A Swiss biotech company has launched the first clinical trial of a combination antibody that blocks allergic reactions to peanut.… Read more »
Food Allergy
TX Mom Drops Lawsuit over Emerson Cole Food Allergy Tragedy
A Texas mother has withdrawn her federal lawsuit over the death of her 10-year-old daughter, Emerson Kate Cole. The girl… Read more »
MDs Save Flight Attendant in Anaphylaxis, But Where Was the Epi?
Two physicians recently saved the life of an Etihad Airways crew member who suffered an anaphylactic reaction on a flight.… Read more »
New York City to Require Stock Epinephrine at Schools, Daycares
All New York City childcare centers and schools will now be required to stock epinephrine devices under a new local… Read more »
Neffy Epi Spray Works Even If You Sniff, Stands Up Well to Extreme Heat
The nasal epinephrine spray called neffy works even if you sniff when its administered, new research shows. In clinical trials,… Read more »
Aquestive’s Anaphylm Shows Positive Results in First Study in Kids
Aquestive Therapeutics’ dissolving epinephrine film was rapidly absorbed and had effects in children similar to those seen in adults. The… Read more »
RFK Jr. Plans Vaccine and Food Allergy Study, Science Disagrees
At a Nov. 17 conference, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressed determination to study aluminum adjuvants as a potential root cause… Read more »
Man Develops FPIES Allergy to Peanut After Stem Cell Transplant
A man developed a type of food allergy called FPIES after receiving a stem cell transplant. This is believed to… Read more »
Viaskin Peanut Patch to Go Before FDA; Infant Study Planned
After three years of treatment, 71 percent of toddlers using the Viaskin Peanut Patch could eat up to three or… Read more »
NJ Man Becomes First Reported to Die of Alpha-Gal Meat Allergy
Researchers are confirming alpha-gal syndrome as the cause of death in a 47-year-old New Jersey father. His is the first-known,… Read more »