Ah, the annual visiting season. A time of seeing good friends you’ve been too busy to see all year, dressing… Read more »
Author: Gwen Smith
Disability Complaint As Airline Refuses Food Allergy Pre-Boarding for Family Trip
A Virginia mother has filed a complaint of discrimination with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) after American Airlines refused… Read more »
Xolair with OIT Led to Quick Desensitization with Multiple Food Allergens
Use of the anti-IgE medication omalizumab in combination with oral immunotherapy led 83 percent of patients with multiple food allergies… Read more »
FARE Calls for DOT Action as Passengers Relate Pre-Boarding Refusals
Organization lists experiences of 31 travelers who were refused food allergy pre-boarding accommodation on American Airlines.
Allergist Scott Sicherer Tackles the Crucial Food Allergy Questions
Dr. Scott Sicherer is the author of: Food Allergies: A Complete Guide for Eating When Your Life Depends on It,… Read more »
Ideas Abound in the Eczema Treatment Pipeline
Julie Block says “hope has never been brighter” for atopic dermatitis, better known as eczema. The executive director of the… Read more »
Breakthrough Therapy Changing the Lives of Those With Eczema
A physician and a new biologic drug have been freeing eczema patients of endless itch. Since this article first appeared… Read more »
Hope for Eczema Drug Ranges From Asthma to Food Allergies
This is a sidebar to Allergic Living’s feature: Breakthrough Therapy Changing the Lives of Those Living With Eczema. Dupilumab is… Read more »
FDA Accuses EpiPen’s Maker of Ignoring “Hundreds of Complaints”
Agency warns Pfizer division to correct “significant violations” of good manufacturing practice in relation to devices that failed to activate.
After Boy’s Tragedy, Allergists Issue Reminder of Food Challenge Safety
Following the tragic death of a 3-year-old boy undergoing a baked milk food challenge, allergist groups have issued a comprehensive… Read more »