this year's American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) meeting, along with presentations on nonmainstream therapies.
Medscape Medical News, November 4, 2016

Conference News

ACAAI Antibiotics Use in Pregnancy Linked to Child's Asthma
Reuters Health Information, November 27, 2016
ACAAI Immunotherapy Tablets for Dust Mite Allergy May Improve Asthma
Reuters Health Information, November 27, 2016
ACAAI Prescribers Have Poor Understanding of Penicillin Allergy
Medscape Medical News, November 16, 2016
ACAAI Testing Penicillin Allergy Cuts Wide-Spectrum Antibiotic Use
Medscape Medical News, November 13, 2016

ACAAI Allergenic Foods Should Be Introduced to Infants Early
Medscape Medical News, November 12, 2016
ACAAI Alternative Payment Model for Asthma Patients Ready to Test
Medscape Medical News, November 11, 2016
ACAAI Controversial Food Allergy Options Hotly Debated at ACAAI
Medscape Medical News, November 4, 2016

Popular ACAAI 2015 News

You're Allergic to What? New Food Allergies Emerging Allergies to 'unique' foods are increasing in children living in the United States who eat an ethnic diet, a new survey suggests.
Medscape Medical News, Nov 12, 2015
Food Allergy Connected to Irritable Bowel Syndrome For some patients with irritable bowel syndrome, new research suggests that atopy and food allergy could be related to the stomach irritation.
Medscape Medical News, Nov 11, 2015
Adverse Reaction to Aspirin Often Misdiagnosed as Allergy Many physicians erroneously label adverse reactions to aspirin as allergic, depriving cardiology patients of access to cost-effective therapy.
Medscape Medical News, Nov 9, 2015

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