Stern J, Chen M, Jusko TA, et al. - This study is done with a cohort of adolescents with persistent asthma, to estimate the prevalence of food allergy (FA) in this patient group as well as to evaluate if FA represents an independent risk factor for asthma morbidity. Participants were 342 in total, aged 12 to 16 years. The presence of a FA was identified in 29% of participants. Findings revealed a common prevalence of FA in this study sample. Although no link was identified between FA and asthma symptom severity, experts reported higher fractional exhaled nitric oxide and more activity limitation in adolescents with FA, and, in addition, most did not have epinephrine autoinjectors. It was concluded that near-fatal outcomes in adolescents with asthma may be increased by a history of FA and lack of epinephrine autoinjector. For these teens, preventive measures besides standard asthma treatments are warranted.