A life with OAS means only cooked or baked fruit. From this popular archived article, our writer describes how she… Read more »
Food Allergy
H1N1 (Swine Flu) and Food Allergy
Background: The vaccine against the H1N1 flu (formerly known as swine flu) became available in 2009 to fight a flu… Read more »
Was Peanut Kiss to Blame? Lessons from Tragedy
The suspected “peanut kiss” death of a Quebec teen and another tragedy provide clues to what goes wrong in fatal… Read more »
Multiple Food Allergies Are on the Rise
This examination of the rise of multiple food allergies is from the Allergic Living archives. It was a week so… Read more »
The Baffling Bite of Beef Allergy
From the Allergic Living archives. It started out as a medical mystery that had meat lovers scratching their bodies and… Read more »
Backlash Boards the Bus: Allergy Protocols Likened to Hysteria
From blogs to the press to esteemed medical journals, those who support anaphylaxis policies in schools are being branded as “hysterical” or “fearful” or even needing to “feel special”. Exceptional anxiety is portrayed as the rule. AL bites into: why critics love to hate food allergy.
Anaphylaxis Often Goes Unrecognized
The failure to recognize anaphylaxis episodes when they occur is becoming an increasingly important issue as these life-threatening reactions become… Read more »
Food Allergy Denial: The Adults Taking Big Risks
This article on adults exhibiting ‘food allergy denial’ is from the Allergic Living Archives. As a magazine writer, Chris Koentges… Read more »
Canada Makes Mustard Its No. 11 Top Food Allergen
Mustard has taken its place among the top foods of concern for allergies in Canada. Health Canada announced in September… Read more »