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Food Allergy
Test Shows: How Much Peanut an Allergic Child Can Tolerate
Epitope testing has been shown in studies to be far more reliable in diagnosing peanut allergy than traditional skin or… Read more »
Plane Diverts for Allergic Reaction: Why No FAA Report?
• Pilot diverted San Francisco-Singapore flight to Hawaii due to passenger’s allergic reaction. • FAA says: United Airlines didn’t file… Read more »
It’s Come to This: ‘Borrowing’ Epinephrine on Planes
“Does anyone have an epinephrine auto-injector or antihistamines?” On two different flights within a year, Dr. Kimberly Blumenthal walked the… Read more »
New Peanut Allergy Test Reveals if Trace Amounts Risky or Not
Skin and blood tests to diagnose peanut allergy are known to have a high rate of false positives – as… Read more »
At 4 Colleges, Food-Allergic Students Get Taste of Inclusion
The sizzle of chicken, onion, cilantro, and carrots is a welcome sound as Pranav Bajaj watches a chef whip up… Read more »
Must-Have College Tips for Students with Food Allergies
Plastic bins or cardboard boxes, which is your college packing pleasure? My son, now a graduate student, liked the bins,… Read more »
Anaphylaxis Over Ocean: MD Finds No Epinephrine Vial in Plane’s Kit
Is there a doctor on board? Yet again, we come across a story of an emergency 30,000 feet up in… Read more »
After Quebec Teen’s Food Allergy Death, Her Parents Call for OIT Clinics
A Quebec teen has lost her life to a severe food-allergic reaction, and her grieving parents are not even certain… Read more »
Why Your Plane’s Medical Kit May Lack Drugs Like Epinephrine
As passengers, we trust that airlines have essential medications and tools in their medical kits, in case of a health… Read more »