Q: Since my 6-year-old has multiple allergies (peanuts, tree nuts, soy and sesame), people ask me all the time: why… Read more »
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How Can I Guard My Child Against Kindergarten Allergen Exposures?
Q: I’ve got a child who is highly active and impulsive. He has milk, egg and peanut allergies and is… Read more »
Is Shea Nut Butter Safe With a Tree Nut Allergy?
Q: My 5-year-old is allergic to tree nuts, and I’d like to know more about shea nut butter, as it’s… Read more »
Asthma and Swimming: How to Keep Chlorine in Check
Q: We’re amazed that our young daughter with asthma loves swimming (indoors as well as out). We thought the water… Read more »
Why Does Asthma Put a Food-Allergic Child at a Higher Risk of Anaphylaxis?
Q: Why does asthma put a child with food allergies at higher risk of anaphylaxis than other children with food… Read more »
Are Lupine Beans Related to Peanuts?
Q: While traveling in France, I had a brioche from a bakery. I’d been assured there were no peanuts in… Read more »
Visiting and Asthma: When Relatives Own a Cat
Q: It took a long time to get our 10-year-old daughter’s asthma under control with medication. One of her triggers… Read more »
What to Do If You Have a Reaction When Home Alone
Q: I’m a single mom and my teenager with multiple food allergies is alone in our apartment before I get… Read more »
My Child is Afraid of Using The Auto-Injector, What Can I do?
Q: My child is afraid of the epinephrine auto-injector. What can I do? Dr. Pistiner: I’ve met kids whose eyes… Read more »
Can You Be Allergic to Just One Type of Tree Nut?
Q: My child tested highly positive to tree nut allergy, but I know she has eaten foods with almonds and… Read more »