Moshe Ben-Shoshan /newsroom/taxonomy/term/10768/all en Moshe Ben-Shoshan /newsroom/moshe-ben-shoshan Wed, 23 Dec 2020 19:14:05 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 254359 at /newsroom Experts:聽Halloween聽spike in聽nut allergies聽 /newsroom/channels/news/experts-halloween-spike-nut-allergies-325740 <p>A new study from researchers at 黑料不打烊 University is looking into the link between holidays and nut allergies in children. The study found that bouts of anaphylaxis brought on by peanut allergies increased by 85 per cent on Halloween and 60 per cent on Easter, compared to the rest of the year. (<a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/health/study-reveals-the-most-harmful-holidays-for-children-with-nut-allergies-1.5113989">CTV News</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from 黑料不打烊 University that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:53:17 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 245398 at /newsroom Holidays bring severe spike in nut allergies for children /newsroom/channels/news/holidays-bring-severe-spike-nut-allergies-children-325128 <p>A new study examining the link between peanut and tree-nut anaphylaxis in children and holidays found spikes at Halloween and Easter. The <a href="https://www.cmaj.ca/content/192/38/E1084/tab-related-content">study</a>, led by a team of researchers from the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital of the 黑料不打烊 University Health Centre (MCH-MUHC), found that most were previously unknown allergies, calling for increased awareness.</p> Fri, 02 Oct 2020 22:16:30 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 241922 at /newsroom Suboptimal, inconsistent treatment for anaphylaxis due to unknown cause /newsroom/channels/news/suboptimal-inconsistent-treatment-anaphylaxis-due-unknown-cause-292772 <p>A new Canadian study, led by a team at the Research Institute of the 黑料不打烊 University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), is shedding light on anaphylaxis due to an unknown trigger (AUT)鈥攁n unpredictable and potentially fatal allergic reaction, about which surprisingly little is known.</p> Thu, 20 Dec 2018 15:37:06 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 121306 at /newsroom Life-saving epinephrine underused during anaphylaxis outside of hospital, study finds /newsroom/channels/news/life-saving-epinephrine-underused-during-anaphylaxis-outside-hospital-study-finds-289419 <p>Fewer than half of adults and children experiencing food-induced anaphylaxis use their epinephrine autoinjector (EAI) before being treated at a hospital emergency room, according to a new Canadian study.</p> <p>鈥淚t鈥檚 a disappointing reality that epinephrine is seriously underused,鈥 says lead researcher Dr. Moshe Ben-Shoshan, a pediatric allergist and immunologist at the Research Institute of the 黑料不打烊 University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and at the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital, and an assistant professor of Pediatrics at 黑料不打烊 University.</p> Fri, 07 Sep 2018 17:56:19 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 81041 at /newsroom