Seven of nine kids were desensitized to walnut and one other nut.
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Skin Patch for Peanut Allergy Shows 83% Success Rate in Kids
Promising results from Viaskin patch research.
Special Report: Top Research from the AAAAI 2017 Allergists’ Meeting
Coverage includes progress on the peanut patch, wheat allergy OIT & more.
Student Who Followed Allergy Rules Warns Others After Peanut Hazing
Knows he has to speak out so “it doesn’t happen to anyone else.”
SLIT Therapy Shows Promise for Lasting Unresponsiveness
Small number of patients were able to eat handfuls of peanuts after SLIT.
Michigan Police Investigating Peanut Butter Hazing Incident
A peanut-allergic student was the target of a recent hazing incident.
McDonald’s Canada Reverses on Allergen Menu Changes
What resulted from a meeting between Food Allergy Canada and the fast-food chain.
FARE Takes Complaint Against Airline for Allergy “Discrimination” to Next Level
American Airlines’ policy refuses to allow those with food allergies to pre-board for wiping.
Teen Behind ‘Kiss-Me-Kit’ Hopes to Ease Awkward First Dates
Young student Sydney Silverman has created an oral hygiene kit meant to ease the anxiety of that awkward, but necessary, conversation.
McDonald’s Canada: All Menu Items Now ‘May Contain’ Allergens
Nuts or peanut products will no longer be packaged, allowing for cross-contact.