The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 122, Issue 1 , Pages 29-33 , July 2008

Maternal and infant diets for prevention of allergic diseases: Understanding menu changes in 2008

  • Scott H. Sicherer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Mt Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • ,
  • A. Wesley Burks, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: A. Wesley Burks, MD, Professor and Chief, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.

Received 5 May 2008 ,Accepted 8 May 2008.

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 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: S. H. Sicherer has consulting arrangements with the Food Allergy Initiative; has received honoraria from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; has received research support from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Food Allergy Initiative; and has served as a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network. A. W. Burks has consulting arrangements with ActoGeniX NV, Novartis, McNeil Nutritionals, and Mead Johnson; owns stock in Allertein and MastCell, Inc; is on the advisory board for Dannon Co Probiotics; is on the speakers' bureau for EpiPen/Dey; is on a data monitoring committee for Genentech; is on an expert panel for Nutricia; has received research support from the National Institutes of Health, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, Gerber, and Mead Johnson; has served as an expert witness in food allergy litigation; and has served as a member of the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the National Institutes of Health, and the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

PII: S0091-6749(08)00955-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.05.019

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 122, Issue 1 , Pages 29-33 , July 2008

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