/newsroom/taxonomy/term/8261/all en /newsroom/moshe-ben-shoshan Wed, 23 Dec 2020 19:14:05 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 254359 at /newsroom /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’s Hospital of the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº 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 /newsroom/channels/news/increasing-cases-anaphylaxis-among-children-260563 <p>Anaphylaxis, known to be a sudden and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction, seems to be increasing among children, according to a new study led by a team at the Research Institute of the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Health Centre (RI-MUHC). The findings, published this week in the <em>Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology</em> (JACI), reveal that the percentage of emergency department (ED) visits due to anaphylaxis doubled over a four-year period based on data collected from the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the MUHC (MCH-MUHC).</p> Thu, 21 Apr 2016 15:25:09 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 25756 at /newsroom