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My favourite study of "how often does a family with small children get a respiratory infection?" is this one, from the USA: doi.org/10.1093/cid/ci… Children <5y have one of 16 common respiratory viruses detected in a nasal swab 50% of the year!

This tweets confuses: -- The chirality of DNA -- The journal in which the paper is published -- Rewiring DNA sequences with changes in RNA abundance It exemplifies what can go wrong with social media communication of scientific results.

Lessons from a case of CARMIL2 deficiency: consider monitoring for EBV viremia due to risk for EBV+ smooth muscle tumors ! Our case was folded into below article by CARMIL2 expert Vivien Beziat. Appreciate being included as collaborator! rupress.org/jem/article/22…

Random exposure to cow’s milk formula before age 2 months was the greatest risk factor for developing IgE-mediated cow’s milk allergy, said researchers at Meir Medical. #breastfeeding #milkallergy bit.ly/3vJvzU5

Fun facts for today! “airborne” wheat allergy can occur with cooking - while allergic sx to “airborne” food proteins are generally rare, this can occur with grains -Cooking can generate vapors containing sufficient grain proteins to cause respiratory symptoms

TLDR: Systematic review of RCTs fails to demonstrate that community masking reduces covid/flu symptoms or cases. Note: this pertains specifically to community masking, & the poor adherence that comes with this.

If your child had a rash or maybe hives with amoxicillin it is now recommended to go straight to oral challenge to evaluate penicillin allergy without needing skin testing. #drugallergy #AAAAI23

Major findings about six-food vs. one-food elimination for eosinophilic esophagitis! nih.gov/news-events/ne… #RareDiseaseDay2023 #RareDiseases

Merged & modelled data from our LEAP, EAT and PASS Studies, published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, well done all (esp. participants and their families). bbc.co.uk/news/health-64… Guy's and St Thomas' Research Evelina London School of Life Course & Population Sciences

Recess Is Good For Kids. Why Don’t More States Require It? fivethirtyeight.com/features/reces…

The 30 high-grade reactions included 26 during OIT for milk, two during peanut treatment, one during sesame treatment and one during tree nut treatment. Also, Dr. Aikaterini (Katherine) Anagnostou of Dr Katherine Anagnostou comments. #foodallergy #immunotherapy bit.ly/3LOZ7HF

Latest strategy for skin testing toddlers/young kids, inspired by new favorite book, Playful Parenting: “A kitty cat is coming! First a few licks to clean! [alcohol swab] Now 3 kitty cat scratches. [apply tests] Kitty cat left & she isn’t coming back!” Please share your tips!!

Fascinating Friday facts for the contact dermatitis-obsessed: Patients with contact dermatitis to cobalt can have develop eczematous lip and hand dermatitis due to their B12 (cobalamin) supplements!

In an analysis of timing of peanut introduction among standard-risk infants: Risk for peanut allergy increased with every month delay in peanut introduction after 3 months of age. (Red line = longest eczema duration.) Source: Roberts et al. JACI 2023