Seven of nine kids were desensitized to walnut and one other nut.
Food Allergy
Study Shows Wheat OIT Can Improve Allergic Kids’ Quality of Life
Therapy significantly increased the amount of wheat an allergic individual can tolerate without reacting.
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.
Survey Shows Gaps in Teachers’ Ability to Give an Epinephrine Shot
Many schools don’t have a full-time nurse, yet teachers aren’t permitted to use auto-injectors.
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.
EoE Can’t Hold This Guy Back
Before heading out in his hometown of Atlanta, Ryan Piansky starts his day with a breakfast of essential nutrients –… Read more »
All about FPIES (Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome)
Imagine if basic foods, like cow’s milk or grains, could send your child into severe bouts of vomiting, lethargy and… Read more »